Direct Sound: Sound that arrives at the listeners ear first.. Sound reaching the listening location without reflections, i.e., sound that travels in the most direct path from the source to the listener.

 

Related Words

Direct Sound: Sound that arrives at the listeners ear first.. Sound reaching the listening location without reflections, i.e., sound that travels in the most direct path from the source to the listener.

Direct And Reflected Sound: The sound that you hear from your listening/viewing position is a combination of the direct sound that travels straight from your speakers to your ears, and the indirect, reflected sound — t . . . View Full Definition

Near Field Sound: Typically, any point where the direct sound emission is measurably louder than the reflections of that sound. From a more accurate technical perspective, this is the point where the velocity . . . View Full Definition

Omnidirectional Microphone: A microphone that is able to pick up sound equally from all directions.

Operations Director: Individual who typically oversees claims, management information services, enrollment, underwriting, member services, and office management.

Nondiegetic Sound: Sound that does not occur in the diegetic space (the characters' world), such as music that is added in post-production.

Non-Directional Beacon (NDB): An LF, MF, or UHF radio beacon transmitting non-directional signals whereby the pilot of an aircraft equipped with direction finding equipment can determine his bearing to or from the radio . . . View Full Definition

Outside Director: A director of a company who is not an employee of that company and brings in outside experience to help make board decisions.

Omnidirectional: Literally, from all directions. In audio, microphones are said to be omnidirectional if they can detect sound with equal sensitivity from all directions. Speakers are omnidirectional if they . . . View Full Definition

Primary Directions: Originally, a mathematically complicated system of progressing a horoscope based upon the diurnal rotation of the Earth. The term is now loosely applied to any method of advancing house cusp . . . View Full Definition