Questions tagged [audio]
For questions asking about the creation of or propagation of sound. Questions about how creatures or beings vocalize should use the [vocalizations] tag. Questions about music should use the [music] tag.
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How can an optical signal be converted into a mechanical/acoustic signal without using electricity?
There are several ways to directly convert acoustic/mechanic signals into optic signals (e.g. opening/closing a shutter, or the acousto-optic effect). Is there any way to do the reverse, without using ...
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How Could an Alien or Superhero Increase and Decrease Their Hearing at Will?
Would it be possible for an extraterrestrial humanoid or superhero to increase and decrease their hearing at will, and if so, how? I'm thinking specifically of an alien who can somehow adjust their ...
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Underwater acoustic muffling/dampening and sonar evasion. Is a stealth torpedo possible?
So I have various factions with submarines and surface ships battling it out for control over various underwater resources.
One of the rarer and more lethal weapons is a "stealth torpedo". It ...
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Sound From a Super Nova
Let's say there exists an alternate reality from ours that is identical in every aspect save for one. There exists a substance in space that allows for the transmission of sound. Let's call this ...
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