how do we hear the loudness of a sound
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Physics of Sound: How We Hear Sounds Sounds are heard by the ear as either being loud or soft. The loudness of a sound in measured in decibels. Decibels refer to the energy produced by that sound. A human can hear sounds ranging from 0.1 decibels, which is very soft, to sound which measure 120 decibels. Younger people can often hear lower volumes better than older people.
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What does amplitude of a sound wave determine? Amplitude is the volume of the sound in sound waves. The higher the Amplitude, the louder is the sound. Sound waves are pressure or compression waves in the material through which the sound is traveling. The pressure or compression waves also result in small longitudinal displacements of the atoms or molecules.
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Pitch and Volume in Sound Waves The higher the intensity of a sound, the louder it is perceived in our ears, and the higher volume it has. Since intensity is a function of energy, and energy is related to amplitude, then we can make the conclusion that the volume of a sound is proportional to the amplitude of the sound wave.
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- The average person can hear sounds down to about 0 dB, the level of rustling leaves. Some people with very good hearing can hear sounds down to -15 dB. If a sound reaches 85 dB or stronger, it can cause permanent damage to your hearing.
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What is the highness or lowness of sound? Pitch is a term used to refer to the height or lowness of a sound. The pitch of a sound is determined by the frequency of the sound waves. A higher pitch has a higher frequency. The noted called A that is the first A above middle C is often used as a note for tuning instruments to match each other, and has the frequency of 440Hz.
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-   The term loudness could be applied to the measure of the amount of sound, and we often use the bel (commonly, the decibel) to measure sound. The decibel is actually a comparison of a sound level to another or to a standard.No better proof of the relative nature of the word loud can probably be found than that. Loudness is a subjective measure, which is often confused with objec … tive measures of sound prtessure such as decibels or sound intensity. Filters such as A-weighting attempt to adjust sound measurements to correspond to loudness as perceived by the average human.
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- Like a temperature scale, the decibel scale goes below zero. The average person can hear sounds down to about 0 dB, the level of rustling leaves. Some people with very good hearing can hear sounds down to -15 dB. If a sound reaches 85 dB or stronger, it can cause permanent damage to your hearing.The amount of time you listen to a sound affects how much damage it will cause. The quieter the sound, the longer you can listen to it safely.ome people with very good hearing can hear sounds down to -15 dB. If a sound reaches 85 dB or stronger, it can cause permanent damage to your hearing. The amount of time you listen to a sound affects how much damage it will cause. The quieter the sound, the longer you can listen to it safely.
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CONTENTS Characteristics of a sound wave. Since sound is a wave, we can relate the properties of sound to the properties of a wave. The basic properties of sound are: pitch, loudness and tone. Pitch. The frequency of a sound wave is what your ear understands as pitch. A higher frequency sound has a higher pitch, and a lower frequency sound has a lower pitch. In Figure 1 sound A has a higher pitch than sound B. For instance, the chirp of a bird would have a high pitch, but the roar of a lion would have a low pitch. The human ear can detect a wide range of frequencies.
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- The amplitude of a sound wave determines it's pitch frequency loudness wavelength. Answers.com says: The pitch or note of a sound that we experience is determined by its wavelength or its frequency. The shorter the wavelength, the higher the frequency becomes, and the higher the pitch that we hear. The amplitude of a sound wave is the same thing as loudness. The loudness or amplitude corresponds to how much the wave is compressed. The wavelength of a wave is independent of its amplitude [loudness] and inversely proportional to its frequency. ~~ JUST so im not using some1 else'z work with out letting u know.
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Introduction to Computer Music: Volume One 13. Loudness is the way in which we perceive amplitude. As mentioned above, a particular change in amplitude is not necessarily perceived as being a proportionate change in loudness. That is because our perception of loudness is influenced by both the frequency and timbre of a sound. The 'just noticeable difference' or JND for amplitude, i.e. the minimal perceptible change in amplitude, varies by the starting amplitude and frequency, but in general ranges between 0.2 and 0.4 dB.
