mono sound
One speaker suffices
Mono sound, short for monophonic sound, is audio reproduced through a single channel, so all sounds come from one source regardless of how many speakers play it.
This contrasts with stereo, which uses two channels to create spatial separation.
Older recordings, AM radio, and public address systems typically use mono: The vintage recording was in mono sound.
- audioTransmitted sound content
- speakerOne who talks
- channelPassage for transmission
- singleOne in number
- recordingCaptured audio or video
vintage · old school · phonograph · record player · transistor · radio · earphone · headphone · lo-fi · lo-fi beats · broadcast · analog · audio output · output · signal · track · playback · balance
- audioheadphones, audio track, volume control, noise, static
- soundechoes, acoustics, vibrations, audio, volume
mono soundstereo sound
Two-channel audio reproduction
stereo · surround sound · spatial audio · immersive audio · 5.1 surround
mono, sound, monophonic, monaural, monologue, monolith, monolithic, monotone, monotonous