Hello folks: I currently have a long 1/4 inch TS to female XLR mic cable which is wrapped around my mic stand and along the boom to the mic. I would like to use my wireless XVive U3 2.4 GHz dynamic mic system with the DGX to avoid any mic cable. I need an 1/4" to to female adapter to plug into the 1/4 " mic input on the back of the DGX. Question is should it be TS or TRS or does it matter? Also the Xvive transmitter has a switch for line or mic. I assume it would always be mic. Appreciate any help. Thanks!
Brian
Hi Brian,
The DGX-670 has an
unbalanced MIC INPUT jack (TS). So the cable you are currently using is the right one (XLR female to
TS). To connect the receiver of the
XVive U3 system to the DGX-670, you need exactly the
same cable (only shorter, if desired) or an appropriate adapter plug, i.e. with the following wiring:
• XLR female pin
2 (signal +) >>> TS
tip contact
• XLR female pin
1 (shield/screen)
bridged to XLR pin
3 (signal -) >>> TS
sleeve contact
Balanced cables/adapters (XLR female to
TRS) CANNOT be used
unless modified to unbalanced (XLR pins 1 + 3 bridged and/or TRS ring + sleeve contacts bridged).
In order not to put too much strain on the DGX-670's MIC IN jack, I would not use a straight adapter plug in this case. Instead, I would use a short XLR female to TS
cable, ideally with a
right angle TS plug.In your case (when connecting to a microphone), the Mic/Line switch on the XVive transmitter must be set to
MIC. It is also important that you correctly set the
GAIN (Input Level) in the Mic Setting on the DGX-670. Make sure to adjust it so the Input Level meter lights in
yellow or
green. When the input level is too high, it lights in
red. You probably need a lot less "Gain" here compared to the directly connected microphone, since the XVive receiver probably has a significantly higher output.
Hope this helps!
Best regards,
Chris
