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Audio signals have somewhat standardized levels depending on the application. Outputs of professional mixing consoles are most commonly at
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is the path an audio signal will take from source to the speaker or recording device. Signal flow may be short and simple as in a
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and larger sound reinforcement system as the signal may pass through many sections of a large mixing console, external
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are applied to render a digital signal for a transmission medium. Digital audio transports include
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range of roughly 20 to 20,000 Hz, which corresponds to the lower and upper
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systems represent audio signals in a variety of digital formats.
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Audio signals may be characterized by parameters such as their
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Representation of sound, typically as an electrical voltage
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convert an electrical audio signal back into sound.
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Audio channel

single source
talk page
improve this article
introducing citations to additional sources
"Audio signal"
news
newspapers
books
scholar
JSTOR
sound
voltage
analog signals
binary numbers
digital signals
audio frequency
limits of human hearing
synthesized
transducer
microphone
musical instrument pickup
phonograph cartridge
tape head
Loudspeakers
headphones
Digital audio
communications channel
storage device

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