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Alternating Current (AC)

An electric current that reverses direction sinusoidally (electricity runs back and forth bidirectionally) (sin wave)

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Direct Current (DC)

An electric current that only runs in one direction (constant line)

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Resistor

an electrical device that resists/restricts the flow of electrical current (has a color chart) (bidirectional)

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Capacitor

Stores electric charge like a battery

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Transistor

Acts as switches or amps (three pins)

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Potentiometer

Variable resistors

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Diode

Like resistors, but energy can only flow one way

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LED

Light Emitting Diode

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¼” TRS

Balanced!!! Tip Ring Sleeve Instrument cable

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¼” TS

Unbalanced!! Tip Sleeve

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1/8” TRS

Balanced!! Tip Ring Sleeve

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1/8” TS

Unbalanced!! Tip Sleeve Only mono

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1/8” stereo

Balanced!!! Headphone jack/cable, most common one

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XLR

Balanced Three Pin X - ground pin LR - (left and right)

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RCA (cables)

Unbalanced Radio Corp of America

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AES/EBU

The good one (Balanced) Audio Engineering Society/European Broadcasting Union

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SPDIF

The bad one (Unbalanced) Cheap Sony Philips Digital Interface Format

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Balanced/Unbalanced signal

Two points of contact/conductors (unbalanced) vs Three points of contact/conductors (balanced) Balanced is more professional and higher capacity, Unbalanced is cheaper and more risk of noise/distortion

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