Live entertainment
Audio polarity
The positive-versus-negative orientation of an audio signal or transducer connection.
Setup
- Maintain consistent wiring, test the system, and distinguish polarity reversal from frequency-dependent phase shift.
Venue contexts
- Theatre, concerts, festivals, broadcast, and corporate events, as applicable
Signal flow
- Confirm the source, patch, transport, control, and destination for the system involved.
In practice
Maintain consistent wiring, test the system, and distinguish polarity reversal from frequency-dependent phase shift.