[LAU] RME Babyface on Linux

[Brent Busby]

Fons Adriaensen <fons at linuxaudio.org> writes:

[...]
> Audio quality is perfect. Just one thing to be aware of:
> the first two analog outputs are REALLY balanced, i.e. you
> get two antiphase signals on pins 2 and 3 of the XLR. 
> Which means that to connect to an unbalanced input you
> need a  non-standard cable, leaving pin 3 unconnected.
>
> And strangely enough, analog inputs 3 and 4 (on TRS) are
> *not* balanced. 

Well, I did buy the Babyface Pro, and it looks like it's going to work
well.  I am wondering what to do about the balanced outputs you
mentioned though.

I want to connect one of the balanced XLR outputs to an unbalanced TS
input jack on an Ensoniq DP4 effects processor.  I'm almost sure that
any premade XLR-TS cable I buy will have the ground pin connected, since
that's usually considered good.

I currently already have a lot of XLR-TRS fully balanced cables with me
though.  If I simply disconnect the sleeve connection at the TRS end of
one of them, will that work?  What do I really have to do to connect
this output to a TS jack correctly?

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