Comments on: What Is a Mic Splitter and Do I Need One?

By: Peter Johnson

Peter Johnson — Wed, 11 Dec 2019 11:25:22 +0000

“You can use a Rode VXLR+ adaptor to plug the second lav mic into the XLR port.”

The VXLR+ provides the necessary power for many lavalier mics, by stepping down the 48v phantom power, as well as adapting the 3.5mm plug to an XLR socket.

An alternative would be to use a lavalier powered by small hearing aid batteries- in which case you could use the cheaper VXLR, which does not provide power.

By: Spencer Locker

Spencer Locker — Tue, 03 Sep 2019 14:48:43 +0000

Total beginner but hope i might get an answer to this. If the input and output is TRS, does that mean any TRS 3.5mm male will work? I have a requirement for 4 lapel mics but have only one input to the camera (Panasonic GH5). Now, i’m thinking that, rather than two lapel mics plugged into the splitter and then camera, i could actually plug in 2 dual receivers thus giving me two dual channels (2 left, two right). Would this work or will my naivety be my undoing? Thanks in advance for any advice.

By: wouter

wouter — Sat, 03 Aug 2019 20:04:17 +0000

A stereo splitter like this which separates the left and right channel into two female TRS sockets is annoyingly hard to found. Luckily the hosatech could be found on Amazon. It worked for me, with the zoom h6. As someone else mentioned, your lapel mics do need to be TRS, and not TRRS. (Mine were TRRS but came with a TRS adapter that works well). You can also use some XLR to 3.5mm TRS adapter with the zoom h6, but many of these will happily pass along 48V to your lapel mic. I think only rode’s rather expensive vxlr+ (note the plus sign) steps down the supplied voltage to 5V. So the hosatech still serves a purpose with the h6.

By: Mayan

Mayan — Thu, 09 May 2019 14:34:39 +0000

If you don’t need 4 track.
You can use a Rode VXLR+ adaptor to plug the second lav mic into the XLR port.

By: little J

little J — Fri, 01 Mar 2019 20:28:00 +0000

In reply to Denis BEURIVE.

Dennis– The Olympus VN721PC 2GB Digital Voice Recorder is definitely cheaper and simpler. I use it and can confirm that it works with the recommended splitter. At $49, currently, listed on Amazon, it is cheaper. I bought mine for $20. The price has gone up as it seems that it is supposed to be considered obsolete. You can get them on eBay as well. If you want the Amazon link, here it is — https://amzn.to/2NBXxuf

By: little J

little J — Fri, 01 Mar 2019 20:25:00 +0000

Add this one to the list of “tested and it works” field recorders: Olympus VN721PC 2GB Digital Voice Recorder

I am using this very successfully with that recorder. 🙂

By: Denis BEURIVE

Denis BEURIVE — Sat, 22 Dec 2018 18:55:00 +0000

Hello,

I found this article very interesting. I was looking for an affordable solution to record interviews using two microphones. This splitter “Hosa Technology YMM-261 Stereo Breakout” (http://hosatech.com/product/ymp-137/) seems to be the best solution.

Before anything else : I am a complete newbie in the field of recording. My goal is not to produce state of the art recording. I want to interview people in France that are poisoned by fluoroquinolones, in order to alert the media. Thus, I need to produce “decent” quality recording while minimising the amount of work.

I have read a lot of materials and I finally understand (or, at least I think that I understand) that to make this splitter work, we need a recorder with a “stereo mic input”.

If I am correct, then the Zoom H1 or the Zoom H2n should be compatible with this splitter since it is written :

* H1: (Mic/line input) 1/8″ stereo phone jack (Plug-in power supported)

* H2n : Stereo ⅛” Mic/Line In mini phone jack with Plug-in power (2.5V)

Note : I guess that 1/8″ = 3.5 mm. But I may be wrong.

I am correct when I assume that this splitter works with the H1 and the H2n ?

Can you point out a “simpler/cheaper” recorder that would work ?

Thanks a lot.

Denis

By: Peter

Peter — Mon, 05 Nov 2018 00:51:00 +0000

With Hosa YMM-261 3.5 mm TRS to Dual 3.5 mm TSF Stereo Breakout cable… For Zoom H1(FW2.0), it was plug and play for me, it just works! For Zoom F1, at first only the Left channel works, the right channel is something like 90% muted. Eventually, what I figured out is that you have go into Menu, Record/Play, Rec File (NOT ‘Rec File Name’), and set it to L/R -> Stereo. The F1 defaults to Lch -> Mono! I suspect people having similar issues with other Zoom recorder may have to do something similar!

By: RICHARD

RICHARD — Sat, 27 Oct 2018 00:55:00 +0000

Any idea if this cable will support the plug-in power for a lab like giant squid?

By: Ian

Ian — Sat, 06 Oct 2018 23:48:00 +0000

The Traktor DJ Cable works to split the right and left channels.

I’ve been looking around for an alternative to the Hosa YMM-261 cable, and stumbled upon the Traktor DJ Cable. The Traktor DJ Cable is not specifically sold as an input cable, but it basically does the same thing as the Hosa YMM-26. I picked one up locally, and it works – independent right and left channel verified on my Zoom H1. The Traktor DJ Cable ($11) is more expensive than Hosa YMM-261 ($5), but it works.

If you’re in Vancouver, Canada, Tom Lee music carries the Traktor DJ Cable.

Here’s the Amazon link.
https://www.amazon.com/Native-Instruments-22472-Traktor-8-Inch/dp/B00E411NG6/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1538868807&sr=8-2&keywords=traktor%2Bdj%2Bcable&th=1