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2. Monaural sound - Wikipedia

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   A diagram of monaural sound. Monaural sound or monophonic sound (often shortened to mono) is sound intended to be heard as if it were emanating from one position. [1] This contrasts with stereophonic sound or stereo, which uses two separate audio channels to reproduce sound from two microphones on the right and left side, which is reproduced with two separate loudspeakers to give a sense of ...

3. Sound card - Wikipedia

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   The number of physical sound channels has also increased. The first sound card solutions were mono. Stereo sound was introduced in the early 1980s, and quadraphonic sound came in 1989. This was shortly followed by 5.1 channel audio. The latest sound cards support up to 8 audio channels for the 7.1 speaker setup. [12]

4. Audio headset - Wikipedia

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   General 3.5 mm computer headsets come with two 3.5 mm connectors: one connecting to the microphone jack and one connecting to the headphone/speaker jack of the computer. 3.5 mm computer headsets connect to the computer via a sound card, which converts the digital signal of the computer to an analog signal for the headset. USB computer headsets ...

5. Stereophonic sound - Wikipedia

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   Label for 2.0 sound (stereo) In common usage, a "stereo" is a two-channel sound reproduction system, and a "stereo recording" is a two-channel recording. This is cause for much confusion, since five (or more)-channel home theater systems are not popularly described as "stereo", but instead as "surround". [clarification needed (see talk)]

6. Headphones - Wikipedia

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   Headsets provide the equivalent functionality of a telephone handset with hands-free operation. Among applications for headsets, besides telephone use, are aviation, theatre or television studio intercom systems, and console or PC gaming. Headsets are made with either a single-earpiece (mono) or a double-earpiece (mono to both ears or stereo).

7. Sound card mixer - Wikipedia

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   Audio signal generated by a synthesizer chip (often described as “MIDI device”) or digital signal processor on the sound card. CD playback stereo: Audio signal received from the analog CD input of the mixer, which is usually connected to the analog audio output of a CD drive. Microphone mono: Audio signal received through one of the ...