Question about the Rob Squire DIY passive monitor controller
Posted: Thu Jun 05, 2014 8:49 amMy first post here, so first up, g'day all!
(Well, actually my second attempt at my first post. My actual first post languishes in solitude elsewhere on the forum...)
Now, been thinking about building this handy dandy looking device, saw it in AT mag a few years back, my question relates to how the stereo to mono switching works.
My understanding is that just joining the left and right wires of a stereo send (i.e. tying L hot to R hot and L cold to R cold) to create mono was a big no no, but this is what Robs design does.
Am i missing something here? Not dissing the design, but would like to understand how this works, or more precisely why it's ok in this scenario.
FYI, I have a basic electronics understanding, can wield a mean soldering iron and have built many bits and pieces etc. but really don't have an in depth knowledge of the hows and whys of those pesky electrons, so please feel free to illuminate me!
Ok, cheers
Carl
(Well, actually my second attempt at my first post. My actual first post languishes in solitude elsewhere on the forum...)
Now, been thinking about building this handy dandy looking device, saw it in AT mag a few years back, my question relates to how the stereo to mono switching works.
My understanding is that just joining the left and right wires of a stereo send (i.e. tying L hot to R hot and L cold to R cold) to create mono was a big no no, but this is what Robs design does.
Am i missing something here? Not dissing the design, but would like to understand how this works, or more precisely why it's ok in this scenario.
FYI, I have a basic electronics understanding, can wield a mean soldering iron and have built many bits and pieces etc. but really don't have an in depth knowledge of the hows and whys of those pesky electrons, so please feel free to illuminate me!
Ok, cheers
Carl
