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  2. Microphone blocker - Wikipedia

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    A headphone cable with microphone, a wired headset, or a wired microphone - More expensive and will provide just one blocking plug. It's possible that microphone connectors without a microphone circuit like the above solutions offer low security, because when you plug a connector that has no microphone or microphone circuit, software has the ...

  3. Sound card - Wikipedia

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    A sound card (also known as an audio card) is an internal expansion card that provides input and output of audio signals to and from a computer under the control of computer programs. The term sound card is also applied to external audio interfaces used for professional audio applications.

  4. Voice-operated switch - Wikipedia

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    Intercom systems that use a speaker in a room as both a speaker and a microphone will often use VOX on the main console to switch the audio direction during a conversation. The circuit usually includes a delay between the sound stopping and switching direction, to avoid the circuit turning off during short pauses in speech.

  5. MagSafe - Wikipedia

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    MagSafe was introduced on 10 January 2006, in conjunction with the MacBook Pro, the first Intel-based Mac laptop, at the Macworld Expo. A MagSafe connector is held in place magnetically so that if it is tugged (for example, by someone tripping over the cable), it will be pulled out of the port without damaging the connector or the port, and ...

  6. Monster Cable - Wikipedia

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    Initial sales were slow, because at the time electronics retailers provided low-cost lamp cords to consumers for free [1] [5] or at low prices and audiophiles didn't believe audio cables made a difference in the sound. [6] Monster is credited with creating the market for high-end audio cables in the 1980s [6] [8] through Lee's "marketing ...

  7. Muteness - Wikipedia

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    In human development, muteness or mutism [1] is defined as an absence of speech, with or without an ability to hear the speech of others. [2] Mutism is typically understood as a person's inability to speak, and commonly observed by their family members, caregivers, teachers, doctors or speech and language pathologists.

  8. Left-hand muting - Wikipedia

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    Strumming barre chords or other chords in which there are no open strings, left-hand muting may punctuate the rhythm, so that instead of the continuous ringing sound of the strumming, short silences are introduced. Left-hand muting is used to produce chops (chords that are released the instant after picking). Chops are sharp and percussive.

  9. List of horn techniques - Wikipedia

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    This is the act of fully closing off the bell of the instrument with either the right hand or a special stopping mute. [1] This results in producing a somewhat nasal sound. When required, in the sheet music the usual notation is a '+' above the note followed by a 'o' above notes that are to be played open.