Interaction of sound & mediaCh 6 & Range equation Ch7 Flashcards
Method of rating numbers. The numbers of 10’s that are multiplied to create the original number
Logarithm
The strength of sound beams and brightness of images are measured in this unit
Decibel
Reports relative changes and is a ratio with two intensities starting level and actual level
Decible notation
3db
double
-3db
half
10db
ten times larger
-10db
one tenth
6db
four times larger
-6db
one fourth
Two factors that determine attenuation
Path length and frequency of sound
How are distance and attenuation related?
Directly
How are frequency and attenuation related?
Directly
Is decibles relative or absolute change?
Relative
Is attenuation relative or absolute change?
Relative
longer distance
more attenuation