Learning the craft of audio engineering is like learning a foreign language. A new language may be intimidating and difficult at first, but with time and dedication, a vocabulary is built. Soon words turn into phrases and phrases turn into full sentences. This chapter will cover details of a sound wave and explore some of the language of audio. You will be fluent in no time!

WHAT IS SOUND?

Sound is a vibration or a series of vibrations that move through the air. Anything that creates the vibrations, or waves, is referred ...

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ISBN: 9780240819150

Audio Engineering 101

by Tim Dittmar

CHAPTER 1

What Is Sound? SevenImportant Characteristics

WHAT IS SOUND?

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