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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

Sleeve

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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