Definition of Microphone array
A microphone array is any number of microphones operating in tandem. There are many applications:
Systems for extracting voice input from ambient noise (notably telephones, speech recognition systems, hearing aids)
Surround sound and related technologies
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What is Microphone array?
A microphone array is any number of microphones operating in tandem. There are many applications:
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