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sound trap

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sound trap [′sau̇nd ‚trap]
(electronics)
A wave trap in a television receiver circuit that prevents sound signals from entering the picture channels.
(engineering acoustics)
A pit between adjoining instrument sections in a sound-recording studio, generally filled with fiberglass panels, to absorb sound that would otherwise propagate from instruments in one section to microphones in adjacent sections.

sound attenuator
In ductwork, a device (usually prefabricated) especially designed to provide much greater sound attenuation than would be provided by an equal length of ductwork; the pressure drop through the device is greater than for an equal length of ductwork.


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Because of space limitations outside the measurement room, the location of the sound trap was fixed.
Spring and fall catches, 200-2003, from the Long Island Sound Trawl Survey (LISTS) versus trawl catches in the Narrows (A) showed similar percentages by area as summer and fall 2003 catches from the Western Long Island Sound Trap Survey (B).
Sound Trap laminated steel, made by MSC Engineered Materials, is comprised of two steel skins, constrained over a layer of viscoelastic material that absorbs vibrational energy and reduces noise in end products.
 
 
 
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