CRANE SONG STC-8 DIY Sidechain Cable w/ PAD?

[SKJGProject]

is anybody using this compressor? i have a revision without the jumper for setting the sidechain pad
so i will need to use the sidechain cable with pad

http://www.akzent-audio.de/Hersteller/S-Z/SonicWorld/Adapterkabel/354-SonicWorld-DB15-Custom-Sidechain-Kabel-mit-PAD-fuer-Crane-Song-STC8

i really don't want to spend 100 bucks on this cable so maybe somebody can tell me how to do this on my own

 

[SKJGProject]

this can't be that difficult to DIY, right?

 

[Davo]

Piece of cake, with all new parts, shouldn't cost more than $20us....... just gotta figure out the pinout

The one tip I have is to make sure that your dsub shield has a nice fat opening at the back, to get those four cables in... pretty obvious, but
easily overlooked

cheers

 

[Sammas]

I don't know if the pinout is mentioned in the manual or not, but I have found that cranesong are rather helpful via email.

I inquired about reducing the cut/boost on my Ibis to +/-6dB and they forwarded me the schematic for the DB15 pad that goes in the back, and offered to knock me one up for $60 if I couldn't do it myself.


Drop cranesong an email and ask. They seem quite forward in helping customers out in whatever capacity.

 

[SKJGProject]

this is from the manual:

 

[SKJGProject]

just in case somebody else needs to diy this, got this drawing from crane song support

 

[SKJGProject]

*bump*

i want to add the possibility of a switchable lowcut filter to my compressor...maybe just a simple box with xlr ins and outs
i need the impedance of the sidechain loop inputs to calculate the right resistor values or am i mistaking?