1. Audiochain
“Audiochainreferstoa studioor outside setupof audio
equipmentarrangedforthe purpose of public
address/recording/broadcastof the requiredprogramme
.Inthissectionwe wouldlearnaboutaspectstobe taken
care of whendifferent audioequipmentare integratedto
forman audiochain.”
Passive speakers
Passive crossovercomponents,whichsplitthe audiosignal andsendeach
banddirectlytothe loudspeakerdrivers. Audiosignalsthatare drivenbya
separate,individualamp Componentsthatare typicallyanarrangementof
resistors,capacitors,andinductors,whichsplitthe signal andsendeachfrequency
part to the drivers A separate poweramplifierthatsendsthe full audiosignalto
the speaker.The pricesrange from£100-£2000 dependingonthe qualityof the
speakers.
Active speakers
In an active speaker,the wordactive commonlyreferstothe crossover
components/system.The crossovercomponentsinanactive speakersplitthe
frequencybandof the audiosignal intosmaller parts(low,high,andsometimes
mid-range).Pricesrange from£200-£500
Microphones
Dynamicmic- These donot needa powersupplytoallow themtoworkunlike the
condensermicrophone.Theycanbe pluggeddirectlyintoanamplificationsource ora
recordingsetupand will workstraightaway.
Condensermic- these micsneedapowersource calledPhantom
Power.Thisallowsthe micstoworkbecause if the phantompowerwasnot
turnedon the microphone wouldhave nowayof gettingpowerandwouldnot
work.
