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This might be unrelated but i want to ask this. When on a phone call, many times the sounds of peripheral objects (traffic, horns, fan sounds, keyboard clicks)
by tgp1 8y ago
This might be unrelated but i want to ask this. When on a phone call, many times the sounds of peripheral objects (traffic, horns, fan sounds, keyboard clicks) seem more obvious than the voice of the person. Do you feel feel the same? Is there a scientific explanation for this?
- hammock 8y agoMany phone systems use some form of automatic ducking, meaning it tries to identify when someone is speaking, and raises their volume while lowering the volume of everyone else. The objective of this is to increase overall intelligibility but it's not perfect. A sudden change in volume on one line, e.g. caused by a car horn or keys typing, can trigger it to think someone else has started speaking