This helped me a lot. I'm a total novice when it comes to audio, but I needed to figure out how to make a pair of panel mount XLR/1/4" jacks (Neutrik) that terminate as a 3.5mm stereo aux end. Totally niche use case, I know. Can I just go pin 1 (XLR A) -> pin 1 (XLR B) -> 3.5mm? (pin 1 to pin 1, pin 2 to pin 2, pin 3 to pin 3, then solder those to the appropriate spots on the 3.5mm plug? The end result should be a cable with two XLR mono inputs at one end and a single stereo output 3.5mm at the other.
Hi Nathan, I wish I could post a schematic. I think you are on the right path, but here's how it should go: both xlr pin 1 to ground on the 3.5mm. left XLR pin 2 to 3.5mm tip. Right XLR pin 2 to 3.5mm ring. Ignore both XLR pin 3. You can use one wire, just strip enough back to reach both panel mount XLR jacks. Thanks for watching.
@@therockstudio That's perfect - I think I've got it. If it doesn't work, I'll hit you up... and I'll send a shoutout when I post the video about the kit I'm building. Thank you!!
This is a long shot but you might be the only person on the planet who could tell me if this is possible. I want to know if I can cut the XLR end of my Sony ecm77b microphone off and solder a 3.5mm male jack onto that. Is that possible?
@@TomKaszuba Hi! Well, unfortunately the circuitry for the microphone itself is located within the metal connector assembly that's built onto the end of your microphone cable. The actual microphone element is too small to house the electronics, that's why they are remotely located at the end of the cable, which is common for very small diaphragm electrode microphones. Thanks for watching and commenting!
Hello ! What happens if I connect Sleeve to XLR 1. And Tip and Ring to XLR 2 & 3? I have an headphone Amp and want to use an channel to run metronome from my mobile phone! I got some ready made cables, but those aren’t working perfectly! I loose audio signal ! Please help
May I ask, for DSLR, mirrorless or video camera, as per mentioned; their Audio Input thru the 3.5mm mini jack does receive Signal via its Tip AND Ring?? All brands are the same?? Thanks in advance
Yeah, I realize I should have included a schematic. Maybe I'll link one. But just so you know, solder up both the left & right of the 3.5mm plug, and then bring both of the left and right to pin two of the female XLR.
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I was wondering if this is the same as wiring, let's say, a dynamic microphone to a computer's mic miniplug in?
I hadn't ever really looked into the computer mic input, but I did a quick search for "computer mic input pinout" and it looks like the tip and ring are connected, and the sleeve is ground (or negative). So to wire up a dynamic mic, it would be exactly like this with the exception of a female XLR connector as opposed to a male.
Hi and thanks for the useful video, I need help to make a cable for connecting Casio CTS 300 (which has a headphone 3.5 mm jack as an output) to a mixer's XLR female conector. I was thinking to make the exact cable described in the video. Would that make sense? Best regards
Hi Gerardo! Do you want this to be in stereo? In that case, you would make the 3.5 mm connector go to a pair of XLR male connectors. If you want it to be in mono, you can do it just like this video, just use a male XLR instead of a female. If you want it to be in stereo, wire the ground and tip of the 3.5 mm to pin 2 and ground of one XLR connector (this will be LEFT), and wire the ring of the 3.5 mm connector to pin 2 of the other XLR connector (this will be RIGHT). You probably don't have to worry about connecting the ground on the second XLR connector, because I'm fairly certain that all the grounds on your console will be connected internally. You could always double check using a multimeter.
@@therockstudio thank u so much again. I think i would go for the stereo cable because maybe the output from my Casio CTS 300 is stereo, and because some sound banks are Stereo, example: strings (in L) and synth (in R). But im just guessing. Do you know any option to use just one cable and keep L and R sounds emitted from the keyboard?
@@gerardocarrillo3102 well, you'll need to use two XLR connectors, to use two channels on the console. Unless your console has a stereo input channel, in which case you may need to wire up two TRS or RCA connectors (using only one stereo channel on the console, but still two connectors).
Question! Does this work for using a XLR mic plugged into a 3.5mm mic input? I would really like to get a SM7B but the current sound card I have only accepts 3.5mm mics
Answer! For connecting a dynamic mic to a soundcard with 3.5mm, wire XLR pin 1 to the 3.5mm sleeve. Wire XLR pin 2 to the 3.5mm tip. Ignore pin 3 of the XLR, as well as the ring of the 3.5mm connector. Hopefully the soundcard will have enough gain for a dynamic mic. If it doesn't work, try bridging the tip and ring of the 3.5mm connector (Both to XLR pin 2), or bridging the ring and sleeve (both to XLR pin 1).
