Using Aux Sends & Stereo Returns....

I cant figure out which cables I will need to get the job done. I dont know if I need Y cables or regular mono/stereo cables...hopefully someone can help me

-Mackie 1402 Vlz3
-Lexicon MX 200 reverb processor

here is what I want to do....I want to use the MX 200 as my reverb/effects unit and apply the same effect to multiple channels on the Mackie 1402, and use the Aux knobs to control how much of the effects is applied to the channel. The Mackie 1402 has got 2 Aux Sends and 2 L/R Stereo Returns (a stereo return for each Aux)

My question is...what exact cables will i need for this to work properly? thank you guys

AmpleSoul wrote:here is what I want to do....I want to use the MX 200 as my reverb/effects unit and apply the same effect to multiple channels on the Mackie 1402, and use the Aux knobs to control how much of the effects is applied to the channel. The Mackie 1402 has got 2 Aux Sends and 2 L/R Stereo Returns (a stereo return for each Aux)

My question is...what exact cables will i need for this to work properly? thank you guys

1/4" cables is all you need.
one 1/4" going from aux send to the mono input of the reverb (this is usually labelled as either the left or right in)
two cables coming from the stereo outs of the mx200 to the aux return on the mackie.

or you can run the reverb mono and only use one output.

protip: if you use a channel as a return instead of the actual return, you can tweak the reverb signal a little bit more (and get some feedback going if thats yer thing).

ok....so, would these cables work for how you described first..

yes.
those are stereo/balanced cables - but they will work the same as mono cables.

you can tell because there are two black stripes - that means there is a total of 3 conductors in that cable.
if you find some with only 1 stripe, they will work too.

but again, yes those will work, just fine.