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Acoustics is the interdisciplinary science that deals with the study of all mechanical waves in gases, liquids, and solids including vibration, sound, ultrasound and infrasound. Applications of acoustics are for instance the audio and noise control industries.
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Why I hear sound from downstairs clearer than sound from upstairs?
This is an interesting question. I regret that I don't know the answer for sure, but I can say that sound does not travels in any substantially different way upwards vs downwards. Rather, I believe th …
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Is there a naturally occuring sound pressure level reference?
I think the best physical references would be at the high end, such as the maximum volume of undistorted sound around 194 dB. There are several other examples of sound pressure level including one on …
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How to determine frequency components present in distorted signal, with the set of possible ...
Speaking very generally, and using terminology somewhat loosely:
Distortion is usually harmonic, meaning, in simple terms, that multiples of the fundamental are created and added to the signal. So, i …