The Physical Stimulus for Audition - 3
The Physical Stimulus for Audition - 3
- Resonance
- All physical mater will most easily vibrate at certain frequencies.
- This is true of our ear.
- Thus some frequencies will more easily enter our ear
- It helps us determine the frequencies of incoming sounds as we shall see.
- The physical dimensions are related to but not the same as the psychological dimensions:
- frequency <> pitch
- amplitude <> loudness