Adapting from Balanced to Unbalanced and Vice-Versa:
Problem:
You have a stereo output from a CD player (tape deck, VCR, computer
sound card or other consumer electronics gear) and you need to connect
it to the balanced line inputs of your mixer (EQ or other piece of
professional audio equipment). Actually, there are three problems: 1.)
Your source has RCA connectors and you need to connect to an XLR input.
2.) Your source signal is unbalanced, but you require a balanced signal
where you’re plugging into. 3.) The signal levels have to be matched
properly. Solution: Use a CleanBOX! Its RCA-to-XLR channel 1
takes RCA signal, matches the signal levels and then provides a
balanced (XLR) output.
Problem: You have the balanced
stereo output of a mixer (an EQ or other piece of pro audio gear) and
need to connect it to the inputs of a cassette deck, computer sound
card, VCR or another type of consumer electronics unit. The three
problems above apply here as well (except your source is balanced, and
you require an unbalanced audio signal).Solution: Use a
CleanBOX! Its XLR-to-RCA channel 2 takes a XLR balanced signal, matches
the signal levels and then provides an unbalanced (RCA) output.
Problem:
You want to mix your voice (and/or instrument) with a CD and record the
mix on a cassette deck or computer. Now you need to interconnect three
pieces of equipment; two consumer level and one balanced pro audio
level (the mixer). You have to go from unbalanced RCA to balanced XLR
and from balanced XLR back to unbalanced RCA.Solution: Simply use both channels on your CleanBOX.