How to Solder Your Own DIY XLR Mic Cables

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Building your own cables is a great way to learn to solder and save a bunch of money. In the video above, I'll show you how to save approximately $50 per microphone cable in approximately 20 minutes time.

[Rikharthu]

Probably the best instructional video I've ever seen on youtube.

[PetersonGoodwyn]

@mangyshlakdapaul Thanks! I did tin the wires, but forgot to cover that in the video. For those reading, tinning involves heating the tips of the wire and applying a small amount of solder. This keeps the wires from fraying and helps the solder flow more freely when making the connection with the jack.

[mangyshlakdapaul]

great video!!! but for better connection it is better to tin the ends of the wires before soldering them to the sockets.

[BenvelMusic]

Amazing video, thank you very much for the whole website =)))

[KaiDune]

I'm a total noob to all this, but i do wanna try and learn. any tips for a noob?

[revolution]

It's a bit confusing when you say twist the white and blue together... you mean twist the 2 white wires together and then twist the 2 blue wires together not twist the white wire and blue wire to each other... correct?

[dankgreentreez]

What wattage soldering iron do you recommend ?

[MascisMan]

Even though you used "microphone cable" could this XLR cable also be used for running a bass guitar (via DI) to a soundboard?

[MelchiorMeijer]

Don't forget to use the tin with resin core :)

[leanegarden]

Very good video but why is this annoying music in the background!

[georgiowee]

" a pretty good amount of soldering into it" should, instead, be said as " an accurate concave amount of soldering ", which should correspond to a lightier amount of soldering
only two seconds

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