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DiLate · Post by **DiLate** » Mon Jul 16, 2007 1:13 pm

hey..
im about to get a new mixer with [finally] the ability to properly mic a drum kit.. only problem is, the drum booth is not very close to the control room.. [30' - 35' away]

i was thinking about using a snake to make a permanent wire setup so that i can just plug in the mics and clip them to the drums instead of having to lay out 5 to 7 xlr cables each time i record.

Anyone recommend a specific snake? i hear the cheap ones end up biting you in the ass in the long run.

egbert · Post by **egbert** » Mon Jul 16, 2007 1:32 pm

DiLate wrote:Anyone recommend a specific snake? i hear the cheap ones end up biting you in the ass in the long run.

Sounds like a promo for Snakes on a Plane

Hosa make a variety of snakes - I have an 8 way TRS snake which is probably 3 to 5 metres that is still in good order after 8 years or so.

Meffy · Post by **Meffy** » Mon Jul 16, 2007 1:36 pm

[fz] Yah -- Hosa. [/fz]

Muzik 4 Machines · Post by **Muzik 4 Machines** » Mon Jul 16, 2007 3:23 pm

if you dont need a breakout box, just cables, hosa
otherwise digiflex
if money is there, roland RSS

DiLate · Post by **DiLate** » Mon Jul 16, 2007 3:34 pm

im leaning toward hosa... but they dont make them very long =/

any quality issues connecting two 25 foot snakes together?

C00kie · Post by **C00kie** » Tue Jul 17, 2007 5:48 am

If you have soldering experience (or want to get some

) I'd go for D.I.Y.

Germ777 · Post by **Germ777** » Tue Jul 17, 2007 6:01 am

I was going to recomend a Cornsnake or maybe a Baby Boa Constrictor but I see it is about another type of snake you are looking for

Meffy · Post by **Meffy** » Tue Jul 17, 2007 1:18 pm

Oh no, Germ! Now you've given me an excuse to post this:

(OP: consider it a bump ;-})

whyterabbyt · Post by **whyterabbyt** » Tue Jul 17, 2007 1:26 pm

You'll need companders on that snake to cut out any hiss.

robogone · Post by **robogone** » Tue Jul 17, 2007 2:43 pm

whyterabbyt wrote:You'll need companders on that snake to cut out any hiss.

rockstar_not · Post by **rockstar_not** » Tue Jul 17, 2007 2:58 pm

I think ProCo sound do the best job - they'll even do a custom snake for you without charging you a huge amount of cash for the custom job.
http://www.procosound.com/snakeindex.htm

-Scott

Meffy · Post by **Meffy** » Tue Jul 17, 2007 3:14 pm

whyterabbyt wrote:You'll need companders on that snake to cut out any hiss.

Fangs for the tip!

Hink · Post by **Hink** » Tue Jul 17, 2007 3:15 pm

I just bought an aby box from radial, when it arrived it had a brochure for other products. It seems they make custom snakes. The box I bought is very well made, I think it might be worth a look for custom snakes.

http://www.radialeng.com/rcs/index.htm

recommend a snake