discrete sound system
discrete sound system
[di′skrēt ′sau̇nd ‚sis·təm] (engineering acoustics)
A quadraphonic sound system in which the four input channels are preserved as four discrete channels during recording and playback processes; sometimes referred to as a 4-4-4 system.
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