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Line level
Line level is a standard signal level used by many electronic audio devices.
Level relevance: introduced at Nat 4; tagged for every later level where the same concept remains useful.
Explanation
Line-level signals are stronger than microphone-level signals. Keyboards, mixers, interfaces, and playback devices often use line-level connections, so choosing the correct input type matters.
Topics
RecordingSignal pathLevels
Curriculum statusofficial concept
Review statusdraft
Sources
- National 5 Music Technology course specification, May 2023, version 3.0 · accessed 2026-07-08
Used for the National 3, National 4, and National 5 technology and music concept tables.