Mixer Inserts, what the wiring??

["Rainer Straschill" <moinsound@googlemail.com>]

Marc asked:
"I want to connect my mini mixer up to my main mixer, where something
plugged into the main mixer chanel one will also be at chanel one on
the mini mixer. Now My main mixer has inserts, can I use them?"

On a lot of mixers, you can use inserts alternatively as direct outs
by only inserting the cable to the "first click", and not all the way.
If that is the case, this would be by far the simplest solution.
If that is not the case with your mixer, you can go the "funny wiring
route": use a stereo cable or an insert cable (Y-cable) and short the
tip and ring (on the side that goes into the insert). However, if the
destination input is a symmetrical one AND you're using a stereo cable
(not an insert one) for the connection, you have to also disconnect
the ring on the side that goes into the destination input.

           Rainer