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Balanced
Unbalanced
’Y’ Leads (Unbalanced)
’Y’ Leads (Balanced)
Headphone Splitter
Stand Mounting
Glossary
Balanced
A method of audio connection which balances the
sound signal between two wires and a screen which
carries no signal. Any interference is picked up equal-
ly by the two wires, but the signal on one wire is out
of phase with the other, and they cancel out.
DAT
Digital Audio Tape, a cassette-based digital recording
format.
Mic Power
Often called Phantom Power, this is a way of adding
voltage to a condenser microphone or active DI
(Direct Injection) box, to power the internal pream-
plifier circuits without the need for batteries.
PAN
Abbreviation of panorama: controls levels sent to
left and right outputs respectively.
Phase
A term used to describe the relationship of two
sound signals. In-phase signals reinforce each other,
out-of-phase signals result in cancellation.
Unbalanced
A method of audio connection which uses a single
wire and the cable screen as the signal return. This
method does not provide the noise immunity of a bal-
anced input (see above).
Connecting Leads
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