AES 26 : 2001(R2011)

Foreword
Foreword to original edition
Foreword to second edition
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Definitions
4 General requirements
   4.1 Normal polarity
   4.2 Polarity inversion
5 Contacts in connectors for analog signals
   5.1 XLR connectors and miniature XLR connectors
   5.2 Concentric connectors
   5.3 Connectors for loudspeakers and outputs of power amplifiers
6 Magnetic analog audio tape
   6.1 Recorded signal
   6.2 Recording and reproducing equipment
7 Audio tracks on magnetic videotapes
   7.1 Longitudinal audio tracks
   7.2 Frequency-modulated (FM) audio tracks
8 Sound tracks on film
   8.1 Optical sound tracks on release film prints
   8.2 Magnetic tracks
9 Digital systems
   9.1 Interconnections
   9.2 Linearly represented digital audio data
   9.3 Incremental modulation systems
10 Electroacoustical transducers
   10.1 Loudspeakers
   10.2 Microphones
   10.3 Headphones
11 Mechanical disk records
   11.1 Monophonic records
   11.2 Stereophonic records
Annex A - Informative references

Standardizes the polarity of the signals at the various interface points between different items of equipment, in particular from the acoustical, electrical, mechanical, digital, and magnetic aspects.