Cable Matters (1/8 Inch) Unbalanced 3.5mm to XLR Cable (XLR to 3.5mm Cable) Male to Female 6 Feet UNBALANCED XLR CABLE connects a professional microphone to a digital camcorder, DSLR camera, or computer sound card with a mini 3.5mm MIC IN port; Connect a condenser mic to your camera or a handheld mic to your PC for karaoke; Step-down design of 3.5mm connector allows for connection to recessed camera mic ports XLR TO HEADPHONE jack mic cable splits the audio signal across the phone jack input for dual mono output; Eliminates the need to edit the audio or purchase an adapter box when using a powered microphone PRO-GRADE PERFORMANCE with oxygen-free copper (OFC) conductors to deliver pristine sound with this microphone cable; Bare copper braided shielding provides maximum cancellation of hum and noise; Polyethylene insulation improves high frequency response ROBUST CONSTRUCTION includes a flexible PVC jacket with gold-plated connectors in a rugged metal housing; XLR female connector has molded strain relief to support the weight of a microphone; 3.5mm TRS connector has 360 degree easy-grip treads for frequent unplugging and durability XLR TO 3.5mm COMPATIBLE with handheld, lavalier, shotgun and condenser microphones such as Audio-Technica PRO70 Cardioid Condenser Lavalier/Instrument, Behringer Ultravoice, Pyle-Pro PDMIC58 Professional Moving Coil Dynamic Handheld, Rode REPORTER Omnidirectional Dynamic Interview, Rode NTG2 Condenser Shotgun, Sennheiser MKE 600 Camcorder Shotgun, Shure SM48-LC Vocal Dynamic, Samson Q7 Handheld Dynamic Split the input equally between the 2 channels on the 3.5mm MIC IN input of a camera Duplicate the mono signal from a microphone for a dual mono output Microphone must be separately powered 1) Beveled, step-down design 2) Gold-plated contacts 3) Easy-grip metal housing connector 4) Strain-relief connector molding 5) Oxygen-free copper conductors 6) Individual wire insulation 7) Foil shielding 8) Copper braided shielding 9) Soft PVC jacket Video camera with 3.5mm Mic with a male XLR connector Latch on XLR end secures the mic Cable easily coils for storage