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== Connecting Other Equipment == | == Connecting Other Equipment (inputs) == | ||
===Connector Types=== | ===Connector Types=== | ||
This section is an overview of connections you can make from a other equipment (mixer, music storage device, etc.) to the {{PS1}}. | This section is an overview of connections you can make from a other equipment (mixer, music storage device, etc.) to the {{PS1}}. | ||
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Here are the main types: | Here are the main types: | ||
* XLR, male (prongs) and female (receptacles for prongs), usually balanced | * XLR, male (prongs) and female (receptacles for prongs), usually balanced | ||
* ¼ | * ¼ inch, male (shaft) and female (receptacle for shaft), balanced (tip-ring-sleeve on shaft) or unbalanced (tip-sleeve) | ||
* RCA, male and female, always unbalanced | * RCA, male and female, always unbalanced | ||
* | * 1/8 inch mini (male and female), balanced (tip-ring-sleeve on shaft) or unbalanced (tip-sleeve) | ||
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Note: The {{PS1}} Channels 1 and 2 ¼ inch inputs are unbalanced. There are many kinds of cables that will '''work''' but no connection that uses the ¼ input will be balanced because the internal connection is unbalanced. | Note: The {{PS1}} Channels 1 and 2 ¼ inch inputs are unbalanced. There are many kinds of cables that will '''work''' but no connection that uses the ¼ input will be balanced because the internal connection is unbalanced. | ||
'''XLR (balanced) to XLR (balanced)''' | |||
[[Image:XLRXLRMF.png|300 px]] | [[Image:XLRXLRMF.png|300 px]] | ||
This is the same as a microphone cable but is also used to connect a balanced line output to a balanced line input. | This is the same as a microphone cable but is also used to connect a balanced line output to a balanced line input. | ||
'''¼ Inch Tip-Sleeve (unbalanced) to ¼ Inch Tip-Sleeve (unbalanced)''' | |||
[[Image:TsMtsM.png|tip-sleeve to tip-sleeve]] | [[Image:TsMtsM.png|tip-sleeve to tip-sleeve]] | ||
These cables are prone to noise if you are running long lines (greater than 20 feet). Consider using shorter cable runs, or running a balanced line. You can use a short unbalanced cable to a [[DI|DI or Direct Box]] (to convert from unbalanced to balanced) and run an XLR to XLR cable from the Direct Box to the Bose System. | These cables are prone to noise if you are running long lines (greater than 20 feet). Consider using shorter cable runs, or running a balanced line. You can use a short unbalanced cable to a [[DI|DI or Direct Box]] (to convert from unbalanced to balanced) and run an XLR to XLR cable from the Direct Box to the Bose System. | ||
'''¼ Inch Tip-Ring-Sleeve (balanced) to ¼ Inch Tip-Sleeve (unbalanced)''' | |||
[[Image:trsMtsM.png|Tip-Ring-Sleeve to Tip-Sleeve]] | [[Image:trsMtsM.png|Tip-Ring-Sleeve to Tip-Sleeve]] | ||
No issues. | No issues. | ||
'''¼ Inch Tip-Ring-Sleeve (balanced) to ¼ Inch Tip-Ring-Sleeve (balanced)''' | |||
[[Image:trsMtrsM.png|Tip-Ring-Sleeve to Tip-Ring-Sleeve]] | [[Image:trsMtrsM.png|Tip-Ring-Sleeve to Tip-Ring-Sleeve]] | ||
No issues but no better than a simple ¼ Inch Tip-Sleeve to Tip-Sleeve cable because the ¼ Inch input on the Bose System is Tip-Sleeve (unbalanced). | No issues but no better than a simple ¼ Inch Tip-Sleeve to Tip-Sleeve cable because the ¼ Inch input on the Bose System is Tip-Sleeve (unbalanced). | ||
'''XLR (balanced) to ¼ Inch Tip-Ring-Sleeve (balanced)''' | |||
[[Image:xlrFtrsM.png|XLR female to Tip-Ring-Sleeve]] | [[Image:xlrFtrsM.png|XLR female to Tip-Ring-Sleeve]] | ||
No issues but because all four ¼ Inch inputs on the PS1 inputs are unbalanced, this cable provides no advantage over an unbalanced cable. | No issues but because all four ¼ Inch inputs on the PS1 inputs are unbalanced, this cable provides no advantage over an unbalanced cable. | ||
'''XLR Female to ¼ Inch Tip-Sleeve''' | |||
[[Image:xlrFtxM.png|XLR Female to 1/4 Inch Tip Sleeve]] | [[Image:xlrFtxM.png|XLR Female to 1/4 Inch Tip Sleeve]] | ||
No particular benefit to using this kind of cable as compared to the one above. | No particular benefit to using this kind of cable as compared to the one above. | ||
'''¼ Inch Tip-Ring-Sleeve (balanced) to XLR Male (balanced)''' | |||
[[Image:trsMxlrF.png|¼ Inch Tip-Ring-Sleeve to XLR Male|200 px]] | [[Image:trsMxlrF.png|¼ Inch Tip-Ring-Sleeve to XLR Male|200 px]] | ||
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This is probably a specialty cable that was supplied with the instrument. It is intended for a microphone input on a mixer and will work fine with the Bose System. | This is probably a specialty cable that was supplied with the instrument. It is intended for a microphone input on a mixer and will work fine with the Bose System. | ||
'''XLR Female (balanced) to ¼ Inch Tip-Sleeve (unbalanced)''' | |||
[[Image:xlrFtxM.png|XLR Female to 1/4 Inch Tip Sleeve]] | [[Image:xlrFtxM.png|XLR Female to 1/4 Inch Tip Sleeve]] | ||
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The ¼ Inch input was designed for high impedance line-level inputs and may not provide enough gain for a microphone which is probably low impedance. | The ¼ Inch input was designed for high impedance line-level inputs and may not provide enough gain for a microphone which is probably low impedance. | ||
'''¼ Inch Tip-Sleeve (unbalanced) to XLR Male (balanced)''' | |||
[[Image:tsMxlrM.png|1/4 Inch Tip-Sleeve Male to XLR Male]] | [[Image:tsMxlrM.png|1/4 Inch Tip-Sleeve Male to XLR Male]] | ||
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[[ | [[Category:L1® System]] | ||
[[category:PS1 Powerstand]] | [[category:PS1 Powerstand]] | ||
[[category:PS1 Powerstand Connections]] | [[category:PS1 Powerstand Connections]] | ||
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