audio playback
Recorded sound output
Audio playback is the reproduction of recorded sound through speakers or headphones.
The term appears in technical contexts—device settings, software interfaces, troubleshooting guides: Check your audio playback settings, The audio playback was choppy.
Playback distinguishes listening to recordings from recording itself or live sound.
- headphonesWearable speakers for ears
- speakersAudio output devices
- bluetooth speakerWireless audio playback device
- sound systemAudio playback equipment
- playRecreation or staged drama
play button · CD players · MP3 · stop · MP3 players · buffer · skip · WAV · track · queue · record players · pause · rewind · fast forward · bass · treble · volume · shuffle
- audiosound, headphones, volume control, sound recording, noise
- Smart GlassesGoogle Glass, HoloLens
- production soundsound mixer, boom operator, boom mic, room tone, lavalier
audio playbacklive performance
Unrecorded staged entertainment
live sound · live music · live broadcast · live concert · live streaming
audio playbackaudio recording
Stored sonic information
sound recording · audio input · recording · recording session · tracking