Do you know the difference between mic, line and instrument inputs? Joe Albano explains in this short video.
Understanding input types when recording is essential to capturing a good, clean take every time and avoiding hiss, noise and overloads. In this 2-minute video from the course AudioPedia 105: Recording And Monitoring, Joe Albano explains the differences between mic, line and instrument level inputs - the major input types you will find on any audio interface.
AudioPedia 105: Recording And Monitoring
Explaining that the different input types require different levels of gain, Joe also tells you why they also use different input impedances. He also breaks down the different uses of each of the input types, and in which situations you are likely to encounter them. Check out the rest of the videos in this course for a quick but comprehensive guide to the fundamentals of recording and monitoring.
Hollin Jones was classically trained as a piano player but found the lure of blues and jazz too much to resist. Graduating from bands to composition then production, he relishes the chance to play anything with keys.
A sometime lecturer in videographics, music production and photography post production, Hollin has been a freelance writer on music technology and Apple topics for well over a decade, along the way publishing several books on audio software. He has been lead writer at a number of prominent music and technology publications.
As well as consultancy, full-time journalism, video production and professional photography, he occasionally plays Hammond, Rhodes and other keys for people who ask nicely.
Hollin is Contributing Editor at Ask.Audio.
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