The Science of SoundA text for a one-semester, first or second year course on acoustics in general and musical acoustics in particular. After covering basic principles, Rossing (physics, Northern Illinois U.) explains more advanced topics such as the perception and measurement of sound, the human voice, and environment |
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Page 464
... reverberant level is reached when the rate at which energy is supplied by the source ( that is , the source power ) is equal to the rate at which sound is absorbed . Although the reverberant sound , like the early sound , reinforces the ...
... reverberant level is reached when the rate at which energy is supplied by the source ( that is , the source power ) is equal to the rate at which sound is absorbed . Although the reverberant sound , like the early sound , reinforces the ...
Page 470
... Reverberant sound level . The level of the reverberant sound , which will be the same throughout the hall , depends on the power of the source and the reverberation time . 6. Definition or clarity . The level of the early plus direct ...
... Reverberant sound level . The level of the reverberant sound , which will be the same throughout the hall , depends on the power of the source and the reverberation time . 6. Definition or clarity . The level of the early plus direct ...
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... reverberant level at which it no longer decreases with increasing distance . The reverberant level depends on the absorption of various sur- faces in the room as well as on the power of the source . If the total absorption A is given in ...
... reverberant level at which it no longer decreases with increasing distance . The reverberant level depends on the absorption of various sur- faces in the room as well as on the power of the source . If the total absorption A is given in ...
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A-weighted absolute pitch Acoust air column amplifier amplitude audio auditory basilar membrane bass bell brass instruments Chapter circuit clarinet cochlea complex tone consonant curve difference tone distortion drum electrical electronic energy equal temperament example f₁ filter flow formant Frequency Hz fundamental graph guitar harmonics Helmholtz Helmholtz resonator impedance increases input intervals length lips listening loudness loudspeaker low frequency magnetic microphone modes of vibration modulation motion N/m² noise notes octave oscillator output partials phase piano pitch played pulse pure tones quency radiated range ratio recording reed reverberation Rossing scale Section semitone shown in Fig signal simple harmonic motion sound level sound power sound power level sound pressure level sound waves speaker spectra spectrum speech speed string synthesizer tape timbre tion tone holes top plate tube tuning velocity violin vocal cords vocal tract voice voltage vowel sounds waveform