sound amplification
Making things louder
Sound amplification is the process of increasing the volume or intensity of audio signals.
The term covers everything from concert PA systems to hearing aids.
The venue's sound amplification was so poor we could barely hear the speaker.
In legal contexts, sound amplification often appears in noise ordinances restricting loudspeakers in public spaces.
- hearing aidEar-worn sound amplifier
- microphoneAudio input device
- speakerOne who talks
- audio equipmentDevices for reproducing sound
- PA systemAmplified announcement network
public address · preamp · guitar amp · boom · gain · resonance · audiology · megaphone · transducer · volume · turn it up · loud and clear · decibel · concerts · live music · hearing loss · hearing test · bass
- hearingear, cochlea, hearing loss, deaf, hearing test
- hearing aidshearing aids, hearing aid, behind-the-ear, digital hearing aids, in-the-ear
- supersensessixth sense, super hearing, x-ray vision, night vision, infrared vision
- resonanceresonance, harmonic, fundamental, natural frequency, node
sound presence vs. absence
sound amplificationmuting
Suppressing sound output
silencing · soundproofing · noise cancellation · sound absorption · deadening