Dolby B
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Dolby B is an early consumer noise-reduction system for analog cassette tapes that reduces tape hiss by boosting and then compressing high-frequency audio signals.
All labels observed (2)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2909069 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Dolby B Context triple: [Dolby SR, relatedTo, Dolby B]
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A.
Dolby A
Dolby A is an early professional audio noise reduction system developed by Dolby Laboratories, widely used in analog recording and film sound before later Dolby formats superseded it.
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B.
Dolby Stereo
Dolby Stereo is a multichannel optical sound system for film that brought high-fidelity, surround-capable audio to movie theaters in the 1970s and 1980s.
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C.
Dolby SR
Dolby SR is an advanced professional analog noise reduction system developed by Dolby Laboratories to significantly improve the dynamic range and sound quality of film and audio recordings.
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D.
Dolby Audio
Dolby Audio is a suite of advanced audio processing technologies designed to deliver clearer, more immersive, and dynamically optimized sound across consumer devices and media.
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E.
Dolby Digital
Dolby Digital is a multichannel digital audio encoding system widely used in cinema, home theater, and broadcast to deliver surround sound.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Dolby B Target entity description: Dolby B is an early consumer noise-reduction system for analog cassette tapes that reduces tape hiss by boosting and then compressing high-frequency audio signals.
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A.
Dolby A
Dolby A is an early professional audio noise reduction system developed by Dolby Laboratories, widely used in analog recording and film sound before later Dolby formats superseded it.
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B.
Dolby Stereo
Dolby Stereo is a multichannel optical sound system for film that brought high-fidelity, surround-capable audio to movie theaters in the 1970s and 1980s.
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C.
Dolby SR
Dolby SR is an advanced professional analog noise reduction system developed by Dolby Laboratories to significantly improve the dynamic range and sound quality of film and audio recordings.
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D.
Dolby Audio
Dolby Audio is a suite of advanced audio processing technologies designed to deliver clearer, more immersive, and dynamically optimized sound across consumer devices and media.
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E.
Dolby Digital
Dolby Digital is a multichannel digital audio encoding system widely used in cinema, home theater, and broadcast to deliver surround sound.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
audio signal processing technology
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noise reduction system ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
analog cassette tapes
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magnetic tape recordings ⓘ |
| brandMarking |
Dolby NR
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linked to:
Dolby S noise reduction
|
| compatibilityNote | playback on non-Dolby equipment is possible but with altered frequency balance ⓘ |
| compressionCharacteristic | level-dependent high-frequency compression ⓘ |
| designGoal | reduce audible hiss without significantly affecting perceived audio quality ⓘ |
| developer | Dolby Laboratories ⓘ |
| domain | audio engineering ⓘ |
| era | analog audio era ⓘ |
| intendedFor |
compact cassette format
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consumer audio equipment ⓘ |
| introducedAs | early consumer noise-reduction system ⓘ |
| marketAdoption | widely adopted in consumer cassette decks ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Dolby Laboratories ⓘ |
| noiseReductionType | companding system ⓘ |
| operatingPrinciple | encode high frequencies at higher level and decode them back to normal level ⓘ |
| partOf | Dolby noise reduction family ⓘ |
| playbackCharacteristic | level-dependent high-frequency expansion ⓘ |
| predecessorOf |
Dolby C
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Dolby S ⓘ |
| primaryFunction |
improve signal-to-noise ratio
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reduce tape hiss ⓘ |
| relativePerformance |
provides less noise reduction than Dolby C
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provides less noise reduction than Dolby S ⓘ |
| targetFrequencyRange | high-frequency audio band ⓘ |
| typicalUseCase |
home cassette recording
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music cassette playback ⓘ portable cassette players ⓘ |
| usedIn |
car cassette players
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cassette decks ⓘ portable cassette recorders ⓘ |
| usesTechnique |
complementary de-emphasis and expansion during playback
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compression of high-frequency audio signals during recording ⓘ pre-emphasis of high-frequency audio signals ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Dolby B Description of subject: Dolby B is an early consumer noise-reduction system for analog cassette tapes that reduces tape hiss by boosting and then compressing high-frequency audio signals.
Referenced by (13)
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linked to: Dolby B