Walk the Walk: Audio and Video Terms
From AAD to Voice Coils (we don't have any "Z" terms yet), this glossary will break-down the alphabet soup and "audiophile-speak." Credit for some terms: TheWhippinpost, Aaron Miller, Audio Concepts
Digital Light Processing. A Texas Instruments process of projecting video images using a light source reflecting off of an array of tens of thousands of mic...
Tue, 14 Oct, 2014 at 6:51 AM
Digital Micromirror Device. Texas Instruments engine that powers DLP projectors. Uses an array with tens of thousands of microscopic mirrors that reflect a ...
Tue, 14 Oct, 2014 at 6:52 AM
Dynamic Noise Reduction. A signal-processing circuit that attempts to reduce the level of high-frequency noise. Unlike Dolby NR, DNR doesn't require pre...
Tue, 14 Oct, 2014 at 6:53 AM
Is a five-channel system consisting of left, center, right and left rear, right rear channels. All processing is done in the digital domain. Unlike Dolby Pr...
Tue, 14 Oct, 2014 at 6:53 AM
An enhancement to the Dolby Digital 5.1 where a rear center channel has been added creating a 6.1 format. The Dolby Digital Surround EX format does not add ...
Tue, 14 Oct, 2014 at 6:54 AM
An earlier form of surround sound. Four separate signals are encoded in a 2-channel recording and re-separated by the processor into left, centre, right and...
Tue, 14 Oct, 2014 at 6:54 AM
Developed by Dolby in the early 70s, Dolby Stereo produces 4 channel sound with three channels of sound in the front (left and right for music and effects a...
Tue, 14 Oct, 2014 at 6:55 AM
Encodes sound for rear effects channels into the stereo tracks. Needs to be replayed through a decoder to produce surround. (Dolby is a registered trademark...
Tue, 14 Oct, 2014 at 6:55 AM
A high frequency speaker with a dome-shaped diaphragm.A high frequency speaker with a dome-shaped diaphragm.
Tue, 14 Oct, 2014 at 6:56 AM
A voice coil with two windings, generally used in woofers. Each voice coil can be connected to a stereo channel, or both voice coils can be wired in parall...
Tue, 14 Oct, 2014 at 8:11 AM