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  2. Stereophonic sound - Wikipedia

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    Stereophonic sound, or more commonly stereo, is a method of sound reproduction that recreates a multi-directional, 3-dimensional audible perspective. This is usually achieved by using two independent audio channels through a configuration of two loudspeakers (or stereo headphones ) in such a way as to create the impression of sound heard from ...

  3. History of sound recording - Wikipedia

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    (The first stereo recordings, on disks, had been made in the 1930s, but were never issued commercially.) Stereo (either true, two-microphone stereo or multi mixed) quickly became the norm for commercial classical recordings and radio broadcasts, although many pop music and jazz recordings continued to be issued in monophonic sound until the mid ...

  4. Sound recording and reproduction - Wikipedia

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    The experiments with stereo during the 1930s and 1940s were hampered by problems with synchronization. A major breakthrough in practical stereo sound was made by Bell Laboratories, who in 1937 demonstrated a practical system of two-channel stereo, using dual optical sound tracks on film. [28]

  5. Timeline of audio formats - Wikipedia

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    A Quadraphonic 8-Track Cartridge Analog, 1 ⁄ 4 inch wide tape, 3 + 3 ⁄ 4 in/s, 4-channel stereo, endless-loop cartridge 1971 Quadraphonic Vinyl Record (CD-4) (SQ Matrix) An SQ quadraphonic record Analog, introduced by CBS Records for matrix and RCA / JVC for CD-4 Recorded two tracks on both stereo channels, requiring a decoder to hear all ...

  6. Emile Berliner - Wikipedia

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    Emile Berliner (May 20, 1851 – August 3, 1929) originally Emil Berliner, was a German-American inventor.He is best known for inventing the lateral-cut flat disc record (called a "gramophone record" in British and American English) used with a gramophone.

  7. ‘Stereophonic’ Review: Behind the Music, There’s Theatrical ...

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    There’s a moment in David Adjmi’s play “Stereophonic” when a discordant, mid-’70s band-on-the rise hears one of its songs played back to them in the recording studio for the first time ...

  8. Quizlet - Wikipedia

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    Quizlet made its first acquisition in March 2021, with the purchase of Slader, which offered detailed explanations of textbook concepts and practice problems, and eventually incorporated it into its paid platform, Quizlet Plus. [20] [21] [22] In November 2022, Quizlet announced a new CEO, Lex Bayer, the former CEO of Starship Technologies. [23]

  9. History of multitrack recording - Wikipedia

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    AMPEX 440 (two-track, four-track) and 16-track MM1000 Scully 280 eight-track recorder using 1 inch (25 mm) tape at the Stax Museum of American Soul Music. Multitrack recording of sound is the process in which sound and other electro-acoustic signals are captured on a recording medium such as magnetic tape, which is divided into two or more audio tracks that run parallel with each other.