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Why should the "shell" of an XLR connector not be connected to pin 1?

I don't quite understand the grounding strategy of XLR connectors. The Wikipedia article on XLR 3-pin says the following: AES standards mentioned above recommend that shells of cable-mounted ...
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How to properly convert a balanced (line level) audio signal to unbalanced?

I want to connect a balanced line output of a pro grade mixer to a consumer grade power amp that only accepts unbalanced RCA aux in connectors. The mixer has balanced TRS (tip-ring-sleeve) 1/4 inch ...
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How does a switching XLR receptacle work?

I'm looking at the datasheet for a 'switching' XLR/Jack combo receptacle (NCJ10FI-V) but am unsure about how the switching works. Am I correctly assuming that S and SN form a normally open switch? ...
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Which way should I solder these XLR terminals?

I need to install a female XLR connector on my electric bike to work with a new charger which has an XLR plug. Before soldering the wires, I wanted to check that I'm making the connection in the ...
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Risk of long-term shorting XLR cable

I'm adding a 'mute switch' into my XLR cable. To mute an XLR cable/Phantom powered microphone you temporarily connect pin 2 and 3 in the cable to short the connection. I have seen plenty of youtube ...
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Noisy AES audio signal in studio installation

This is a question about digital audio cables. I know this isn't an audio engineering forum but the question's specific to the physical connections and there's limited info online which I can find ...
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Why is this dynamic microphone grounded / wired with more than the two pins? is it important?

I am rewiring a dynamic microphone that does not require any phantom power (also wicked simple no off / on), and I noticed, when I only wire the two wires to two of the three pins it still works and ...
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XLR phantom power microphone mute, redux

Wall of text? Feel free to jump to the four related questions towards the bottom! I had a previous post discussing how to build a pop-free, electronically controlled mute circuit that goes inline in a ...
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Best XLR cable and metal for home use & vocals? [closed]

I am very lost on what the recommended XLR and also the what the recommended type of metal connector is for sound quality as many say completely different things such as Silver being more conductive ...
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Soldering XLR Cables together

I'm aware that the structure of a balanced cable is an integral part of maintaining signal quality. If I was to solder two XLR cables together in an effort to make one longer XLR lead, what would be ...
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What is the maximum length of xlr cable from a Canon XA10 to a microphone without losing quality of sound [closed]

What is the maximum length of XLR cable from a Canon XA10 to a microphone (say a Rode NTG-2, using phantom power) without losing quality of sound.
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DMX chassis(?) pin?

I want to recreate this circuit (only show a small relevant portion): And my XLR plug for input (K2) looks like this: I found a reference how to connect K2, +, - and GND to the correct pins of the ...
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Capacitive Switch for a Silent XLR Dynamic Microphone Push-To-Talk Button

I have a few of these TTP223 Capacitive Switch modules. I see tutorials for making a momentary switch out of it by powering it with 5vdc to turn an LED on and off. I also see allot of tutorials for ...
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Convert a 5 pin Elno connector to a 3 pin XLR

I'm trying to modify a Elno laryngophone's connector (5 pin) to plug like a normal mic so I need to understand how to wire cable to a standard XLR connector, maybe somebody knows how to do? thank you
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Balanced Mono XLR output to Unbalanced Stereo Input

I have an Allen & Heath ZED-10 mixer with a balanced XLR output. All signals coming into this mixer are mono and therefore we were going to use a single balanced mono XLR main output (Left channel)...
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How to buffer balanced (XLR) audio signal while forwarding phantom power [duplicate]

Background: I have a condenser microphone, which requires +48V phantom power from my mixing desk. The microphone has a source impedance of "<200 Ohm" as per manufacturer. As you may ...
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Add 5V bias power to use an electret microphone with XLR audio interface

I recently acquired an audio interface (Behringer UMC22) and, since it's quite a bit better than my motherboard, I'd like to connect my modmic 4 to the XLR mic input. The interface has phantom power ...
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Short XLR connections via XLR 'cables' or separate wires?

I'm intending to create a so called patch box (for audio signals), with 16 channels. Each channel has 2 female XLR and 2 male XLR connectors which are tied together (all 3 wires). The distance ...
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