I have one of these cables but it picks up a lot of electrical interference. Can i fix that by replacing the outer layer of the cord or something? Lol.
You may have a bad cable, the shield may be damaged or poorly wrapped. And in your case if you're getting a lot of interference, you may need to use a balance cable. You'll have to check out the link to Jensen transformers in the video description. You might have to use a direct box or some isolating transformers to get rid of interference. Tell me more about your problem, and I can help you figure it out.
@@therockstudio I recently bought a new microphone with XLR - 3.5mm and when plug in it starts buzzing, like microphone doesn't work, only cable buzzes, microphone doesn't work, only buzzing from cable, pleasee helpp mee and sorry for english :(( my microphone Media-Tech STUDIO AND STREAMING MICROPHONE MT396
Well, yes. But you'd have to think about if you want it to be stereo or mono. Then you'll need a transformer or two, an enclosure, cable, 3.5mm connector, and two XLR connectors for a stereo unbalanced to stereo balanced adapter set. You'd have to tell me your specific need, then I can help you come up with a solution.
Because a typical stereo 3.5mm output is stereo unbalanced (Left +, Right +, Shield). For a balanced signal there would need to be an inverted signal for Left & Right ( Left -, Right -). You can do this with a transformer, with a little bit of loss in signal strength. You'll probably need a transformer for each left and right.
Great explanation and wonderfully concise.
Nice and simple. Now to get my magnifier setup or glasses
This helped me a lot. I'm a total novice when it comes to audio, but I needed to figure out how to make a pair of panel mount XLR/1/4" jacks (Neutrik) that terminate as a 3.5mm stereo aux end. Totally niche use case, I know. Can I just go pin 1 (XLR A) -> pin 1 (XLR B) -> 3.5mm? (pin 1 to pin 1, pin 2 to pin 2, pin 3 to pin 3, then solder those to the appropriate spots on the 3.5mm plug? The end result should be a cable with two XLR mono inputs at one end and a single stereo output 3.5mm at the other.
Hi Nathan, I wish I could post a schematic. I think you are on the right path, but here's how it should go: both xlr pin 1 to ground on the 3.5mm. left XLR pin 2 to 3.5mm tip. Right XLR pin 2 to 3.5mm ring. Ignore both XLR pin 3. You can use one wire, just strip enough back to reach both panel mount XLR jacks. Thanks for watching.
@@therockstudio That's perfect - I think I've got it. If it doesn't work, I'll hit you up... and I'll send a shoutout when I post the video about the kit I'm building. Thank you!!
@@NathanBaerreis sounds dope!
Very-very well executed video. Thank You very much
Thanks for the useful video,
How To Make an 4 pin xlr female to 3.5mm female
Thank you for watching! To make your cable, it really depends on what you are connecting together. Can you tell me what it would be used for?
This is a long shot but you might be the only person on the planet who could tell me if this is possible. I want to know if I can cut the XLR end of my Sony ecm77b microphone off and solder a 3.5mm male jack onto that. Is that possible?
@@TomKaszuba Hi! Well, unfortunately the circuitry for the microphone itself is located within the metal connector assembly that's built onto the end of your microphone cable. The actual microphone element is too small to house the electronics, that's why they are remotely located at the end of the cable, which is common for very small diaphragm electrode microphones. Thanks for watching and commenting!
@@therockstudio Hmmmm…….that’s a shame. I’ll sell it then. Thank you very much for the assistance.
Está conexión sirve para usar micrófono para PC?
Hello ! What happens if I connect Sleeve to XLR 1. And Tip and Ring to XLR 2 & 3?
I have an headphone Amp and want to use an channel to run metronome from my mobile phone! I got some ready made cables, but those aren’t working perfectly! I loose audio signal ! Please help
May I ask, for DSLR, mirrorless or video camera, as per mentioned;
their Audio Input thru the 3.5mm mini jack does receive Signal via its
Tip AND Ring??
All brands are the same??
Thanks in advance
Can you tell me the make & model of the camera?
on the XLR connector, the midle one was not used. why use solder?
