Topic: New Taper

[DMBprez]

http://www.ramelectronics.net/html/adapters-14.html


That's my Y adapter.  I'm thinking this is where my problem is.  Anyone have one that they KNOW WORKS with the JB3 that I could buy quickly?

[Ryan Sims]

Do you mean the sixth one from the top?  That is a dual stereo>single stereo adapter.  You need a dual mono>single stereo adapter.  I can't say for sure that this is the source of your problem, but you should definitely have the correct adapter.

[DMBprez]

Hahha, yep.  That's wrong huh? 


Hahahah.

Can you provide me with a link for a right adapter?

[Digital Quality]

Solid body gold mono RCA-type phone jack (female) to 1/4" phone plug (male)

Yup that's it,, hang on.

Edit: wait maybe not - I didn't see the others.. Which part num?

Duh now I see 35-556 that looks like its for splitting a stereo - the text is pretty misleading though if that's the case.

Searching...

[DMBprez]

So do I have the wrong adapter?

[Digital Quality]

Yes, I think so. Here is one http://www.musiciansfriend.com/product/Live-Wire-3.5mm-TRSDual-14F-Y-Patch-Cable?sku=331077

You can probably hit the local guitar pro or whatever music shop and they will set you up too. Take a picture of what you want


One more thing about these, since you're plugging it into the jb3 you would like the slimmest possible housing on the 1/8" end of the cable.

[DMBprez]

Thanks so much. 

[Digital Quality]

Don't thank us until it's working man! I think you are almost there now though. Were you getting left channel only btw?

[SparkE!]

Don't thank us until it's working man! I think you are almost there now though. Were you getting left channel only btw?

No, it's time to accept the thanks.  You for sure found the problem. If he used part 35-556 as his Y adapter, that totally explains the symptoms he gave.  What will happen is that each 1/4" mono plug  will apply their signal to the tip connection of the 1/4" sterep jack into which they are plugged.  The problem is that both of those jacks' tip connections are connected to the tip of the 3.5 mm plug that goes to the JB3.  So, he's running both left and right signals into the same (left) channel of the JB3.  If he taps on the left mic, the left channel jumps.  If he taps on the right mic, the left channel jumps.  And the right channel is connected to signal ground of both mics.  The result is a mono recording of both channels that have been combined by shorting the signal paths together and applying them to the left channel only.  I can't believe it took 15 pages to figure out that it was just a cabling issue.

[Brian Skalinder]

I have vague recollections about talking to DMBPrez about adapter cables and such, and may have recommended the wrong cable without paying proper attention to the cable description.  So...this is probably all my fault.   

[twatts (pants are so over-rated...)]

I can't believe it took 15 pages to figure out that it was just a cabling issue.

What do you mean, I knew the answer way long ago!  I was just testing you guys to see how quick you were...

Terry

[Digital Quality]

I've done this exact same thing - almost. I was running it the other way out of my mixer and wondering why I was getting 2 lefts. Took about a half hour of button pushing to figure it out. Luckily most of the 15 pages was figuring out a cheap workable setup.

DMB - about your current setup,, I'm wondering if you can also get rid of the line impeadance transformers. If the ART II has buffers in there, which it may not, you can dump them. I'm not sure though, just thinking out loud.

One more thing - lookout! You are about to get hooked at a tender age 

[DMBprez]

Hahhaha.  This is hilarious.  I ordered the new part, thank you all for your help.





Bri, I still love you sir.  *manly hug.*

[DMBprez]

Thank you all for your help.  That new part came today and it works fine.


I appreciate all your patience and help.


Dark Star is next on the 21st.