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Title: Could I make this?...
Post by: Fatah Ruark (aka MIKE B) on January 27, 2006, 03:31:27 AM

http://core-sound.com/attenuator-cables/1.php

$35 seems kind of steep for this little thing. And I'd prefer not to give anymore money to Len. I can solder. What goes in there to attenuate the signal, and do you all think it would help with using my CSB's > MicroTrack.

Thanks,
MIKE B

Title: Re: Could I make this?...
Post by: MattD on January 27, 2006, 10:18:30 AM

http://www.soundprofessionals.com/cgi-bin/gold/category.cgi?category=search&item=SP-ATEN-1&type=store

That one's seven bucks. I don't know if it's the same thing, though.

Title: Re: Could I make this?...
Post by: rodeen on January 27, 2006, 11:37:25 AM

Radio Shack sells this same cable (save yourself some shipping).  My one concern with a variable attenuator is that you run the risk of the dial getting moved accidentally during a recording.  A fixed attenuator removes this risk.

The Core Sound fixed attenuator looks like they just soldered a resister inline in the cable.  $35 is a lot of money for that.  Maybe the best option is to buy the variable attenuator from RS or SP and pick a setting and superglue the control in place.  Just a thought.

Good luck.

Quote from: MattD on January 27, 2006, 10:18:30 AM

http://www.soundprofessionals.com/cgi-bin/gold/category.cgi?category=search&item=SP-ATEN-1&type=store

That one's seven bucks. I don't know if it's the same thing, though.

Title: Re: Could I make this?...
Post by: Chuck on January 28, 2006, 05:31:32 PM

Quote from: rodeen on January 27, 2006, 11:37:25 AM

Radio Shack sells this same cable (save yourself some shipping).  My one concern with a variable attenuator is that you run the risk of the dial getting moved accidentally during a recording.  A fixed attenuator removes this risk.

The Core Sound fixed attenuator looks like they just soldered a resister inline in the cable.  $35 is a lot of money for that.  Maybe the best option is to buy the variable attenuator from RS or SP and pick a setting and superglue the control in place.  Just a thought.

Good luck.

Quote from: MattD on January 27, 2006, 10:18:30 AM

http://www.soundprofessionals.com/cgi-bin/gold/category.cgi?category=search&item=SP-ATEN-1&type=store

That one's seven bucks. I don't know if it's the same thing, though.

Actually, an attenuator cable is a voltage divider, using two resistors per channel. The tap is taken from between the resistors.