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PM DB25 MKII

PM DB25 MKII module front panel: a black Eurorack panel with two female DB25 connectors, the upper labeled 1-8 and the lower labeled 9-16, with DB25 MKII printed vertically between them and the WMD logo at the bottom.

Balanced Output Expander for the Performance Mixer

1Introduction

The PM DB25 MKII is a balanced-output expander for the WMD Performance Mixer. It breaks out every mixer channel onto two standard DB25 connectors, letting you connect the entire mixer to an audio interface, recorder, or external mixer with a single DB25 snake instead of a tangle of individual patch cables.

The two DB25 jacks carry 16 balanced outputs in total: the upper connector is labeled 1-8 and the lower connector is labeled 9-16. This guide walks through connecting the expander to your Performance Mixer (and, optionally, to PM-Channels) and includes a snake cheat sheet mapping each DB25 pin to its mixer channel.

2Connecting to the Performance Mixer

Use these two steps to connect the DB25 expander directly to a Performance Mixer when you are not using PM-Channels. The included ribbon cables are very long, so you can place the DB25 expander anywhere in your system that is convenient.

2.1Step 1: 20-pin ribbon cable

First, connect the far-right 20-pin connector on the Performance Mixer to the 20-pin header on the very top of the DB25 expander with the included 20-pin ribbon cable. Orient the red stripe toward the bottom of both modules.

A Performance Mixer (left) and DB25 expander (right) lying on a wooden surface, joined by a wide 20-pin ribbon cable. Red circles highlight the far-right 20-pin connector on the Performance Mixer and the 20-pin header at the top of the DB25 expander.
Step 1: connect the 20-pin ribbon cable, red stripe toward the bottom of both modules.

2.2Step 2: 6-pin ribbon cable

Next, connect the top-most, far-left 6-pin header on the Performance Mixer to the 6-pin header on the DB25 expander directly below the 20-pin header, using the included 6-pin ribbon cable. Orient the red stripe toward the bottom of both modules.

The same two modules with a second, narrower 6-pin ribbon cable added. Red circles highlight the top-most far-left 6-pin header on the Performance Mixer and the 6-pin header just below the 20-pin header on the DB25 expander.
Step 2: connect the 6-pin ribbon cable, red stripe toward the bottom of both modules.

3Connecting PM-Channels

To use the DB25 expander with PM-Channels, first connect the Performance Mixer to the DB25 expander using the two steps above. Then connect the included 10-pin cable from the left-most, middle header on PM-Channels to the header that is second from the bottom on the DB25 expander. Both are labeled accordingly. Orient the red stripe toward the bottom of both modules.

A PM-Channels module joined to the DB25 expander by a 10-pin ribbon cable. Red circles highlight the left-most middle header on PM-Channels and the header second from the bottom on the DB25 expander.
Connect PM-Channels to the DB25 expander with the included 10-pin cable.
Performance Mixer, PM-Channels, and the DB25 expander linked together by their ribbon cables on a wooden surface, showing the complete cabling with power not shown.
All three modules connected together (power not shown).

4Snake Cheat Sheet

Use the tables below as a reference for which Performance Mixer channel appears on each channel of your DB25 snake. The two DB25 connectors are labeled 1-8 (top) and 9-16 (bottom). All outputs are balanced and pre-fader. We recommend a DB25-to-XLR or DB25-to-TRS snake to connect to your mixer, interface, or recorder directly.

DB25 TOP connector (1-8)
Snake ChannelPerformance Mixer Channel
1 Master LEFT
2 Master RIGHT
3 Channel 1
4 Channel 2
5 Channel 3
6 Channel 4
7 Channel 5
8 Channel 6

DB25 TOP connector: snake channel to Performance Mixer channel mapping.

DB25 BOTTOM connector (9-16)
Snake ChannelPerformance Mixer Channel
1 Channel 7 LEFT
2 Channel 7 RIGHT
3 Channel 8 LEFT
4 Channel 8 RIGHT
5 Channel 9 LEFT
6 Channel 9 RIGHT
7 Channel 10 LEFT
8 Channel 10 RIGHT

DB25 BOTTOM connector: snake channel to Performance Mixer channel mapping.

5Specifications

Outputs:

  • 16 balanced outputs across two DB25 connectors (labeled 1-8 and 9-16)
  • Master LEFT/RIGHT and Channels 1-10 (Channels 7-10 split LEFT/RIGHT)
  • All outputs are balanced and PRE FADER

Connections:

  • 20-pin ribbon cable to Performance Mixer
  • 6-pin ribbon cable to Performance Mixer
  • 10-pin ribbon cable to PM-Channels (optional)
  • Recommended: DB25-to-XLR or DB25-to-TRS snake

Power:

  • Powered via included 16-to-10 pin power cable from the header labeled POWER
  • Orient -12V toward the red stripe.

6More from WMD

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