1/4" mono splitters

Cat-A-Tonic · Post by **Cat-A-Tonic** » Fri Apr 29, 2011 7:10 pm

I thought someone might like a link to these:

Here are some that split to 3.5mm for you cross-format rangers.

pugix · Post by **pugix** » Fri Apr 29, 2011 7:20 pm

Cat-A-Tonic wrote:I thought someone might like a link to these:

Those look just like the ones I used to get from Radio Shack. They work pretty well and save a patch cord compared to using a multiple.

dude · Post by **dude** » Fri Apr 29, 2011 7:21 pm

would this be the 1/4" equivalent to a stackable?

JohnLRice · Post by **JohnLRice** » Sat Apr 30, 2011 2:17 am

When buying these, especially the very inexpensive ones, only buy a very small amount (like one or no more than three) at first to make sure they are "good" before you buy a lot of them. I have a fairly old one made by Akai and it workds GREAT!

But a while back I bout a lot of 10 generic ones off of Ebay and they were absolut garbage. Something about the quality of materials and design caused them to permanently fail as soon as you inserted plugs into both holes at the same time!

. . .

I guess no DP fun with those prudish bitches!

dude · Post by **dude** » Sat Apr 30, 2011 2:26 am

but are they the exact same type of connection on stackables?

Cat-A-Tonic · Post by **Cat-A-Tonic** » Sat Apr 30, 2011 5:06 am

Yes, they are just like stackables or mults. aside from form factor.

Yes, you should make sure the quality is good before you buy a boatload.

I cannot vouch for the 1/4" ones,
but the variety of 3.5mm ones I have picked up have all been fine
for over a year of use; even the cheapest ones.

dude · Post by **dude** » Sat Apr 30, 2011 11:50 am

thanks! i will try one out and report back. it may be a sec.

Christopher W. · Post by **Christopher W.** » Sat Apr 30, 2011 12:19 pm

If someone knows a reputable eBay seller who carries high quality 1/4" ones kindly point me in their direction.

Despite buying three multiples I still seem to be on the verge of running out of connections from time to time.

dude · Post by **dude** » Sat Apr 30, 2011 12:21 pm

i just like the idea of single stackables! particularly with the light hosa shit cables i use, i think these could be fairly usable if reasonably made. it might help my banana envy at least slightly.

MindMachine · Post by **MindMachine** » Sun May 01, 2011 1:04 am

dude wrote:it might help my banana envy at least slightly.

dude · Post by **dude** » Sun May 01, 2011 1:08 am

MindMachine wrote:
dude wrote:it might help my banana envy at least slightly.

to be clear, my banana plans are 100% diy so probably less interesting to most. lol. it is looking like two vcs's a slope detector and arp filter and a bintic (finally).

pugix · Post by **pugix** » Sun May 01, 2011 4:39 pm

Stacking the 1/4" ones gets awkward. Mine don't fit that snugly in a Switchcraft 112A jack. It's a little wobbly. I've stacked two to get a 4-way multiple. More than that and you have a leaning tower of Pisa. A wrong move and you could damage the module. You're better off with a multiple for more than four connections.

dude · Post by **dude** » Sun May 01, 2011 4:40 pm

i was just hoping for a couple independent twos. the fours definitely seem like mult territory.

JohnLRice · Post by **JohnLRice** » Sun May 01, 2011 5:32 pm

These are pretty dandy although somewhat of a pain to make. If I used thiner cable I could get more than 3 in there. Yes, I used an oversized barrel for the main plug and had to drill out the back end a tad:

meatballfulton · Post by **meatballfulton** » Sat May 07, 2011 3:44 pm

My favorite 1/8" Y-splitter cheap, too

This one for 1/4"

kindredlost · Post by **kindredlost** » Sat May 07, 2011 5:57 pm

Hmm... This seems to come up often in 5U land. At least three threads lately have had this discussion. I used to use the splitter jacks back-in-the-day, but they always seemed to crap out and damage a jack at some point.

I like plain old "Y" cables. Combined with a Multi they are pretty hard to mess up something. I like the ones from Musician's Friend (Rapco). I also use the hell out of Distributors (Q147 from synthesizers.com).

