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Live entertainment

Balanced audio

A signal connection using two conductors with opposite polarity relative to a shield or reference.

Reviewed

Setup

  • Maintain correct wiring and shielding and use differential inputs to reject noise induced along the cable.

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 correct wiring and shielding and use differential inputs to reject noise induced along the cable.

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