Chapter 2 Sound and Hearing
When we make a recording, in effect, we’re actually capturing and storing sound into a memory media so that an original event or generated signal can be re-created at a later date. If we start with the idea that sound is actually a concept that corresponds to the brain’s perception and interpretation of a physical auditory stimulus, the study of sound can be divided into four areas:
- The basics of sound
- The characteristics of the ear
- How the ear is stimulated by sound
- The psychoacoustics of hearing
The Basics of Sound
Sound arrives at the ear in the form of periodic variations in atmospheric pressure called sound-pressure waves. This is the same atmospheric pressure that’s measured ...
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