After much research on the safety of trying to connect an unbalanced 1/4″ jack (TS) to a balanced, phantom power enabled XLR input on my mixer using a simple interconnect adaptor, I decided that I should just invest in a DI (Direct Injection) box – which will solve the problem beyond any reasonable doubt.
Considering mixers have 1/4″ jacks (which support both balanced or unbalanced inputs) anyway, you may be thinking why go through all the trouble of trying to connect a naturally unbalanced instrument cable to a balanced input? Read More