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Topic: Connect prophet rev2 to babyface

Hi, I'm looking how to connect Prophet with 2 unbalanced TRS outputs to Babyface's XLR female inputs.
Will these cables work?
Can be any problems in such cables?   https://www.amazon.co.uk/ROLAND-2109200 … B01CR115O4
thank you!

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Re: Connect prophet rev2 to babyface

This is the synth ?
https://www.thomannmusic.ch/dave_smith_ … rev2_8.htm
It has unsymmetric outputs, better use this cable :
https://www.thomann.de/de/the_sssnake_m … okabel.htm

The cable from your link would work too but is too expensive in my opinion.

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Re: Connect prophet rev2 to babyface

waedi wrote:

This is the synth ?
https://www.thomannmusic.ch/dave_smith_ … rev2_8.htm
It has unsymmetric outputs, better use this cable :
https://www.thomann.de/de/the_sssnake_m … okabel.htm

The cable from your link would work too but is too expensive in my opinion.

Yes, this synth. Thanks a lot!

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Re: Connect prophet rev2 to babyface

You can of course also use line in 3 4 without any conversion cables.

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5 Reply by eccentricityrecords (edited by eccentricityrecords 2024-01-21 11:33:42)

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Re: Connect prophet rev2 to babyface

vinark wrote:

You can of course also use line in 3 4 without any conversion cables.

I have only one 1/4 input on Babyface (it's named phones). On rev2 there is 2x2 1/4 outputs and single one also for Headphones.
So I should use single 1/4 cable, connecting from "phones" out on rev2 to "phones" in on Babyface?
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Re: Connect prophet rev2 to babyface

eccentricityrecords wrote:

Hi, I'm looking how to connect Prophet with 2 unbalanced TRS outputs to Babyface's XLR female inputs.

When the outputs are unbalanced, then you need a TS (not TRS) cable.

eccentricityrecords wrote:

I have only one 1/4 input on Babyface (it's named phones)

Furthermore, this makes no sense. An analogue output (for headphones) cannot be used as an analogue input. At least that much should be clear.

While we are at it, there were some people in the past not clear on what product they own exactly. There are some RME products where the product sounds similar, but the products I/O and features are not the same.
So, please confirm which Babyface product you have exactly? The old Babyface or the newer Babyface Pro or the latest Babyface Pro FS?

Your synthesizer can produce stereo signals and has unbalanced analogue outputs.
On the synthy side, you require two cables with TS plugs (unbalanced) on that side.

On the Babyface side it can be different depending on what product you have exactly, and in the case of BBF Pro [FS] which of the 4 analogue inputs you want to use for what purpose.

As far as I remember the

  • Babyface has only two analogue inputs which can be used as Mic or Line input (AN2 as Inst input) with an XLR plug. There you would need two TS to XLR cables.

  • Babyface Pro and Pro FS have four analogue inputs. To keep the Mic/Line inputs 1+2 free for mics, you could use AN 3+4 IN (can be used as line or inst input). Depending on which device you have and which inputs you choose, you need to look whether your cable needs on the Babyface side either XLR or 6.3 mm plug.

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Re: Connect prophet rev2 to babyface

Thank you for answer. I have old "Babyface". So will order TS to XLR cables.

ramses wrote:
eccentricityrecords wrote:

Hi, I'm looking how to connect Prophet with 2 unbalanced TRS outputs to Babyface's XLR female inputs.

When the outputs are unbalanced, then you need a TS (not TRS) cable.

eccentricityrecords wrote:

I have only one 1/4 input on Babyface (it's named phones)

Furthermore, this makes no sense. An analogue output (for headphones) cannot be used as an analogue input. At least that much should be clear.

While we are at it, there were some people in the past not clear on what product they own exactly. There are some RME products where the product sounds similar, but the products I/O and features are not the same.
So, please confirm which Babyface product you have exactly? The old Babyface or the newer Babyface Pro or the latest Babyface Pro FS?

Your synthesizer can produce stereo signals and has unbalanced analogue outputs.
On the synthy side, you require two cables with TS plugs (unbalanced) on that side.

On the Babyface side it can be different depending on what product you have exactly, and in the case of BBF Pro [FS] which of the 4 analogue inputs you want to use for what purpose.

As far as I remember the

  • Babyface has only two analogue inputs which can be used as Mic or Line input (AN2 as Inst input) with an XLR plug. There you would need two TS to XLR cables.

  • Babyface Pro and Pro FS have four analogue inputs. To keep the Mic/Line inputs 1+2 free for mics, you could use AN 3+4 IN (can be used as line or inst input). Depending on which device you have and which inputs you choose, you need to look whether your cable needs on the Babyface side either XLR or 6.3 mm plug.