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07-17-2006, 04:05 PM
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Where can I get some cheap. I am trying to set up a recording rig, and I need some shorties for hooking to other effects and such, and long ones as well. Is it cheaper to make them yourself or order them premade? Where is a good place to get them?
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07-17-2006, 04:22 PM
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07-17-2006, 04:26 PM
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Originally Posted by tplyons Bayoucables.com if you want them to last. | Nice stuff, but I am looking at around 120 dollars in parts if I make them myself... Anyone know any place cheaper?
This will be 8 approx 3 foot cables and 8, 20-25 foot cables.
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07-17-2006, 04:29 PM
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07-17-2006, 04:30 PM
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Originally Posted by Joe Nerve Just follow my band around and you can get them for free. My guitarist is guaranteed to leave some behind. He always does. | It would cost me a lot more in gas to get to the gig than to completely equip my little recording rig! Ouch, my wallet hurts...
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07-17-2006, 11:59 PM
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My studio is set up with home made cables from the 24gauge 3-conductor cable. We also bought 20' of the snake cable for hooking up our rack to the mixer.
We sat in the frigid garage in December, soldering about 100 connectors. 
If you're good at soldering, go for it. You'll maybe save some money. Probably not much, really.
After looking at prices on TRS-TRS 'recording snakes' we actually would have saved money buying a ready-made snake |
07-18-2006, 12:12 AM
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Originally Posted by Trevorus Where can I get some cheap. I am trying to set up a recording rig, and I need some shorties for hooking to other effects and such, and long ones as well. Is it cheaper to make them yourself or order them premade? Where is a good place to get them? | Sorry, man, but you're headed down a very slippery slope. Cheap cables and recording don't mix. Cabling in a studio can cost as much as the equipment. If you can get Belden or Canare cable and Neutrik connectors for your $120, do it yourself. I made all my patches myself, and they are of the highest quality, but I really didn't save any money. The problem lies with buying components at retail. Because the manufacturers buy components in bulk, they get them cheap enough to sell complete cables for less than you'd pay for the parts.
The lowest I'd go on cables would be ProCo/Lifelines. You can try Hosa, but some are good and some not so good. Better would be to go with Mogami.
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07-18-2006, 12:22 AM
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07-18-2006, 05:37 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Western PA | | | I just buy the Musicians Friends cables when they're on special, and cut them up and make my own.
That's for live sound though, not recording. Depends on what you want to spend.
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07-18-2006, 07:44 AM
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07-19-2006, 07:06 AM
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If you are recording, why go the cheap route. Do it right the first time with quality cables. You will not pay much more in $$$ and the assurance of a better recording is worth it.
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07-20-2006, 12:53 AM
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Orange County Speaker makes very robust cables with solid connectors using quality equipment.
just my .02,
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07-20-2006, 11:51 AM
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Originally Posted by Diggler I just buy the Musicians Friends cables when they're on special, and cut them up and make my own.
That's for live sound though, not recording. Depends on what you want to spend. | Ditto. The 10 pack of 20 footers is like $50. Test them before using them, some will fail, so cut those into the shorties you need.
I also only do live work though . . .
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07-20-2006, 12:20 PM
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Applications Engineer, QSC Audio | | Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Costa Mesa, Calif. | | Making your own cables is a PITA but can be worth it if you're going to do a whole bunch at once.
High-quality mic cable and connectors aren't cheap, but they're not expensive, either, unless you buy from the wrong place.
To make soldering the connectors easier, make yourself a jig: get male and female XLR jacks--one of each--and mount them on a block of wood or a metal bracket or something like that. You'll need to drill and bore some holes to do this. The idea is to have a jig that will hold the cable-end XLR connectors while you solder the wires to them. Therefore the jig should have some mass or should be clampable or whatever it takes to keep it from sliding across your work surface.
You'll also need a good quality soldering iron, good solder (for electronic work), and good wire cutters and strippers. Always remember to slide the XLR connector's shell, strain relief, any internal sleeve, et al, over the cable before you start soldering to the part with the three pins. It is not enjoyable to have to unsolder your work or to slide these things over the other end and guide them up a 75-foot cable. 
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