Audio Splitter Box

[Dynamic Entertainment]

Im looking for an audio splitter box that has XLR connectors (balanced), so i can have my main and backup mixer wired into it, and the leads running out of it to the active speakers. That way, if my main mixer dies, i switch on my backup and keep going. Minimal disruption. I cant find anything that useful, and am seriously contemplation a visit to Terralec and Maplin and making my own up.

Any help on where i can get one would be appreciated.

PS, splitter leads would also be useable, but the search is also fruitless :bang:

[Vectis]

Couple of these (http://www.thomann.de/gb/palmer_pan_05.htm) would do it? One for left, one for right?

Not sniffed around for a stereo version...

[Dynamic Entertainment]

Cheers Martin, found something similar on google. Works out at aprox £60, was wondering of there was anything cheaper on the market. Im tinking of getting a box off maplin and the chassis connectors from Terralec and making my own up if i cant find anything cheaper.

[Vectis]

Don't think it's a simple case of wiring... there's probably optical isolation in the commercial products. You wouldn't want a downstream surge or short affecting both mixers would you?

For the sort of money involved, I think I could live with the 60 seconds of slow handclapping that would ensue if I needed to repatch, which is my present backup :o

[Dynamic Entertainment]

I think that i may get one of the local sound guys i know to knock one up. They constantly rewire one of the local clubs.

[A1DL]

You need a Formula Sound Shadow, Steve.
Does exactly what you are trying to achieve.
Great little bit of kit in 1U

http://www.formula-sound.com/products/shadow/

[Dynamic Entertainment]

I know, one of the pubs had one, but £399 is a bit steep, imo. Ive got one of these: http://www.htfr.com/more-info/MR261881 but its older (badged as Monacor) but works perfectly.

[Excalibur]

Im looking for an audio splitter box that has XLR connectors (balanced), so i can have my main and backup mixer wired into it, and the leads running out of it to the active speakers. That way, if my main mixer dies, i switch on my backup and keep going. Minimal disruption. I cant find anything that useful, and am seriously contemplation a visit to Terralec and Maplin and making my own up.

Any help on where i can get one would be appreciated.

PS, splitter leads would also be useable, but the search is also fruitless :bang:

They're in the CPC Catalogue, but I can't find them on the World's Most Useless Website! :bang:

[Dynamic Entertainment]

Cpc?

[Excalibur]

Cpc?

http://cpc.farnell.com/

The best of luck.

Success.
http://cpc.farnell.com/proel/studio112lu05/lead-xlrf-to-2x-xlrm-plugs-0-5m/dp/AV12964?_requestid=426580
More may follow, as I realise there are two sites with one parent company.:o :o :o :o
http://cpc.farnell.com/proel/studio122lu05/lead-xlrm-to-2x-xlrf-plugs-0-5m/dp/AV12979?_requestid=426785

http://cpc.farnell.com/unbranded/fl-38-150/adaptor-lead-2x-xlr-s-to-xlr-p/dp/AV07032?_requestid=426885

[Dynamic Entertainment]

http://cpc.farnell.com/jsp/level5/module.jsp?moduleId=cpc/344945.xml

Found this. Is that what your on about?

[Excalibur]

http://cpc.farnell.com/jsp/level5/module.jsp?moduleId=cpc/344945.xml

Found this. Is that what your on about?

No. See above.

[Dynamic Entertainment]

Spot on, thank you, I owe you one:beer1: :beer1: :beer1: