Blackbird Academy: Cables & Connectors

Audio recording involves different types of cables and connectors. Signals on those cables can be balanced, unbalanced, high impedance, low impedance, analog, digital, one channel, or many channels.

Standard mic cables reduce this noise by using three different methods for noise reduction (one of which is over 100 years old!)

Mic and line level signals can use the same kind of cable for basic connections. But in digital audio, there is a very different group of cables, connectors, and requirements.

The most basic format for recording and storing sound in the modern studio is digital audio.

Cables are a vital component in your studio. Know how to store and present them correctly during a session.

Here, in this final video you’ll receive a summary of the essential lessons taught throughout the course.