🎚️🔀 1/4" • 1/4" Breakout Audio Splitter

These breakout cables split a single 1/4" TRS (Tip-Ring-Sleeve) connector into two 1/4" TS (Tip-Sleeve) connectors. Depending on the configuration, they’re used to route stereo signals to dual mono destinations, create insert loops for effects processors, or adapt balanced outputs to unbalanced inputs.
 
🔧 Splitter Varieties & Use Cases
🔌 1x Male TRS → 2x Male TS
Use Case: Create insert loop or split stereo signal from a TRS jack
Devices: Mixer insert → compressor send/return, or stereo out → dual mono in
Used in live rigs, effects chains, and balanced-to-unbalanced routing
 
🖥️ Compatible Devices
🎧 Headphone amps, mixers, and monitor controllers
🎹 Keyboards, synthesizers, and stereo instruments
🎤 Audio interfaces, patch bays, and rack processors
📼 Field recorders, cameras, and broadcast gear
🛠️ Effects units, compressors, and EQs with insert jacks
 
✅ Common Uses
🧠 Split stereo signal into left/right mono channels
🎚️ Create send/return loops for mixer inserts
🛠️ Adapt balanced TRS outputs to dual unbalanced TS inputs
🔁 Route stereo instruments to dual mono mixer channels
🧪 Test stereo-to-mono compatibility across devices
 
🧠 Signal Format Notes
⚙️ TRS: Tip = Left or Send, Ring = Right or Return, Sleeve = Ground
⚙️ TS: Tip = Signal, Sleeve = Ground (unbalanced mono)
📡 Stereo split = Left/Right; Insert = Send/Return
📉 No signal conversion—passive split only
🔊 No phantom power or digital support—analog audio only
 
⚠️ Things to Watch Out For
🚫 TRS ≠ TS—don’t mix formats without checking signal type
🔌 Passive splitters may reduce signal strength—especially with high-impedance loads
🧯 Insert cables must match mixer’s send/return wiring
📉 Stereo splitters don’t collapse to mono—each TS carries a separate channel
🧪 Always test with known-good gear before live deployment
 
🛠️ Quick Tips for Beginners
🧠 Identify TRS by two black rings; TS by one ring
🔍 Use stereo splitters for playback routing; insert splitters for effects loops
🧲 Choose shielded cables with strain relief for durability
🧼 Clean contacts gently—dust can cause crackling or dropouts
🏷️ Label each leg of the breakout—Left/Right or Send/Return—for clarity