ABSTRACT
Proper grounding is essential to maintaining equipment safety; however, within an audio facility, small AC voltage potentials between various devices in an audio system can leak into a system's grounding circuit. Troubleshooting a ground-related problem can be tricky and finding the problem's source might be a needle-in-a-haystack situation. Because grounding problems arise as a result of electrical interactions between any number of equipment combinations, the use of proper grounding techniques and troubleshooting within an audio production facility are by their very nature situational and often frustrating. When talking about power, grounding and interference, one thing's or certain—there is usually no one-size-fits-all answer to problems that might creep up in an audio signal's path. While most power conditioners are meant to work best in a rack-mounted scenario, a number of power strips on the market offer protection against surges, as well as radio frequency (RF) and electro-magnetic interference.
