DB25 to DB25 cable?

[krcassid]

I am trying to connect my H8000FW to a new Lynx Aurora 16.  It is unclear from Eventide manual what type of cable I need.  Lynx said I need a "crossover" cable and that their end was Yamaha (not Tascam) pin-out.  What is the pin-out on the H8000FW DB25, Yamaha or Tascam?  Thanks!

[nickrose]

The DB25 on the H8000FW uses the Tascam pinout and is designed to use a DigiDesign DigiSnake cable, which converts it to XLRs. It is not compatible with the Yamaha format.

To connect to another Tascam pinout you will need a crossover cable/adaptor, which connects the ins on one unit to the outs of the other, and vice versa.

[krcassid]

Thanks!  But, I still have options, right?  I can have cable wired any way I want.  Won't Tascam DB25 (on Eventide) to Yamaha DB25 (on Lynx) work?

Worst case, could I not use Tascam DB25 to AES XLR from Eventide to AESXLR to Yamaha for Lynx?

Thx for your help!

[nickrose]

If you know what you are doing you certainly could make up a cable to connect between them – they are electrically the same, just use different pins.

Or, as you say, you could use two DB25-XLR snakes – this would be less tidy and more expensive, but would have unbeatable versatility.

[krcassid]

Cool.  I don't have this expertise.  But, the guys who are making the Mogami breakout cables for my Lynx do.  However, you bring up an interesting point.  Using 2 DSUB/XLR cables would allow me a bunch of flexibilty.  Might be worth the extra cost.  Thx!

[philjochum]

Essentially, you would need a 'Yamaha to ProTools' AES cable.  That's how I have mine hooked up for live use.

Sometimes I wish I had a mult-to-fan on each end, though, to break out a channel or two one in a while.  If you can afford the extra expense, I'd definitely buy the fan-out cables.

~Phil

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