Just habit, I guess.
The video shows just how to cut wire and solder to pins.nit much emphasise or highlight about the pins or connection according to pin numbers!
Yeah, I realize I should have included a schematic. Maybe I'll link one. But just so you know, solder up both the left & right of the 3.5mm plug, and then bring both of the left and right to pin two of the female XLR.
I was wondering if this is the same as wiring, let's say, a dynamic microphone to a computer's mic miniplug in?
I hadn't ever really looked into the computer mic input, but I did a quick search for "computer mic input pinout" and it looks like the tip and ring are connected, and the sleeve is ground (or negative). So to wire up a dynamic mic, it would be exactly like this with the exception of a female XLR connector as opposed to a male.
This wire for mono or sterio??
It is mono.
Thanks for reply👍
Hi and thanks for the useful video,
I need help to make a cable for connecting Casio CTS 300 (which has a headphone 3.5 mm jack as an output) to a mixer's XLR female conector.
I was thinking to make the exact cable described in the video. Would that make sense?
Best regards
Hi Gerardo! Do you want this to be in stereo? In that case, you would make the 3.5 mm connector go to a pair of XLR male connectors. If you want it to be in mono, you can do it just like this video, just use a male XLR instead of a female.
If you want it to be in stereo, wire the ground and tip of the 3.5 mm to pin 2 and ground of one XLR connector (this will be LEFT), and wire the ring of the 3.5 mm connector to pin 2 of the other XLR connector (this will be RIGHT). You probably don't have to worry about connecting the ground on the second XLR connector, because I'm fairly certain that all the grounds on your console will be connected internally. You could always double check using a multimeter.
@@therockstudio thank u so much again. I think i would go for the stereo cable because maybe the output from my Casio CTS 300 is stereo, and because some sound banks are Stereo, example: strings (in L) and synth (in R). But im just guessing.
Do you know any option to use just one cable and keep L and R sounds emitted from the keyboard?
@@gerardocarrillo3102 well, you'll need to use two XLR connectors, to use two channels on the console. Unless your console has a stereo input channel, in which case you may need to wire up two TRS or RCA connectors (using only one stereo channel on the console, but still two connectors).
Question! Does this work for using a XLR mic plugged into a 3.5mm mic input? I would really like to get a SM7B but the current sound card I have only accepts 3.5mm mics
Answer! For connecting a dynamic mic to a soundcard with 3.5mm, wire XLR pin 1 to the 3.5mm sleeve. Wire XLR pin 2 to the 3.5mm tip. Ignore pin 3 of the XLR, as well as the ring of the 3.5mm connector. Hopefully the soundcard will have enough gain for a dynamic mic. If it doesn't work, try bridging the tip and ring of the 3.5mm connector (Both to XLR pin 2), or bridging the ring and sleeve (both to XLR pin 1).
@@therockstudio Thanks. I've been looking for an answer for a while. I'm a noob at this
I have one of these cables but it picks up a lot of electrical interference. Can i fix that by replacing the outer layer of the cord or something? Lol.
You may have a bad cable, the shield may be damaged or poorly wrapped. And in your case if you're getting a lot of interference, you may need to use a balance cable. You'll have to check out the link to Jensen transformers in the video description. You might have to use a direct box or some isolating transformers to get rid of interference. Tell me more about your problem, and I can help you figure it out.
@@therockstudio I recently bought a new microphone with XLR - 3.5mm and when plug in it starts buzzing, like microphone doesn't work, only cable buzzes, microphone doesn't work, only buzzing from cable, pleasee helpp mee and sorry for english :(( my microphone Media-Tech STUDIO AND STREAMING MICROPHONE MT396
Can one make a balanced 3.5 mm to XLR?
Well, yes. But you'd have to think about if you want it to be stereo or mono. Then you'll need a transformer or two, an enclosure, cable, 3.5mm connector, and two XLR connectors for a stereo unbalanced to stereo balanced adapter set.
You'd have to tell me your specific need, then I can help you come up with a solution.
Because a typical stereo 3.5mm output is stereo unbalanced (Left +, Right +, Shield).
For a balanced signal there would need to be an inverted signal for Left & Right ( Left -, Right -). You can do this with a transformer, with a little bit of loss in signal strength. You'll probably need a transformer for each left and right.
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Doesn't work.
Tell me what two pieces of equipment you're connecting, I can draw a schematic for you.
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