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| ▲ | sigmoid10 3 hours ago | parent | next [-] |
| Airplane radios are generally broadcasting and receiving mono. There are modern headsets that can also play stereo, but only for onboard music or intercom purposes, if the plane supports it. But in planes with 2 radios you can usually configure their I/O individually. So you can listen (and also talk, although that makes sense less often) on two frequencies at the same time. |
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| ▲ | junon 2 hours ago | parent [-] | | Yes of course, the transmitted audio would be mono. I meant one radio in one ear and another radio in the other ear, or if you mix them and they both play in both ears. But it sounds like they're mixed (talking over each other in a single audio stream). |
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| ▲ | subhro 3 hours ago | parent | prev [-] |
| They are mono, but I was trying to say that with practice, you can process 2 independent audio streams simultaneously irrespective of whether they are mono or stereo. For example, I am able to keep track of 2 people talking at the same time. I obviously can't respond to both but can maintain independent contexts. |
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| ▲ | CompoundEyes an hour ago | parent | next [-] | | I think it was wondered whether you were having the independent streams panned hard to the left and right ears and if that had something to do with hemispheres of the brain and the processing efficiency. | |
| ▲ | ndr 3 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-] | | I wonder if piano players find that easier too, compared to lay people. | |
| ▲ | stavros 26 minutes ago | parent | prev [-] | | I do it too, but I "buffer" one person's speech while I process the other's, and vice versa. Do you process both at once? |
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