LibraryConnectors

XLR 3-pin female

Balanced audio connector, input end by convention. May carry 48 V phantom power.

Contacts

PositionName
1pin-1-ground
2pin-2-hot
3pin-3-cold

What it mates with

Mating is directional, so the two lists below are genuinely different: a TS plug in a TRS socket and a TRS plug in a TS socket short different things.

XLR 3-pin female used as the plug

Nothing recorded with this connector as the plug.

XLR 3-pin female used as the receptacle

Full fit

XLR 3-pin male

The intended pairing. Pin 1 mates first, so ground is made before signal.