Acoustics Flashcards
1
Q
Acoustics
A
sound wave behaviour
2
Q
Psychoacoustics
A
Our subjective response to acoustics
3
Q
Spatial hearing
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Hearing in 3D space due to our binaural hearing
4
Q
Reverberation
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The persistence of sound in a space after the sound source has stopped. It’s caused by multiple blended repetitions of sound waves that arrive after early reflections.
5
Q
Echo
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A distinct repetition of direct sound. After the whole sound envelope is heard.
6
Q
Absorption
A
little to no reflections - soft porous material
7
Q
Reflection
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Hard non-porous material
8
Q
Diffraction
A
sound spreading around surface - low frequency sound spread more
