sound reproduction
31reproduction — noun 1》 the action or process of reproducing. ↘the quality of reproduced sound. 2》 a copy of a work of art, especially a print made of a painting. ↘[as modifier] made to imitate the style of an earlier period or particular craftsman …
32sound track — A tape or other contrivance upon which speech, song, and other sounds are imprinted for reproduction synchronized with a motion picture film. Foreign & Domestic Music Corp. v Licht (CA2 NY) 196 F2d 627 …
33Stereophonic sound — Stereophonic sound, commonly called stereo, is the reproduction of sound, using two or more independent audio channels, through a symmetrical configuration of loudspeakers, in such a way as to create a pleasant and natural impression of sound… …
34Tube sound — (or valve sound) is the characteristic sound associated with a vacuum tube based audio amplifiers. Some audiophiles prefer the sound that is produced by the distortion characteristics of tube based amplifiers. The audible significance of tube… …
35Analog sound vs. digital sound — Analog sound versus digital sound compares the two ways in which sound is recorded and stored. Actual sound waves consist of continuous variations in air pressure. Representations of these signals can be recorded in either digital or analog… …
36DTS (sound system) — For other uses, see DTS (disambiguation). DTS, Inc. Type Public Traded as NASDAQ: DTSI …
37Surround sound — Surround sound, using multichannel audio, encompasses a range of techniques for enriching (expanding and deepening) the sound reproduction quality, of an audio source, with additional audio channels reproduced via additional, discrete speakers.… …
38History of sound recording — Methods and media for sound recording are varied and have undergone significant changes between the first time sound was actually recorded for later playback until now. Technology Mechanical recording The first devices for recording sound were… …
39digital sound recording — method of preserving sound in which audio signals are transformed into a series of pulses that correspond to patterns of binary digits (i.e., 0 s and 1 s) and are recorded as such on the surface of a magnetic tape or optical disc. A digital …
40Movietone sound system — The Movietone sound system is a sound on film method of recording sound for motion pictures that guarantees synchronization between sound and picture. It achieves this by recording the sound as a variable density optical track on the same strip… …
