Topic: interconnect question

[Ed.]

now that i have some bumblebees and will be running those full time i have a question about my interconnects.  i run short (less than a foot) xlrs from the back of v3 so i can just plug in my normal xlrs to those and not have to move around the v3 each time i hook up my cables.  only the short xlrs are canare and my main cables are the bumblebees.  am i losing all the positive aspects of the bumblebees in the short length of canare or is it so short that it hardly makes a difference?

did that make sense?

[Ed.]

man, i just made those interconnects too.  shucks.

[Ray76]

man, i just made those interconnects too.  shucks.

hmm..good question Ed. I recently had to do this at the vic show.

Leegeddy interconnects. thats the ticket.

Ray

[Ed.]

yeah, thats what i'm thinking.  it'll happen shortly.

thanks again for those cables bud, i've only used them once so far, but i totally dig 'em

[Ray76]

yeah, thats what i'm thinking.  it'll happen shortly.

thanks again for those cables bud, i've only used them once so far, but i totally dig 'em

dont mention it man really.

Ray

[rocksuitcase]

the purists cringe, and others shrug.

Moke is making a very good statement with very few words.  Let me translate from "the purists" POV:
If you have some excellent cables, why use the interconects at all even if it is to prevent moving your gear around.
IMO, unless the V3 is welded in to a rack mount, it can be moved a little at the beginning and end of each show.
From an "engineering" POV, the added 1 foot of cable, plus extra set of connections adds the "potential" to add 1] impedence, 2] shielding/grounding issues ( i.e. if cross wired), 3] potential plain old bad connection, 4] having to protect the extra connection from rain, beer, external environment.

If you're not a purist, then of course, you shrug and say what can an extra foot of cable and 4 more connectors hurt?

[Ed.]

i'm thinking i may do some rearranging to my bag now and see what if i can make it easier to work with.

[nic]

what about leaving the bumblebees always connected to the V3 and coiling the rest in the bag when not in use. when you get to a show, you only have to connect the mics to the other end of the bumblebees.

[Ed.]

i tried doing that with my old cables and it works for awhile, but after a couple of times out of the bag, the cables get tangled on themselves easier.  and i eventurally end up with a mess.  if i take my time coiling and uncoiling its not so bad, but its nice just being able to get all my stuff together at the end of a show as quickly as possible.

the interconnects were mostly there just cuz it was easier for set up/tear down.

[F.O.Bean]

running those 'normal' cables makes running the bumblebee's useless IMO, once the signalk hits the canares, the signal is only as good as the canares

i just had leegeddy make me a pair of 5ft bumblebee interconnects for running split omni's, that way i can plop em up on there and i dont have to untie most of my nylon ties around my bumblebees, also, i can now get up to 25ft of silver cable for running larger split omni stuff

but i think it will be a nice 'extension' pair IMO, and for running split omnis in outdoor weather, i will simply saran wrap the xlr>xlr cable on the stands , that way the xlr>xlr connection is water-free

[Ed.]

nice thinking bean +t

i'm gonna try out some different things, see what i like best.

[naylor]

I always leave my mic cables plugged into the back of my v3, then just coil and uncoil them to attach mics at each show (as nic suggested).  I keep my cables taped together every 12 inches or so to prevent tangling.  Works great.  Peace.

Eric