Handbook for Sound Engineers

1212 Chapter 32 help. In stubborn cases, a 0.1μF or a 0.22μF capacitor directly across the output terminals of the amplifier may ...

Grounding and Interfacing 1213 to magnetic fields. Magnetic coupling is also reduced by separation distance, cables crossing at ...

1214 Chapter 32 possible to actually predict hum levels and identify the problem interfaces before a system is installed.^49 32. ...

Grounding and Interfacing 1215 cord-connected devices divert additional 60 Hz and high-frequency noise currents into the safety ...

1216 Chapter 32 For equipment having a grounding (three-conductor) power cord, UL listing requires that its leakage current be n ...

Grounding and Interfacing 1217 Some exotic audio cables have very high capacitance and can seriously degrade high-frequency resp ...

1218 Chapter 32 Ott, H., op. cit., p. 81. Ott, H., op. cit., p. 106. Morrison, R., Solving Interference Problems in Electronics ...

Grounding and Interfacing 1219 Morrison, R., Solving Interference Problems in Electronics, First Edition, John Wiley & Sons ...

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1221 Chapter 33 System Gain Structure by Pat Brown 33.1 Introduction............................................................ ...

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System Gain Structure 1223 33.1 Introduction This chapter is devoted to the explanation and establish- ment of the proper gain s ...

1224 Chapter 33 This makes such lines immune to the detrimental effects of reflections and standing waves. Radio, digital, and t ...

System Gain Structure 1225 simple analog voltmeter can measure the rms value of a sine wave. Complex waveforms require more soph ...

1226 Chapter 33 is a range of possible values that the waveform can take on. The possibilities are infinite (within a device’s d ...

System Gain Structure 1227 signal rich in harmonic distortion, Fig. 33-8. Gain struc- ture, from a component perspective, is pas ...

1228 Chapter 33 cating meter describes the waveform in a way that correlates with its loudness as perceived by human listeners. ...

System Gain Structure 1229 mixer could be turned down a bit if the overload is not severe. If the level mismatch is more than a ...

1230 Chapter 33 The ability to mix at meter zero without the poten- tial to clip a component farther down the processing chain. ...

System Gain Structure 1231 33.8 Power Ratings It is important to note that the amplifier’s wattage rating must be appropriate fo ...