Best stage & studio patch cables according to redditors
We found 4 Reddit comments discussing the best stage & studio patch cables. We ranked the 3 resulting products by number of redditors who mentioned them. Here are the top 20.
We found 4 Reddit comments discussing the best stage & studio patch cables. We ranked the 3 resulting products by number of redditors who mentioned them. Here are the top 20.
Do you have an audio interface? If so, I would just skip the software and buy a 3.5mm -> Stereo XLR cable. You then run it from your headphone jack on your computer/laptop and into your audio interface. Just make sure your laptop is running your internal soundcard, and your DAW is running your Audio Interface sound card and you should be good to record from YouTube.
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Edit: This is what it looks like. This is a higher-end cable which is why its expensive. You can probably find one for around $20 that would work well.
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https://www.amazon.com/Mogami-GOLD-3-5-2XLRM-06-Y-Adapter-Connectors/dp/B01N5T8YLM/ref=sr_1_3?keywords=mogami+3.5mm+to+XLR+cable&qid=1565015637&s=gateway&sr=8-3
Making cables is easier than it sounds, and soldering isn’t difficult - but you’re right that you want to buy a decent iron at the bare minimum.
That said, a variable wattage soldering iron can be had for like $20 if you know where to look, consumables like solder and flux are super cheap and you don’t need a big soldering station if all you’re doing is making cables. If you’re curious hit YouTube and get an idea of whether or not you think you can handle it.
Soldering Kit
Cable Kit
That’s $50 worth of stuff and you can build six cables at whatever length you want. I think that’s still cheaper than lava cable at that rate and if you need more later you still have the equipment.
Yep, that's them. (I got them in this 6-pack on Amazon.) I like them better than the pedal couplers I tried.