Hi Gang.
I'm taking a class on Audio Engineering at the moment, and I'm getting pretty lost in all the discussion surrounding balanced and unbalanced lines. Bear in mind that my knowledge of electricity can be summed up in the phrase: it hurts.
I don't what makes one kind of line balanced or unbalanced; if one kind is preferrable to the other; why such discussions almost always concern 1/4" jacks; and why it seems to be affected by whether you plug the 1/4" cable all the way in the plug or only part of the way.
And what's a ground? This is usually cited as being something different from the positive and negative signals...help!!
Please explain it like I'm 4.
Always in Awe of the Knowledge in this Room,
jethani
I'm taking a class on Audio Engineering at the moment, and I'm getting pretty lost in all the discussion surrounding balanced and unbalanced lines. Bear in mind that my knowledge of electricity can be summed up in the phrase: it hurts.
I don't what makes one kind of line balanced or unbalanced; if one kind is preferrable to the other; why such discussions almost always concern 1/4" jacks; and why it seems to be affected by whether you plug the 1/4" cable all the way in the plug or only part of the way.
And what's a ground? This is usually cited as being something different from the positive and negative signals...help!!
Please explain it like I'm 4.
Always in Awe of the Knowledge in this Room,
jethani