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Sound
vibration that propagates as an acoustic wave
80 entities
28 domains
Sound_Card
9Sound Blaster
Product
Creative Technology's sound card brand
Gravis UltraSound
Product
sound card for IBM PC compatibles
Covox Speech Thing
Product
external audio hardware that outputs digital sound
Roland LAPC-I
Product
PC sound card
Sound Blaster X-Fi
Product
computer sound card
SoundStorm
Product
Nvidia brand for surround sound technology on chipsets
Moonsound
Product
sound card for MSX computers
Windows Sound System
Product
sound card specification
Mockingboard
Product
computer sound card
Sound_Format
8surround sound
Class
system with loudspeakers that surround the listener
Dolby Atmos
Class
surround sound technology for home cinema and cinema; typically having a 5.1 or 7.1 setup with additional ceiling speakers or ceiling-directed speakers for home cinemas
quadraphonic sound
Class
sound that uses four channels in which speakers are positioned at the four corners of the listening space
5.1 surround sound
Class
sound systems that use 5 speakers and one subwoofer
Sony Dynamic Digital Sound
Class
cinema sound system
Dolby Pro Logic
Class
surround sound processing technology developed by Dolby Labs
7.1 surround sound
Class
eight-channel surround audio system commonly used in home theater configurations
Dolby Digital EX
Class
sound format by Dolby
Components
8sound chip
Class
integrated circuit for computer sound
Yamaha YM2612
Class
FM synthesis sound chip by Yamaha
programmable sound generator
Class
sound chip that generates audio signals built from one or more basic waveforms
Yamaha YM2610
Class
sound chip
Yamaha YM2608
Class
16 channel FM sound chip.
Yamaha YM2164
Class
sound chip developed by Yamaha
Yamaha YM2414
Class
sound chip
Yamaha YMZ280B
Class
sound chip
Practices
7microphone
Class
acoustic-to-electric transducer or sensor that converts sound into an electrical signal
sound card
Class
expansion card that provides input and output of audio signals
dynamic range compression
Class
audio signal processing operation that reduces the volume of loud sounds or amplifies quiet sounds
sonification
Class
use of sounds other than speech to convey information
laser microphone
Class
surveillance device that uses a laser beam to detect sound vibrations in a distant object
parabolic microphone
Class
microphone that uses a parabolic reflector to collect and focus sound waves onto a transducer
data sonification
Class
presentation of data as sound
Integrated_Circuit_Model
6Ricoh 2A03
Class
8-bit microprocessor and sound chip
SPC700
Class
sound chip for the SNES
Texas Instruments SN76489
Place
programmable sound generator chip
Philips SAA1099
Class
sound generator integrated circuit
Konami SCC
Class
sound chip developed by Konami with Yamaha Corporation for the MSX
Texas Instruments SN76477
Class
sound generating integrated circuit
Human
5Chuck Yeager
Person
American World War II flying ace and test pilot; first pilot to fly faster than sound (1923–2020)
Lee "Scratch" Perry
Person
Jamaican music producer, singer-songwriter, sound engineer (1936–2021)
John Chowning
Person
American composer and inventor of FM sound synthesis
Richard Joseph
Person
British composer, musician and sound specialist (1953-2007)
Hiroya Hatsushiba
Person
video game sound designer
Sound_Chip
5Academic_Discipline
4phonetics
Intangible
branch of linguistics that comprises the study of the sounds of human speech
acoustics
Intangible
Acoustics is the science of mechanical waves in all matter. It examines how sound, vibration, and ultrasound are produced, controlled, and perceived by sensors or living things as they reflect, absorb, and refract through the environment
scenography
Intangible
theatre design including lighting, sound, set and costume design
architectural acoustics
Intangible
science and engineering of achieving a good sound within a building