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four-channel

American  
[fawr-chan-l, fohr-] / ˈfɔrˌtʃæn l, ˈfoʊr- /

adjective

  1. Audio. quadraphonic.


Etymology

Origin of four-channel

First recorded in 1965–70

Example Sentences

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It’s a four-channel video and there are drawings.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 16, 2025

Wuorinen was 32 when he won the Pulitzer for “Time’s Encomium,” a four-channel work for synthesized sound that became the first electronic composition to earn the honor.

From Washington Times • Mar. 12, 2020

Playing behind us was a four-channel video installation titled “American Gothic 2017,” featuring footage that she’d collected in New York last Halloween.

From The New Yorker • Jun. 7, 2017

The exhibition at the Dorsky showcases his newly restored “Quaking Aspens,” a meditative four-channel installation that contemplates the rhythms of nature. 

From New York Times • Feb. 28, 2015

Matched against feeble material like Alice Cooper's Only Women Bleed, James' four-channel sensuality tears the song to shreds.

From Time Magazine Archive