15
E
Unbalanced use of
mono 1/4" jack plugs
Ring
Balanced use of
stereo 1/4" jack plugs
Tip =
Signal
Tip =
hot (+ve)
Sleeve =
Ground / Shield
Sleeve =
Ground / Shield
Tip
Tip
Sleeve
Sleeve
Strain relief clamp
Strain relief clamp
Ring =
cold (-ve)
For connection of balanced and
unbalanced plugs, ring and sleeve have
to be bridged at the stereo plug.
Fig. 7.2: Un-/balanced jack plugs
Most headphones come with their cable and plug already assembled but if you have to do it yourself sometime
this is how. It is also possible in a crisis situation to tap this signal for use as a (parallel) feed for a line level
device.
Fig. 7.3: Headphones connector
8. GLOSSARY
Ambient Music
atmospheric/lacking in a strong beat (e.g. can be played with a drum track, can be rhythmically gated etc.)
Balance
relative levels of left/right in a stereo pair, usually controlled by a panoramic potentiometer (panpot)
BPM
Beats Per Minute
Channel
input strip on a mixing desk
Clip, Clipping
overload, severe distortion
8. GLOSSARY
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