Any noise picked up along the cable run will typically be common to both legs.
Buy balanced patch cables.
To reduce noise balanced cables add a second signal conductor referred to as the cold or negative conductor.
Instrument cables are typically unbalanced as are many patch cables.
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So when you plug a balanced cable into an unbalanced jack the ground is never touched on the cable thus the signal is never actually reached or as you said it floats.
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A balanced electrical signal runs along three wires.
A ground a positive leg and a negative leg.
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And i think i will just use normal unbalanced patch cables for peace of mind.
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Because long unbalanced cables are more prone to noise problems the length should ideally be kept under 25 feet.
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These patch cables come 8 to a pack different vibrant colors for each cable so you won t have any trouble keeping track of what s plugged in.
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A balanced cable is ground trs and unbalanced is just signal ground ts.
Simple cables are vastly better than no cables at all but if you look at our wide selection of patch cables you ll see a wide range of options both for unbalanced 1 4 ts instrument patch cables and balanced trs or xlr cables for your studio gear.
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Both legs carry the same signal but in opposite polarity to each other.
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