playback device

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playback
noun[C or U]
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/ˈpleɪ.bæk/us
/ˈpleɪ.bæk/
the act of playing a recording again in order to hear or see ...
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device
noun[C]
uk
/dɪˈvaɪs/us
/dɪˈvaɪs/
an object or machine that has been invented for a ...
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A listener might now apprehend a recording and simultaneously experience a sense of a physical space, other than the actual space in which theplaybackdevicewas located.
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He later explains that the only way to read the chip hidden in the belt buckle is to retrieve theplaybackdevice.
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At the point in which a specified amount of data becomes available to the localplaybackdevice, the media will begin to play.
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In more modern usage, theplaybackdeviceis often called a turntable, record player or record changer.
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Such recordings specify what synthetic instrument should play a note at a given time, and the actual instrument sound is dependent upon theplaybackdevice.
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Eachplaybackdevicecomes with a binary tree of secret device and processing keys.
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Analog pitch controls vary the voltage being used by theplaybackdevice; digital controls use digital signal processing to change the playback speed or pitch.
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During the final years of the 1970s, the development of two important playback devices helped to crystallise the cassette's pre-eminence.
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This kind of headphone amp is often utilized during recording sessions to sub-mix playback of individual stem-mixes or instruments coming from a mixing board or aplaybackdevice.
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The advantage of the film technology was that it could be easily developed afterwards and provides a durable, visual feedback of the flight parameters without needing anyplaybackdevice.
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The video information was transmitted wirelessly using the 802.11b wireless standard, allowing theplaybackdeviceto be up to 98 ft away from the television screen.
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This futuristic home videoplaybackdeviceused reels of film stored in plastic cassettes to electronically store audio and video signals, and was first announced in 1967.
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They may also be used to mix sound from non-microphone signals such as playback devices.
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Thus, there were actually two digital audio playback devices on these cards that could also be used at the same time.
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It is designed to play on standard playback devices and an appropriately configured computer (see system requirements on back).
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All three resolutions (720p50, 720p60, and 1080p24) have to be supported by display devices, and at least one of those by playback devices.
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These are in many cases already integrated in the recording and playback devices in the professional sector and are always available.
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