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How exactly does a seashell make the humming sound?
My little brother asked me where the ocean-like sounds came from inside of a sea shell. I told him that the air trapped inside the shell vibrates, making a sound. But then he asked me why the air had ...
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Why don't podcasts played at faster speeds sound higher-pitched?
Many podcast apps allow you to listen to podcasts faster than the speed at which they were recorded (typically at x1.25, x1.5, x1.75, and x2 speeds).
If these apps are simply replacing the sound's ...
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Can we quantify the pitch of a sound that is a mixture of many frequencies?
How is the pitch of a sound defined quantitatively when it is a mixture of many frequencies? For example, the sound emitted by a plucked guitar string, or say, the pitch of somebody's (normal) voice. ...
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Why does a running fan causes some soundproofing in the room?
I notice that when I switch on my fan inside my room, the room becomes soundproof to a great extent to the outside noises. The greater is the speed of the fan, the greater is the soundproofing.
When ...
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How can one change the virtual position of a sound source with a fixed array of speakers?
I have a question about signal processing:
How to make a person, sitting between array of two loudspeakers (one from the left and one from his right), hear the sound that came from both loudspeakers, ...
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Ringing sound when you flip a coin?
When you flip a coin, you hear a ringing sound. I know that the source of the sound is the thumbnail hitting the coin, but it seems to be filtered by the spinning of the coin. Specifically, the faster ...
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