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sound effectArtificial imitation of sound to accompany action and supply realism in a dramatic production. Sound effects were first used in the theatre, where they can represent a range of action too vast or difficult to present onstage, from battles and gunshots to trotting horses and rainstorms. Various methods were devised by backstage technicians to reproduce sounds (e.g., rattling sheet metal to create thunder); today most sound effects are reproduced by recordings. An important part of old-fashioned radio dramas, sound effects are still painstakingly added to television and movie soundtracks. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Today watch Access Hollywood or Fox News and when the graphic comes up there's an audio effect. of Computer Science and Information Engineering at National Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu, Taiwan leading the Perceptual Signal Processing Laboratory which focuses on audio compression and audio effect technologies. Q3D and QXpander, part of QSound's microQ family of audio components, can create a 3D audio effect with stereo headsets or just two speakers by expanding audio signals to create a much richer wireless audio experience. |
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