🎙️How to Make a Balanced XLR Cable - High Quality Recording Studio Mic Cable

Here's How to make a professional recording studio balanced XLR audio cable, here's everything you need to know and a description of the tools involved, the cost per cable is about $12 where you'd spend $70 retail. We're talking top of the line, gold contact cables, cables that will last decades and provide the best possible signal path.***

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Why make your own cables? Making your own cables can save you hundreds or even thousands of dollars when it comes to building a recording studio or live venue, it's fairly easy and only takes a few minutes.

To make it easier if you're new to soldering, you will want something to hold the connector and the wire in place while you solder. They make holders like this or you can get a little creative. I'm cheap and figured out how to use my left hand to hold and feed solder at the same time.

SAFETY Reminder: be sure to use gloves and wash your hands after working with lead solder, DO NOT breathe the fumes, I use a fan pointed away to pull the smoke away, don't worry the smoke doesn't contain lead fumes, the smoke actually comes from the rosin in the core but this is bad stuff to breathe in.

The pin layout:
pin 1 - ground
pin 2 - hot or blue
pin 3 - cold or white
(be consistent with your pins)

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[XBATHORYX]

can i use this cable as a headphone cable?

[CasmotKM]

nice vid! may i know the brand of your cable tester? thanks!