Definitions
  • Speed: Distance travelled per unit time.
  • Frequency: The number of times a specified periodic phenomenon occurs within a specified interval.
  • Wavelength: The distance between one peak or crest of a wave of light, heat, or other energy and the next corresponding peak or crest.
  • Longitudinal: Vibration parallel to direction of travel.
  • Transverse: Vibration at right angle to direction of travel.

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Sound waves and their sources
Three different sources of sound give voice to musical instruments: vibrating columns of air, vibrating surfaces and vibrating strings. Musical or not, every sound originates in a vibrating object.
Three auditory afects of musical sounds: loudness pitch and quality.


Notes
Reverberance: is linked to the speed at which sound energy disappears in a room. An unfurnished room with hard surfaces, such as a church, is perceived as being more reverberant than a well-furnished living room.

Soundproofing (sound blocking): If the objective is to stop sound from entering or leaving a space, then you will most likely need sound blocking or soundproofing.

Sound absorption (acoustic enhancement): If the objective is to enhance the properties of sound by improving speech clarity and sound quality, then the answer is sound absorption or acoustic enhancement.