monoaural

Not in stereo

Monoaural describes sound reproduced through a single channel, as opposed to stereo's two channels.

A monoaural recording plays the same signal through all speakers.

The term appears in technical contexts; casual speech prefers mono: The old recording was released in mono.

medical

audiogram

Hearing ability chart

tinnitus · cochlear

equipment

earpiece

Speaker worn in-ear

3.5mm · transcription · dispatcher · accessibility · monitoring

audio

panning

Lateral camera traverse

Opposites
audio channel configuration

monoauralstereo

Two-channel audio system

stereophonic · binaural · multichannel · surround sound · 5.1 surround

Family

mono, monaural, aural, aurally, binaural, monophonic, monologue, monogamy, monotone

Familiarity
Top 500,000
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Used worldwide · Timeless · Rated G