Using Snake XLR's for main outs

[Monkus]

I got the church's audio contractors to give us a dedicated input for the band's main out into the house system. Sadly, I requested a stereo in (L & R) but got a single XLR. NP, bought a dual female to single male 'Y' and ran it into the system. That was before we got the audio snake. A sweet 24 X 4 monster of cable that I have to truck (along with everything else) every Sunday. No problem, church work is voluntary and sacrificial.

Would use the returns but prefer XLR over 1/4". If I use the 1/4" I'll have to use a 1/4" to XLR adapter into the house XLR.

The question is:

1. Can I use an unused XLR from the fan end of the snake, then take an out from the snake head into the church mains?

Mixer>'Y'>snake channel 24>#24 from snake head to church mains?

2. Will there be any significant difference in audio quality against running it direct from the board?

3. Any other ideas?

Thanks in advance

 

[BigJD]

Yup I do stuff like that all the time. You might want to arm yourself with a few adaptors to do turn arounds with.
For example I will use one of my XLRs to send a DMX signal back through or if I want to link my subs ( self powered) I will use a turn around to send the signal back through the snake.
The snake is just a bundle of wires, don't over think it,just use the right adaptor to get where your going in either direction.
Remember to never send a amp output or something like that through it,mainly balanced connections!!! NO POWER!!!!!!
Oh yeah "Y" connections suck.
I try to use only one channel of snake per signal,be it XLR ,TRS. I have adaptors for most situations as well as DI's and Balancing tfmr's.

 

[Monkus]

Gotcha !! thanks a heap Big JD!