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  2. Media control symbols - Wikipedia

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    To identify the control or the indicator to play the next part and then stop. Record: U+23FA ⏺ #5547 Recording, general: To identify a control to preset or start a recording mode. Eject U+23CF ⏏ #5459 Eject: To identify the control for the eject function. Shuffle U+1F500 🔀 — To randomly play a song from a given list.

  3. Volume control - Wikipedia

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    Volume control can refer to: Volume controlled continuous mandatory ventilation; Potentiometer, a feature on audio equipment for adjusting the sound level

  4. Squelch - Wikipedia

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    It functions strictly on the signal strength, such as when a television mutes the audio or blanks the video on "empty" channels, or when a walkie-talkie mutes the audio when no signal is present. Carrier squelch uses receiver Automatic gain control (AGC) to determine the squelch threshold. Single-sideband modulation (SSB) typically uses carrier ...

  5. Headphones - Wikipedia

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    Extended periods of exposure to high sound pressure levels created by headphones at high volume settings may be damaging to hearing; [54] [55] Nearly 50% of teenagers and young adults (12 to 35 years old) in middle and high income countries listen to unsafe levels of sound on their personal audio devices and smartphones. [56]

  6. Mute (music) - Wikipedia

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    A "stem" (a tube with a small cup) may be inserted into the mute, which changes the instrument's sound and path of airflow. [22] [29] The mute is made of metal (usually aluminum or copper) and has a cylindrical or bulbous shape; [23] mutes of the latter type are sometimes called "bubble mutes". [35]

  7. Sound transmission class - Wikipedia

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    Sound Transmission Class (or STC) is an integer rating of how well a building partition attenuates airborne sound.In the US, it is widely used to rate interior partitions, ceilings, floors, doors, windows and exterior wall configurations.

  8. Palm mute - Wikipedia

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    A demonstration of a guitarist palm muting Guitar phrase without and with palm mute. The palm mute is a technique for guitar and bass guitar known for its muted sound. It is performed by placing the side of the picking hand across the guitar's strings, close to the bridge, while picking.

  9. Selective mutism - Wikipedia

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    Selective mutism (SM) is an anxiety disorder in which a person who is otherwise capable of speech becomes unable to speak when exposed to specific situations, specific places, or to specific people, one or multiple of which serve as triggers.