Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
équipé en 3 voix
English translation:
3-way system
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Gill Zschunke
Mar 17, 2010 11:58
14 yrs ago
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French term
équipé en 3 voix
French to English
Tech/Engineering
Electronics / Elect Eng
Sound system
Hello again, I've looked everywhere for this but don't know what the term is for "en 3 voix". Could it be channels?
(I know it must seem that I'm not an expert on sound systems (which indeed I'm not) but this is a small part of a much larger document.)
Any help much appreciated (especially from the sound expert).
"Le système doit être en stéréo et alimenté par des amplificateurs de qualité, équipé en 3 voix et renforcé dans les sub-basses."
(I know it must seem that I'm not an expert on sound systems (which indeed I'm not) but this is a small part of a much larger document.)
Any help much appreciated (especially from the sound expert).
"Le système doit être en stéréo et alimenté par des amplificateurs de qualité, équipé en 3 voix et renforcé dans les sub-basses."
Proposed translations
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5 +2 | 3-way system |
Terry Richards
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Mar 17, 2010 13:36: Tony M changed "Field (specific)" from "Engineering (general)" to "Electronics / Elect Eng"
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3-way system
With a home stereo, the power output from the one and only amplifier is divided (by something called a crossover) inside the speaker box so that the low frequencies go to the larger speaker and the high frequencies go to the smaller one (the infamous woofer and tweeter respectively). In a very fancy stereo, it may be split across 3 (or even more) speakers.
In a large PA system, the signal is split before the amplifiers (also by a crossover, but this one is an active crossover) and each speaker has its own amplifier. This obviously requires more amplifiers but a major system will have up to a hundred or so anyway. The advantage is that you only need one crossover (actually, two - one for left & right) and it works at the much lower amplifier input voltage so it doesn't absorb any of the amplifier's power.
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Note added at 21 mins (2010-03-17 12:20:18 GMT)
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This is actually a fairly mild technical rider - the requirements seem reasonable and reasonably flexible. You should see some of the one's I've had to deal with :)
Wait until you get to the bit about the brown M&Ms and no pork products to be present on site!
In a large PA system, the signal is split before the amplifiers (also by a crossover, but this one is an active crossover) and each speaker has its own amplifier. This obviously requires more amplifiers but a major system will have up to a hundred or so anyway. The advantage is that you only need one crossover (actually, two - one for left & right) and it works at the much lower amplifier input voltage so it doesn't absorb any of the amplifier's power.
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Note added at 21 mins (2010-03-17 12:20:18 GMT)
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This is actually a fairly mild technical rider - the requirements seem reasonable and reasonably flexible. You should see some of the one's I've had to deal with :)
Wait until you get to the bit about the brown M&Ms and no pork products to be present on site!
Note from asker:
My goodness, thanks so much (once again) and for the most helpful explanation. I certainly know more about sound systems now and I'm sure all these future entries into the glossary will help some other lost soul. |
Thanks for that info - "voix" is the spelling in the French text - not very helpful when trying to translate... |
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks again, the sound expert!"
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