-10 to -20 ?

[Robin Probyn]

Hi Greg

I think some/alot of mixers now have mic out mini (female) tape outs.But its not really a big deal if I have to buy a $40 XLR pad down to mic level from my mixers -10 tape outs.

I was told my mixer mini female outs were mono… what happens when a stereo mini male,goes into a female mono … besides babies ofcourse… it seems to work fine.. but others have implied it wont work.

Thanks

[Greg Curda]

Hi Robin,

I think it depends on the configuration of connections inside the jack as to exactly where they make contact with the plug, and to some extent the wiring configuration (not too many options…). Sometimes a mismatch can work. Other times not. I think you will always get some signal, but couldn’t swear to it because I’m tired and not thinking electrically at this point…haha. Traditional wisdom says stick with the same config for both male and female, mono or stereo…makes sense. And to me, traditional wisdom works.

Hope that helps.

[Robin Probyn]

hi Greg

Ok thanks for your help