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How is the quality of the sound influenced by the shape of the sound wave?
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∙ 16y ago
Sound is the shape of the sound wave. Not influenced by, is. Another way of saying that is "The shape of a sound wave affects how rough or smooth that sound sounds". For example: a pure sine wave (which looks similar to a capital letter "S" lying on its side) sounds smooth whilst a pure square wave ( |--|--|--|--|--|-- ) sounds rough. A jagged, sawtooth-shaped sound wave ( \/\/\/ ) sounds "harsh", somewhere between smooth and rough. People speak of the "harshness" of a sound. Another way of describing the quality of a sound is its "timbre". If you really want to be able to explain and understand how the shape of a sound wave affects its quality or timbre you'll find there is a lot of electronics and musical instrument technology to be studied. To start, why not see if you can borrow some books such as "How a music keyboard works" and "How to design a music synthesiser" from the library?
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What property of a sound wave governs its pitch its loudness its quality?
amplitude The amplitude of a sound wave determines its loudness or volume. A larger amplitude means a louder sound, and a smaller amplitude means a softer sound.
Sound travels in what kind of wave?
Sound is a longitudinal, mechanical wave that requires a medium.
What is the result of a reflected sound wave?
The result of a reflected sound wave is obviously an echo.
How do you think the wave from a loud sound compares to the wave from a soft sound?
The amplitude (The height of the wave) of the wave increases as the sound gets louder.
What is determined by amplitude of a sound wave?
the strength or volume of the sound wave :)
What is the quality of the sound that is most closely linked to the amplitude of the sound wave?
Volume
What is the term for the blending overlaping sound wave frequencies through interference?
Sound quality is the term for the bending of overlapping sound wave frequencies through interference.
What is the term for variations in the loudness of sound caused by wave interference?
Beats
What Is the term for the blending of overlapping sound wave frequency through interference?
Sound quality is the term for the bending of overlapping sound wave frequencies through interference.
The quality in sound that corresponds to color in light is?
sound and light both share wave properties (ie. frequency and wave length). unlike sound light behaves as both a wave and a particle.
What property of a sound wave governs its pitch its loudness its quality?
amplitude The amplitude of a sound wave determines its loudness or volume. A larger amplitude means a louder sound, and a smaller amplitude means a softer sound.
Is pitch the quality of being a high or low sound?
The perceived pitch of a sound is just the ear's response to frequency of the sound wave.
How does the shape of the sound wave alter the sound?
The shape of the sound wave alters the "timbre" of the sound. The best way to explain this is that a clarinet and a trumpet playing the same note have the same pitch, but the harmonics characteristic of each instrument are different, and so it's easy to tell the difference between the two.
A sound that's produced by a single wave at a constant frequency and wiht no overtones is called?
The shape of this sound is a sine wave, and that is what physicists call it. Musicians tend to call it the fundamental.
Is a sound wave a transverse wave?
No, a sound wave is a compressional wave.
Two or more sound waves that overlap?
Sound quality is the term for the bending of overlapping sound wave frequencies through interference.
Who influenced metallicas sound and style?
Metallica was heavily influenced by Judas Priest and Anthrax,along with Led Zeppelin and Slayer (In their later days).
