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Cables are a crucial (and often overlooked) part of  a studio.  Many 

beginners run into problems because they use inappropriate or 

poor quality cabling to connect their gear and their recordings 

suffer as a result.  Don’t let this happen to you!  Use the following 

guidelines to maximize your sound quality: 

 

1.  Use balanced cabling wherever possible – The IO|14 and 

IO|26 are fully balanced recording devices that will give you 

the best sound quality when using “balanced” cabling 

wherever possible.  Technically speaking, balanced cables 

carry your signal over three conductors (known as “hot” 

“cold” and “ground) as opposed to “unbalanced” cables 

which only have two conductors (known as “hot” and 

“ground”).  Because of  this design difference, balanced 

cables pick up much less radio frequency (RF) and 

electromagnetic (EM) noise.  Musically speaking, this means 

you’ll have much less unwanted humming, hissing, and 

buzzing noises in your recordings. 

 

2.  Minimize Cable Length – As your cable length increases, so 

does your signal’s susceptibility to unwanted noise.  Try to 

minimize your cable runs as much as possible to preserve 

sound quality.  Don’t sweat over minor differences in length 

(i.e., using 20’ of  cable when you only need 15’), but definitely 

don’t use a 100 ft. cable if  all you need is 10 ft.! 

 

3.  Use High Quality Cables – Not all cables are the same!  

Try to use well constructed, high-quality cables whenever 

possible.  Two cables may look the same on the outside, but a 

high quality cable will have better shielding and soldering on 

its connectors.  This means a good cable will perform better 

and last much longer than a cheap one. 

 

4.  Keep ‘em separated! – Try to keep your audio cables and 

power cables separate from each other.  Power cables tend to 

emit lots of  electromagnetic noise and if  you bunch all of  

your cables together to make them look tidy, you’re increasing 

the noise that is picked up by your audio cables.  Group your 

cables in two bunches if  possible (i.e., an “audio” group and 

an “other” group) and keep these groups separate.  Even a 

few inches between the two groups will substantially cut 

down on noise.  If  your power and audio cables need to cross 

paths, have them do so at 90 degree angles to minimize 

contact.