September 2012
Beginner to intermediate
244 pages
6h 50m
English
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CHAPTER ONE
Mathematics and the Measurement of Sound
Contents
Sound is inherently a transient phenomenon. Natural sounds fade quickly, and we can’t just bottle up the air as it vibrates with sound waves and expect to hear the sounds again when we open the bottle. Although this behavior keeps the world from becoming a total cacophony, it also complicates the process of recording sounds. We need a method of converting such air vibrations into a form of energy that we can preserve over time. Metrology, the science of measurement, is a most important consideration in the recording of sound. To record and manipulate audio signals, ...