Originally posted by DonM:
I must agree with Pro. Hosa cables work just fine.
DonM
Hey Don, I hope the weather down there in Louisiana hasn't affected your judgement.
I have kin in Houston and the Dallas area and sure as shootin' this time of year it starts to get awful hot and muggy. I've been down there many times in April, May, June, etc., and all a guy needs to do to take a sauna bath is to walk outside
I've heard Louisiana is the same way. The thing I wish we had more of here in California is those famous Louisiana Cradads. There are a few Cajun restaurants in the area but not near as many as there should be
Nothin' like a plate of broiled Cajun Crawfish with some fresh corn on the cob, some mushrooms, onions, red potatoes, and lots of those Cajun spices!
Now on to business
Don, I have to disagree with you about cables. I have a set of Hosa's and I notice a BIG difference in sound quality compared to the Monster Studio Link cables. (And I don't mean in a good way). Particularly if you sing like Scott and I do using the Mic In of the Keyboard and especially when using the Vocal Harmony, I noticed quite a bit of distortion at higher volume with the Hosa cables. And I am talking about the 1/4" outputs not the Mic In cable. The Mic In cable is another story. When I ran the Hosa's to my Mixer and external speakers the distortion was clearly heard in the mix. Doing the same thing with the Studio Link cables eliminated the distortion altogether. Another important sound link is the Mic In cable of course. There again I would advise everybody to get the best cables you can afford. It will be well worth it and in the process your sound will go from possibly okay or good to better or excellent. Unless of course somebody's voice sounds like Don Knotts
And it's not only the vocals that are affected. It is also the Sounds on the Keyboard. The quality of the sounds will be vastly improved imo and in my experience. PS: I don't think Jim was endorsing Hosa cables from reading his post.
Best regards,
Mike