audio input

Voice to machine

Audio input is sound fed into a device for recording, processing, or transmission.

A microphone is the most common audio input device, converting sound waves into electrical signals.

Computers and audio equipment have audio input jacks or ports: Plug your guitar into the audio input.

The term also refers to the signal itself: The audio input was too quiet.

Related

voice memo · sound · signal · capture · jack · plug · gain · level · mono · stereo · waveform · frequency · amplitude · preamp · phantom power · mixer · podcast · dictation

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sensory modality

audio inputvideo input

Signal feeding a display

visual signal · keyboard input

signal direction

audio inputaudio output

Transmitted sonic signal

audio playback · sound production

input modality type

audio inputkeyboard input

Typed data entry

manual input · touch input

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G