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jumble of noises =
periodic noises= |
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for pitch when we have to mulitply the frequency by what |
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a musician may do wht to adjust pitch |
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tightening the strings or thinkness of the wires. |
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what does intensity of sound depend on |
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the amplitude of pressure variations within the sound wave |
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at what sound decibal does physiological damage occur |
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characteristic timbre of a musical sound, governed by the number and relative intensities of partial tones |
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what are the varoius tones called-
what is the lowest frequency-
partial tone whose frequency is a whole number mulitple of the fundamental frequency- |
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-partial tones
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-harmonic |
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matematical analysis that all periodic waves may be brocken down into a constitiuent sine waves of different amplitudes and frequencies. |
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how does our ears perform fourier analysis automatically |
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sorts out complex air pulsations and transfoms them into pure tones of sine waves. |
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what feauture on CDs/DVDs produces music and images.
what are the 2 lengths of these features |
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