Common mode, differential mode

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Common mode versus differential mode is about communicating a signal electrically, usually as a voltage signal.

Practical side

Balanced audio / pro audio

See Music_-_studio_and_stage_notes#Notes_on_balanced_audio

Comparisons

See also

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common-mode_signal

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Differential_signaling

• http://sound.whsites.net/articles/balanced-2.htm

• http://www.we-online.com/web/en/passive_components_custom_magnetics/blog_pbcm/blog_detail_electronics_in_action_44030.php

• http://www.scientific-devices.com.au/pdfs/WeTransfer-NZvJB6Cw/ACDC/Common%20Mode%20Voltage.pdf

• http://www.we-online.com/web/en/passive_components_custom_magnetics/blog_pbcm/blog_detail_electronics_in_action_44030.php