I spent a short while this evening taking some unused cable (like instrument cable, but two core - it used to have an XLR type plug on one end, and a stereo jack on the other) and some jack plugs, and making a couple of cables. They seem to work just fine, but is there any issue with using a two core cable? I just twisted the two centre cores together at each end so it's functioning as a single core, and then used the outer mesh for ground as per usual.
And on a related note, what cable would anyone recommend for making one's own cables? Both patch cables and a regular instrument cable.
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One advantage of using the second core for the ground is that you can then use it as a speaker cable if you need to. Not best practice, but it will work.
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Regarding your specific case, using both cores of a two-core cable can double the overall capacitance of the cable, which can (depending on the use-case) reduce high frequencies.
I'd use just one cable for the +ve connection, and tie the other one to the shield, and use that for the -ve connection.
I make cables as a bit of a side line (see my post here), and I use the following cables:
For guitar leads, I use Van Damme Pro Grade XKE instrument cable.
For patch leads, I use Van Damme Pro Grade XKE unbalanced Pro-Patch cable
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"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein