It is used to connect microphone to microphone preamplifiers.
It is a microphone cable
the male end of an xlr cable is the end without pins sticking out, should have three holes inside and a push switch to unlock when the plu is inside microphone or other device.
It's also called XLR. If it has pins, it's XLR male, if it has holes, it's XLR female.
It is a XLR microphone connector that has holes instead of pins
well if your connecting it to a computer u might just wanna try an xlr male to xlr female cable as your input, and a xlr male to 3.5mm jack (mini jack) to your computers audio interface...
From a music store.
Search for XLR splitter
The better microphones use XLR-plugs as connection.
Male XLR connectors have pins or prongs that plug into a female XLR connector, which have corresponding holes or slots to receive the pins. Male connectors are typically used on microphone cables, while female connectors are found on audio equipment like mixers and amplifiers.
An XLR to USB cable has a converter in it. It isn't just a cable. An audio interface can be used to allow you to use any dynamic microphone or instrument and connect it to the USB or Firewire interface with an XLR cable.
Between microphone and microphone preamplifier
nope need some source of phantom power...try a preamp