Custom Snake Cookbook

Main Snake Trunk Configuration (FOH)

The main snake configuration is the overall setup of your snake. Most people are interested in Box to Fan snakes.

  • Box refers to a metal stage box that houses the connectors at which microphones and instruments are plugged into, usually at a stage.
  • Fan refers to the "whip" of individual channel cables that are usually plugged into a mixing console at the "Front of House" or other mix position.
  • Unterminated means the cable has no connectors, fan, or box. It is a simple blunt cut, requiring the customer to terminate the cable themselves.

Name Option Description
Box to Fan Box to Fan
Fan to Fan Fan to Fan
Box to Box Box to Box
Box to Unterminated Box to Unterminated
Fan to Unterminated Fan to Unterminated

Length and Number of Channels

Name Option Description
Length: ft How long do you wish the main snake trunk to be in feet? The minimum length is 6 ft, and the maximum recommended length is 500 ft. Length is usually represented in increments of 5 ft.
Input Channels: How many main input channels do you want? These are usually the channels that send signal from inputs on the stage to the mix (FOH) position. These are usually represented in increments of four.
Input Connectors: XLR
TRS
TS
Combination
Please describe:
 Please choose the types of connectors you wish to use for your main audio signal trunk. Usually these connectors will be of the same type on both ends, however, if you would like a special combination of connectors, please describe them in the box provided.
Returns: Returns are often used to send main front of house and monitor signals back to the stage from mix position, or for other purposes. Returns are usually either four or eight channels, but can be more or less, including zero.
Return Connectors: XLR
TRS
TS 		Please choose the types of connectors you wish to use for your return channels.

Multi-pin Disconnects

Name Option Description
Use Multi-Pin Disconnects? Yes
No 		Do you want to use multi-pin disconnects on your snake? These disconnects make it easier to transport and setup your system, although they add substantially to the cost. Multi-pin disconnects are recommended for splitter snakes, see below.
If Yes, at Box
Fan
Both 		If you wish to use multi-pin disconnects, please choose whether you want the disconnect on the box side, fan side, or both.

Monitor or Recording Split (if needed)

A monitor or recording split is used to send the signal from the snake to another location, usually for the purposes of monitor mixing or recording.

Monitor Split
Name Option Description
Length: ft How long do you wish the split trunk to be in feet? The minimum length is 6 ft, and the maximum recommended length is 500 ft. Length is usually represented in increments of 5 ft.
Transformer Isolation: Yes
No 		Do you wish for the snake split to be transformer isolated? Transformer isolation is a much safer way to separate the mic signals into more than one path, but is considerably more expensive.
Returns: Not Split
Split 		Do you wish for the returns specified above to be included in your split? Usually returns are not split.
Input Connectors: XLR
TRS 		Please choose the types of connectors you wish to use for your snake split. Usually these connectors will be the same as the connectors your specified for your main input connectors above.
Return Connectors: XLR
TRS 		If you specified for the returns to be split, please indicate what connectors you wish to have on the return split.
Multi-pin Disconnect: Yes
No 		Do you wish for the snake split to be delivered with multi-pin disconnects? If so, please specify where you want the disconnects to be located below.
If Yes, multipin disconnect at: Box
Fan
Both 		If you wish to use multi-pin disconnects on the snake split, please choose weather you want the disconnect on the box side, fan side, or both.

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