// Audio Connectors

DB25 Audio Multicore (Tascam/Yamaha)

DB25 25-pin D-sub connectors are used for 8-channel balanced analog audio multicore in professional recording studios. Two wiring standards exist: Tascam and Yamaha/BNCE — incompatible with each other.

// Specifications

Standard

Tascam or Yamaha/BNCE

Pin Count

Channels

8 balanced analog (in or out)

Wiring

Tascam: odd pins hot, even pins return

Yamaha

Different pin assignment

Use Case

Studio patch bays, multitrack recorders, consoles

// Pin Reference Table

Pin	Name	Function	Type
1	Ch1 Hot	Channel 1 positive (Tascam)	ADC
2	Ch1 Cold	Channel 1 negative	ADC
3	Ch2 Hot	Channel 2 positive	ADC
4	Ch2 Cold	Channel 2 negative	ADC
5	Ch3 Hot	Channel 3 positive	ADC
6	Ch3 Cold	Channel 3 negative	ADC
7	Ch4 Hot	Channel 4 positive	ADC
8	Ch4 Cold	Channel 4 negative	ADC
9	Ch5 Hot	Channel 5 positive	ADC
10	Ch5 Cold	Channel 5 negative	ADC
11	Ch6 Hot	Channel 6 positive	ADC
12	Ch6 Cold	Channel 6 negative	ADC
13	Ch7 Hot	Channel 7 positive	ADC
14	Ch7 Cold	Channel 7 negative	ADC
15	Ch8 Hot	Channel 8 positive	ADC
16	Ch8 Cold	Channel 8 negative	ADC
17	GND	Ground	GND
18	GND	Ground	GND
19	GND	Ground	GND
20	GND	Ground	GND
21	GND	Ground	GND
22	GND	Ground	GND
23	GND	Ground	GND
24	GND	Ground	GND
25	GND	Ground	GND