Obstruent voiced obstruents are common. This contrasts with sonorants, which are prototypically voiced and only rarely voiceless. Obstruent An obstruent is a speech sound such as , , or that is formed by "obstructing" airflow. Obstruents contrast with sonorants, which have no such obstruction and so resonate. All obstruents are consonants, but sonorants include both vowels and consonants. Obstruents are subdivided into plosives (oral stops), such as , with complete occlusion of the vocal tract, often followed by a release burst; fricatives, such as , with limited closure, not stopping airflow but making it turbulent; and affricates, which begin with complete
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Variety Series or Special those not in gold are nominees, which are listed in alphabetical order. The years given are those in which the ceremonies took place: Outstanding Tape Sound Mixing Outstanding Tape Sound Mixing for a Limited Series or Special Outstanding Live and Tape Sound Mixing and Sound Effects for a Limited Series or Special Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Variety Series or Special Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Variety Series or Special The Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Variety Series or Special is awarded to one television series or special each year. Before 1986,