variable speech control

variable speech control

[′ver·ē·ə·bəl ′spēch kən‚trōl] (electronics) A method of removing small portions of speech from a tape recording at regular intervals and stretching the remaining sounds to fill the gaps, so that recorded speech can be played back at twice or even 2½ times the original speed without changing pitch and without significant loss of intelligibility. Abbreviated VSC.