Channels, surround & immersive audio · Working

Stereo

Also called: stereophonic

ELI5

Audio carried in two channels, typically left and right.

Used in conversation

“The treatment should explain how the stereo supports the story.”

Pitch context

You may encounter “Stereo” in sound, music & voice conversations or materials.

Why it matters: Explains dialogue, effects, atmosphere, music, voice and the technical work of making them intelligible.

Connected terms

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Supporting source families. This entry is an editorial synthesis rather than a quotation from one canonical glossary.