You can get 3 long Y cables for the price of a multiple or 4 short ones.

http://accessories.musiciansfriend.com/ ... sku=336281

They have a sale going right now on the short ones. $12 each.

diophantine · Post by **diophantine** » Sat May 07, 2011 6:59 pm

I know it is a space-waster, but I like having a mult right in front of me along with the modules. Even if I'm only sending a signal to 2 modules, I like to think about sending it to more sometimes. (Or I'll send it to my oscilloscope.)

Perhaps a "meet-in-the middle" solution is to grab a blank 1U panel from Roger, and drill it like the MOTM multiple.
http://bridechamber.com/B_Multiples.html

You can squeeze one more multiple in there than Roger does! Check out the MegaOhm PDF here, on wiring up a multiple:
http://www.megaohmaudio.com/DIY.html
It is really simple!

diophantine · Post by **diophantine** » Sat May 07, 2011 7:06 pm

JohnLRice wrote:

Be careful, I think this sort of thing is illegal in a few states!! Hehe...

fac · Post by **fac** » Sat May 07, 2011 7:09 pm

pugix wrote:Stacking the 1/4" ones gets awkward.

Yes, but you don't need to stack them at all. You can just daisy chain them (place a splitter at the end of each cable).

dude · Post by **dude** » Sun May 08, 2011 12:44 am

so my adapters showed up today and they were complete shit. half didn't fit in in jacks and the ones that did fit didn't even make a connection. tried a few different types of cables, same deal. steer clear of those. its a shame too because i could really use just a little bit of stackable love but alas.. . right after i ordered those i saw the same in that ratshack, thought about comparing. maybe i will. i hate that it is this easy in the world to get cheap fucking disposable crap. us humans got it all wrong.

doctorvague · Post by **doctorvague** » Sun May 08, 2011 7:02 am

DO NOT buy any of these Y-adapters from Futurlec. The $.45 pricing is tempting but they are absolute pieces of shit. Ditto for the 1/4" plugs I have bought from them.

thermionicjunky · Post by **thermionicjunky** » Sun May 08, 2011 9:06 am

dude wrote: i could really use just a little bit of stackable love

Gur is interested in producing 1/4-inch stackables. If the demand is clear, Tiptop may be persuaded to make the investment.

fac · Post by **fac** » Sun May 08, 2011 10:00 am

dude wrote:so my adapters showed up today and they were complete shit. half didn't fit in in jacks and the ones that did fit didn't even make a connection. tried a few different types of cables, same deal. steer clear of those. its a shame too because i could really use just a little bit of stackable love but alas.. . right after i ordered those i saw the same in that ratshack, thought about comparing. maybe i will. i hate that it is this easy in the world to get cheap fucking disposable crap. us humans got it all wrong.

Maybe I've just been lucky but I bought 5 cheap y-splitters for about $0.25 each and I've been using them for 5 years with no issues. They're so convenient I rarely have to use my multiples module. In fact, they're so good I just bought another 3 yesterday.

dude · Post by **dude** » Sun May 08, 2011 10:54 am

fac wrote:
dude wrote:so my adapters showed up today and they were complete shit. half didn't fit in in jacks and the ones that did fit didn't even make a connection. tried a few different types of cables, same deal. steer clear of those. its a shame too because i could really use just a little bit of stackable love but alas.. . right after i ordered those i saw the same in that ratshack, thought about comparing. maybe i will. i hate that it is this easy in the world to get cheap fucking disposable crap. us humans got it all wrong.
Maybe I've just been lucky but I bought 5 cheap y-splitters for about $0.25 each and I've been using them for 5 years with no issues. They're so convenient I rarely have to use my multiples module. In fact, they're so good I just bought another 3 yesterday.

link?

dude · Post by **dude** » Sun May 08, 2011 11:01 am

thermionicjunky wrote:
dude wrote: i could really use just a little bit of stackable love
Gur is interested in producing 1/4-inch stackables. If the demand is clear, Tiptop may be persuaded to make the investment.

i don't like the idea of having to convince someone to make a product though. the value is obvious. i have no idea what the honest demand would be. the 5u crowd is much more stuffy and picky than euro and the physical product seems more difficult to have durable quality the bigger the cable need without putting serious strain on the jacks. all that being said, how does he need to be courted? lets fucking do it. i would certainly buy some.

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