Some help about balanced xlr output on pedals please.

XLRs are typically intended as a send to the house PA. Skip adapter gadgets & get a real direct box. That is what they are intended for, and will typically include a ground lift and a thru jack.

 

I can’t speak about the Mooer, but can on the Stomp.

TS cable (standard guitar cable) out is unbalanced.

TRS cable is balanced.

You can use one of these to connect to an XLR into the board and don’t need a DI.


Pig Hog PX4T3 XLR male to 1/4" TRS, 3 ft https://reverb.com/item/12965585-pi...are&utm_campaign=listing&utm_content=12965585

 

Yea, you’d want a TRS with the Stomp if you were using that adapter. I’d just skip the adapter and find something similar to what I linked though. Fewer parts to keep track of.

I’ve used the one I linked live and it works very well.

 

No, you do not need one with the Stomp since it’s balanced. I just feed a line level signal, make sure my levels are suitable (usually peaking around -6db), and let the sound guy know what to expect.

Keep in mind, if the board has an aux-in, you could also just feed standard TRS cables as well.

 

I just took a look at the Radar’s specs. Looks like the output is a mono audio jack. Not sure if what I said regarding the Stomp would apply or not, but I bet the info is out there.

 

The three points in a TRS (stereo 1/4”) can be wired to the XLR pins.

I made adaptors for this in the past and hacked old rack gear with broken 1/4” jacks to function in my amps fx loop via XLR

 

A TRS to XLR should work if the manual says the output is balanced or unbalanced.

Assume this is to plug direct into the desk? Make sure its the right XLR end.

 

As @-Hawk- indicates, refer to the manual for your actual pedal. A balanced TRS can be connected to a XLR via an adapter IF the impedance is also matched. It probably is, but if not, the sound will be muffled and potentially noisy (hum), depending on how long the run to the board is. The TRS balanced output impedance should be about 600 ohms (low impedance - again, check the manual) to send direct to a FOH board via an XLR adapter, whereas the normal TS mono connection would be very high impedance. However the TRS output could be high impedance on some devices (intended for very short runs < 10'). Again, check the manual, if your pedal's TRS output is high impedance, you will be much better off going with a mono cable to a decent DI box.

 

XLR connectors are 'male', like the one on a microphone cable that plugs into the mic, and 'female' like the one that plugs into the mixing desk. So you need a TRS (stereo) jack plug and a female XLR connector.