It was a typical day in the 'burbs. You were futzing around with your best friend's keytar, connecting it (unnecessarily but epically) to his surround system, when the music gods bestowed their glory on your soul and you came up with a genius melody. You know that you need to get this recorded ASAP, like, whoa, man, because you'll hit the top of the charts in no time and soon enough Rihanna will be calling you up to make a featured duet on the remix. Ke$ha will be bowing before you as you rise to the #1 spot and you go tell her to kiss your *** because you ain't got no tik tok to waste for your arena tour. You will be sooo hawt, Tokyo will have Godzilla-sized billboards of you. This is why you need to invest in quality recording snakes for your home studio. Recording snakes are cables used to connect audio equipment in a studio for recording. The amount of connections they provide differ depending on the type. On top of that, they're an easy solution for keeping your studio neat and organized.
Connecting Your Cable
There are three major ways to connect these recording snakes to your equipment. Those are XLR, 1/4", and modular pins. The XLR connector is used for audio equipment requiring a line level. In other words, analog sound sources should connect to an amp, TV or sound mixing board. They are commonly 3pin options for specific things. The 1/4" plug fits into things like instruments, amps and sound boards. They also can connect audio/visual media for home theater systems. Modular connectors are not as commonly used but they can fit into some TV and computer ports. These connections should hook up to home theater surround sound systems, too, since they're often A/V links for TRS that are used for things like headphones, stereos, security cameras, camcorders and video equipment, and computer sound cards.
Channels
The connections on recording snakes will usually be color coded to make things easier for you. Which should you choose, though: a 4up or are you connecting things like amps and instruments to something? The other thing to consider is if you're using this in tandem with video equipment because those also require connections, even if you use adapter pieces.
