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Social Audio Began As A Pandemic Fad. Tech Companies See It As The Future

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Actors Scarlett Johansson and Adam Driver in a scene from Marriage Story. The award-winning 2019 film can be watched with audio description that conveys scenes to viewers who are visually impaired. But Parasite, another popular award-winner, has not included such descriptions. Wilson Webb/Netflix hide caption

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There's A Better Way To 'Dub' Movie Audio For Visually Impaired Fans

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You can find your audio commands by visiting your Google voice and audio activity history page. Ariel Zambelich/NPR hide caption

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OK Google: Where Do You Store Recordings Of My Commands?

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Remembering NPR's Bill Deputy, A 'Guardian Of Sound'

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While viral videos are a common feature of modern Internet life, recently a few audio clips, including sounds from a comet, have become popular. Underwood & Underwood/Corbis hide caption

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Did You Hear? Going Viral No Longer Just For Videos, Memes

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Cookie Marenco records musicians on a small remote recording console live at the California Audio Show in August. She'll demonstrate the quality of DSD to the audience by playing back her recording. How close will it sound to the live performance? Very close, according to people present. Cindy Carpien hide caption

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What Does A Song That Costs $5 Sound Like?

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Inspired by the movie Robin Hood, Olympic sound man Dennis Baxter places microphones along the path to the target to capture the sound of arrows in flight. Paul Gilham/Getty Images hide caption

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Making The Olympics Sound Right, From A 'Swoosh' To A 'Splash'

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