Monaural

Monaural (often shortened to mono) sound reproduction is single-channel. Typically there is only one microphone, one loudspeaker, or, in the case of headphones or multiple loudspeakers, they are fed from a common signal path, and in the case of multiple microphones, mixed into a single signal path at some stage.

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Monaural sound has been replaced by stereo sound in most entertainment applications. However, it remains the standard for:

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• Radiotelephone communications.
• Telephone networks.
• Induction loops for use with hearing aids.
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Microphone: A microphone, sometimes called a mic (pronounced "mike"), is a transducer that converts sound into an electrical signal. Microphones are used in many applications such as telephones, tape recorders, hearing aids, motion picture production and in radio and television broadcasting....

Loudspeaker: A loudspeaker, or simply speaker, is an electromechanical device which converts an electrical signal into sound. The term is used to refer to both the transducer, or driver itself, and a complete system consisting of one or more transducers in an enclosure. The loudspeaker is the most variable eleme...

Signal: Signaling, or signal, may mean:...