Characteristic of sound waves

MULTIMEDIA PRODUCTION 4(1+3)
Lesson 13: Multimedia Building Blocks - Audio

Characteristic of sound waves

  • Sound is described in terms of two characteristics:
    1. Frequency (or pitch) is a measure of how many vibrations occur in one second. This is measured in Hertz (abbreviation Hz) and directly corresponds to the pitch of a sound. The more frequent vibration20 Hz to 20,000 Hz (20 kHz) Sounds below 20 Hz are infrasonic, Sounds above 20 kHz are ultrasonic. occurs the higher the pitch of the sound. Optimally, people can hear from
    2. Amplitude (or loudness) is the maximum displacement of a wave from an equilibrium position. The louder a sound, the more energy it has. This means loud sounds have large amplitude. The amplitude relates to how loud a sound is.

Sound Recorders

  • Both Macintosh and Windows PC platform have the default sound. This basic application could: Record our own sounds, Edit & mix ,Simple Splicing and assembly, Increase volume & speed Reverse the sound and Save and Conversion.
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