Audio Cables and Connectors

1. AUDIOGRAPHY
UNIT – 2 – Cables and Connectors
PREPARED BY
SANKARANARAYANAN K. B
ASST. PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF VISUAL COMMUNICATION
NEHRU ARTS AND SCIENCE COLLEGE(Autonomous)
COIMBATORE

2. Expected outcomes
 Students will be able to understand about the
various types cables and connectors used in
audio industry
 Students will be able to identify different cables
and connectors to be used for specific
application.
 Students will know about various applications
and conversions of audio and video
connectors.

3. Topics Covered in this Session
 Cables and Connectors
 Types
 Uses & Applications

4. Introduction
 When you connect two devices using a
cable, The device that puts out a signal is
called as the source and The device
which receives the signal is called as the
load.
 Cables are group of wires together. They
carry electric signals from one device to
the another.
 Connectors links two cables together to
form a temporary path for the signal to

5. Introduction
 Basically there are 4 types of cables
 1. Straight Pair
 2. Twisted Pair
 3. Coaxial
 4. Fiber optic
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In Audio Industry Straight pair cables are used in powering speakers in PA
systems (Live Sound Reinforcement).
Microphone cables either use single channel XLR cables or Multiple channel
cable used in D-sub connectors.
Coaxial cables are used for digital signal transmission digitally from one audio
device to the another.

6. CONSTRUCTION of CABLE
 Audio cables are usually made of one or
two insulated conductors (wires)
surrounded by a wire-mesh shield which
can reduce the hum noise. The shield is
surrounded with a soft plastic or rubber
insulating material.

7. Various Cables and Connectors
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8. Various Cables and Connectors
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9. BALANCED AND UNBALANCED SIGNALS
 A cable for a balanced signal uses two conductors to
carry the signal, surrounded by a shield. A cable for a
balanced signal is usually called a balanced line.
 A balanced line rejects hum better than an unbalanced
line, but an unbalanced line under 10 feet long usually
provides adequate hum rejection and costs less.
 An cable for an unbalanced signal has a single
conductor surrounded by a shield. In this case, both the
center conductor and shield carry the signal.

10.  Connectors are part of cables; they are called cable
connectors. Other connectors are built into equipment
chassis; they are called chassis connectors.
CONNECTORS

11. Source for Reference
 https://www.birdvilleschools.net/cms/lib/TX010
00797/Centricity/Domain/1385/AV%20-
%20Cables%20and%20Connectors%20.pdf
 https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0247/3799/file
s/beginners_guide_to_audio_connections.pdf
 http://www.markertek.com/Attachments/Specifi
cations/WestPenn/HA227WH1000-
Specifications.pdf
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dV8rpGUo
xns
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AnU27N3C

12. Introduction of Next Session
 Acoustics
 dBu or dBv & dB SPL
 Mixing Consoles

13. Thank You
SANKARANARAYANAN K. B
ASST. PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF VISUAL COMMUNICATION
NEHRU ARTS AND SCIENCE
COLLEGE(Autonomous)
COIMBATORE
Mail Id:
nascsankaranarayanan@nehrucolleges.com