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Microphone split
Also known as mic split, splitter system.
A device or system that sends one microphone signal to multiple destinations such as front of house, monitors, and recording.
In practice
Passive, transformer, active, and digital splits differ in isolation, gain, phantom-power ownership, grounding, redundancy, and failure behavior; the advance defines responsibility.
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Sources
Educational reference only. Requirements vary by jurisdiction, employer, venue, and production context.