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  2. Sound test - Wikipedia

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    A sound test is a function built into the options screen of many video games. This function was originally meant to test whether the game's music and sounds would function correctly (hence the name), as well as giving the player the ability to compare samples played in Monaural , Stereophonic and later Surround sound.

  3. Codec listening test - Wikipedia

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    A codec listening test is a scientific study designed to compare two or more lossy audio codecs, usually with respect to perceived fidelity or compression efficiency. Most tests take the form of a double-blind comparison. Commonly used methods are known as "ABX" or "ABC/HR" or "MUSHRA". There are various software packages available for ...

  4. Video game programming - Wikipedia

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    Game programming, a subset of game development, is the software development of video games.Game programming requires substantial skill in software engineering and computer programming in a given language, as well as specialization in one or more of the following areas: simulation, computer graphics, artificial intelligence, physics, audio programming, and input.

  5. List of file signatures - Wikipedia

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    Free Lossless Audio Codec [42] 4D 54 68 64: MThd: 0 mid midi MIDI sound file [43] D0 CF 11 E0 A1 B1 1A E1: ÐÏ␑ࡱ␚á: 0 doc xls ppt msi msg Compound File Binary Format, a container format defined by Microsoft COM. It can contain the equivalent of files and directories.

  6. Direct-field acoustic testing - Wikipedia

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    The orientation of the free-field microphones in a DFAN test arrangement is not critical. However, reflections from the test article can be minimized with the microphone oriented toward the sound source with a 0 degree incidence. [3] Most modern day, quality measurement, free-field microphones are factory adjusted to compensate for incident angle.

  7. List of -gate scandals and controversies - Wikipedia

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    The suffix-gate derives from the Watergate scandal in the United States in the early 1970s, which resulted in the resignation of US President Richard Nixon. [2] The scandal was named after the Watergate complex in Washington, D.C., where the burglary giving rise to the scandal took place; the complex itself was named after the "Water Gate" area where symphony orchestra concerts were staged on ...

  8. Speech transmission index - Wikipedia

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    Speech Transmission Index (STI) is a measure of speech transmission quality. The absolute measurement of speech intelligibility is a complex science. The STI measures some physical characteristics of a transmission channel (a room, electro-acoustic equipment, telephone line, etc.), and expresses the ability of the channel to carry across the characteristics of a speech signal.

  9. Sounding board - Wikipedia

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    "Wine glass" pulpit and sounding board at St. Matthew's German Evangelical Lutheran Church in Charleston, SC. A sounding board, also known as a tester and abat-voix is a structure placed above and sometimes also behind a pulpit or other speaking platform that helps to project the sound of the speaker.