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Energy in the Air: Sounds from the Orchestra

Explores the sounds from a symphony orchestra, with historical facts, several sound samples and illustrations for each instrument group.

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http://library.thinkquest.org/5116/

Quality, Sound

Sound "quality" or "timbre" describes those characteristics of sound which allow the ear to distinguish sounds which have the same pitch and loudness.

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http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/sound/timbre.html#c1

Art Ludwigs Sound page.

A very detailed site about sounds and acoustics, using the authors room as a case study.

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http://www.silcom.com/~aludwig

Sounds Amazing

A nice site designed to help students to understand sound and waves, very well presented. There are acoustic and audio related web demonstrations and experiments.

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http://www.acoustics.salford.ac.uk/schools/

Play a Piano / Synthesizer / Oscilloscope

This virtual reality Java piano lets you play the piano and have a little fun while learning the relationship between the sounds, music theory, musical scales, and the underlying math and physics of ...

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http://www.frontiernet.net/~imaging/play_a_piano.html

Introduction to sound

The basics of sound waves, including really useful animations of how sound travels

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http://www.fearofphysics.com/Sound/dist.html

Microphone

Microphones are transducers which detect sound signals and produce an electrical image of the sound, i.e., they produce a voltage or a current which is proportional to the sound signal.

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http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/audio/mic.html#c1

Sound Propagation

Good clear introduction to sound concepts with diagrams, including why you sound good singing in the shower!

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http://arts.ucsc.edu/ems/music/tech_background/TE-01/teces_01.html

Sound

A worksheet and lesson plan for younger pupils. Objective: Sound is caused by vibrations in matter. Vibrations can travel through objects. In particular, they can travel through air (and thus reach ...

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http://teacher.scholastic.com/lessonrepro/lessonplans/profbooks/sound.htm

Reverberation Time

The reverberant sound in an auditorium dies away with time as the sound energy is absorbed by multiple interactions with the surfaces of the room. In a more reflective room, it will take longer for ...

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http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/acoustic/revtim.html#c1

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