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active sound control

active sound control

[¦ak·tiv ′saund kən‚trōl]
(acoustics)
Any modification of sound fields by loudspeakers, controlled, for example, through the use of a feedforward mechanism, for reduction, equalization, or cancellation of sound.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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The sport mode becomes even more fun if you turn up the volume on the Active Sound Control. This relays a racy engine sound into the cabin using a special speaker.
The special white/black seating surface treatment is one of a few new interior colour combinations that are exclusive to the F SPORT, as are the separate readouts for turbo boost and G-forces for the Head-Up Display (HUD).The F SPORT also features Active Sound Control (ASC) to enhance the auditory experience.
Switch to Sport and adjust the volume of the Active Sound Control and the car's character changes completely, making it feel more focused as the sound of the engine burbling beneath the bonnet is relayed into the cabin.
The F SPORT also features Active Sound Control to enhance the auditory experience.
The 5.0 Liter V8 sounds great, but you can make it sound even sportier if you wish to thanks to the car's Active Sound Control (ASC), which blats intake resonance out of the front speakers and a deeper exhaust rumble from the rear speakers in Sport Plus mode.
Dubbed as Active Noise Control (ANC) and Active Sound Control (ASC), the enhanced "broom!
It works brilliantly and makes a great noise, especially at engine speeds over 4000rpm, leading one to wonder why it was felt necessary to add Active Sound Control to override that noise.
There is even an Active Sound Control feature to make accelerating and decelerating sound more authentic.
Standard Active Noise Control (ANC) and Active Sound Control (ASC) on both 4-cylinder and V-6 models counteract engine noise, particularly at high rpm.
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