Information Pages

09/03/2022

Balanced input

A balanced input uses a 3 pin XLR connector. These are a single channel circuit, i.e. there is only one audio signal although 3 pins are used.

09/03/2022

Volume/gain/level/attenuation controls

These are terms that are often used interchangeably. When any signal is input to a device, mixer/amplifier, it must be increased in size in order that it can drive a loudspeaker and produce an increase sound level.

09/03/2022

Jack input/XLR input/Combo input

Input sockets coem in many varieties thesde days, it is worth knowing what they are called and if they are of any use.

03/03/2022

Active or passive?

Active or passive loudspeakers, the difference is how mauch electronics goes inside. If it has an amplifier and/pr mixing facilities then it is active, if it just has a loudspeaker and perhaps a crossover, then it is passive.

03/03/2022

Amplifier/Speaker shape

Should you use a rectangular shaped amplifer/speaker or a tall column amplifer/speaker. There is more than the look of these two different amplifiers that is important. Here although I will call these amplifiers it is really the loudspeaker cabinet that is important.

23/02/2022

Which amplifier?

A good question and perhaps one that you need to answer yourself. The point of an amplifier is to make the sound of your instrument louder.