playback speed

collocation in English

meaningsofplaybackandspeed

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playback
noun[C or U]
uk
/ˈpleɪ.bæk/us
/ˈpleɪ.bæk/
the act of playing a recording again in order to hear or see ...
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speed
noun
uk
/spiːd/us
/spiːd/
how fast ...
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The cylinder playback technology allowed for consistentplaybackspeed, which the disc player did not.
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The control elements consisted of soundfile scrolling, random sequencing speed, loop length andplaybackspeed.
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Playing an octave on the keyboard would double (or halve) theplaybackspeedand the sound would rise (or fall) by an octave.
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Images were reviewed on video tape at slow/staggeredplaybackspeed.
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Over time, cheaper tapes may tighten, making it more difficult to feed, and to maintain a constantplaybackspeed.
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It is a mono recording and theplaybackspeedis at 45rpm.
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Be aware that some players do not support theplaybackspeed.
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Both modes allow for scratching and the manual control ofplaybackspeedand direction.
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This type of device can often perform the copying process at many times the standardplaybackspeed.
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If the recording is ongoing, the playback timer will not decrease at normalplaybackspeed.
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The material is recorded as data which when played back through a software player allows the user control of the viewing direction andplaybackspeed.
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Added use of subfolders in text mode andplaybackspeed.
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Playbackspeedis not specified, and on many machines is continuously variable.
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The result was a tool with the ability to preserve the pitch and increase or decreaseplaybackspeedwithout coloring and distorting the result.
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On its release a small number of copies were manufactured with a defect inplaybackspeed.
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Analog pitch controls vary the voltage being used by the playback device; digital controls use digital signal processing to change theplaybackspeedor pitch.
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Because each frame of film is maintained as a separate image, anyplaybackspeedfrom 6fps to 30fps can be reproduced in both progressive or interlaced pulldown patterns.
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Old systems which used cassettes changed the pitch by alteringplaybackspeed, but none are still on the market, and their commercial use is virtually nonexistent.
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A high speed search at 60 timesplaybackspeedwith a recognizable color picture allowed three hours of videotape to be searched through in approximately three minutes.
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Gramophone discs were manufactured with a range of playback speeds (from 16 rpm to 78 rpm) and in several sizes (including 12-inch/30 cm).
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