
With a TRS, you can send your
left channel through your tip, your
right channel through your ring, and
your ground (or return) through your
sleeve.
TRS cables also come in smaller
⅛-inch packages as well. (These are
what we mean when we talk about
aux cables.) Remember, despite the
difference in diameter, these work
identically.
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11. Another kind of cable we’d like to mention (although we won’t be using it) is called an
XLR. This cable looks totally different from a TRS but works the same. Every XLR has three
pins—pin 1 is used as the ground, and pins 2 and 3 can send one mono signal each. If you’re
a musician, you’ve probably encountered XLRs ...