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The determining factor as to the softness or loudness of a sound is the amplitude of the sound wave. We know that sound is mechanical energy, and a source of sound will put mechanical energy into the medium through which it is going to travel. Let's look at the wave.
The mechanical wave has a compression phase and a rarefaction phase. In compression, the source compresses the medium to impart energy. In the rarefaction phase, the source will act to decompress the medium. The sound will propagate outward in a series of compression and decompression phases.
The difference between a loud and a softer sound is the degree to which a medium is compressed and rarefied during the process by which the sound energy is put into the medium. Fortunately there is a question (and an answer) that goes into this in a bit of detail. It is linked in the Related questions section.
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What does dynamics meen in music?
It mean's how loud or soft your music is... soft meaning quiet.
What does dynamic mean in a song?
The volume. eg. loud or soft
What will sound travel through?
Anything. Although some substances such as carpet or anything fluffy will absorb the sound. It will still travel through, just not as loud as it was the side the sound occurred. Also, the substance might be too thick to travel all the way through, such as a foot thick wall. It might just stop in the middle or end up being to soft or quiet to hear. Your Welcome
What country did the last name Hudock originate form?
Could be Ukrainian, by the sound of it. This means "a loud horn".
What is the difference between hard g and soft g?
The hard G makes almost like a K sound, but in a voiced sound or a voiced K, which is the general pronunciation and soft G makes a J sound. For the hard and soft consonants, we use C and G and these consonants sound similar but the C is the voiceless consonant while the G is the voiced consonant. If the G is followed by an E, I or Y, then it'll soften and make a J sound. If the G is followed by any other letters or at the word ending, then it'll remain hard.
What amplitude does for sound?
It determines how loud or soft the sound is.
Does the maracas makes loud or soft sound?
Loud
Is maracas a loud sound or soft sound instrument?
SOFT
Sample picture of soft and loud sound?
loud sound- a dog barking soft sound- the turning of a book page
Is the sound of a harp loud or soft?
soft
What sound does a guitar produced loud or soft?
soft
What makes some sound loud and some soft?
When you bang something soft the sound will be soft and when you bang something hard the sound will be loud.The same with talking, if you talk loudly the sound will be loud and when you talk quietly the sound will be soft.
Does cellphone produces loud or soft sound?
SOFT
How loud or soft a sound is?
volume
Does it take more energy to make a soft sound than a loud sound?
If naturally you're soft, then no, if naturally your loud, then yes.
What makes some sounds loud and some sounds soft?
When you bang something soft the sound will be soft and when you bang something hard the sound will be loud.The same with talking, if you talk loudly the sound will be loud and when you talk quietly the sound will be soft.
Does the frequency of a sound determine how loud it is?
No, the pressure of the sound determines it's volume.