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- Sound intensity, or loudness, is measured in decibels (dB). 1  A person with hearing within the normal range can hear sounds ranging from 0 to 140 dB. 2  A whisper is around 25 to 30 dB.ound intensity, or loudness, is measured in decibels (dB). 1  A person with hearing within the normal range can hear sounds ranging from 0 to 140 dB. 2  A whisper is around 25 to 30 dB.
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Effective Vocal Delivery Loudness is the characteristic of a sound that is primarily a psychological correlate of physical strength (amplitude). More formally, it is defined as that attribute of auditory sensation in terms of which sounds can be ordered on a scale extending from quiet to loud.
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Noise sensitivity Recruitment is a large increase in the sensation of loudness with only a slight increase in the actual intensity of a sound. Even though quiet sounds cannot be heard due to the presence of hearing loss, louder sounds may quickly become uncomfortable to the listener as they increase in volume.
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Sound: Pitch vs. Loudness Pitch depends on the frequency of a sound. The loudness of a wave depends on its energy. The greater the energy the louder the sound. The greater the energy the greater the amplitude (height) of the sound wave. Wave A and B have the same frequency, but A is louder. Waves A and B have the same pitch. Waves C and D have the same frequency, but C is louder.
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- In general, we call sounds with a higher intensity louder. We are used to measuring the sounds we hear in loudness. The sound of your friend yelling is loud, while the sound of your own breathing is very soft. Loudness cannot be assigned a specific number, but intensity can. Intensity is measured in decibels. The human ear is more sensitive to high sounds, so they may seem louder than a low noise of the same intensity.
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The decibel scale: how loud is loud? The decibel scale is what we use to measure how loud a sound is. It's a logarithmic scale, so it's a little tricky to understand sometimes. There's a lot more to it than I'm presenting here, but this should be enough for you to understand what you need to know about the decibel scale in relation to hearing loss.
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Sound: Facts To the human ear, we perceive this as pitch. A child screaming, for example, has a high pitch because the waves are moving quickly. A big drum would have a low sound because the waves are moving slowly. Notes on a piano each sound different because they each vibrate at a different frequency. Amplitude. Because sound waves are a kind of energy, they also put out a certain amount of pressure. This pressure can be measured as volume or amplitude.
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How Loud Is Too Loud: Decibel levels of common sounds Decibels are in essence a measure of volume. The volume or intensity of sound is measured in units called decibels (dB), generally on a scale from zero to 140 (any higher than 140 and you are in trouble immediately). The higher the number in decibels, the louder the noise. The louder the noise, the greater the risk of hearing loss.
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Noise Sound energy travels in waves and is measured in frequency and amplitude. The energy in a sound wave can be measured using Decibels. The Decibel Meter shows examples of things that make noise and measurements in decibels. Amplitude measures how forceful the wave is. It is measured in decibels or dBA of sound pressure. 0 dBA is the softest level that a person can hear. Normal speaking voices are around 65 dBA. A rock concert can be about 120 dBA. Sounds that are 85 dBA or above can permanently damage your ears.
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Loudness Loudness, a subjective measure, often confused with physical measures of sound strength such as sound pressure, sound pressure level (in decibels), sound intensity or sound power. Filters such as A-weighting and ITU-R BS.1770 attempt to compensate measurements to correspond to loudness as perceived by the typical human.
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Sensation and Perception (Psychology01) Loudness is the characteristic of a sound that is primarily a psycho-physiological correlate of amplitude. More formally, it is defined as, That attribute of auditory sensation in terms of which sounds can be ordered on a scale extending from quiet to loud..
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What sounds can we hear? (Figure courtesy of Darlene Ketten, WHOI). Humans can hear sounds at frequencies from about 20 Hz to 20,000 Hz, though we hear sounds best from 1,000 Hz to 5,000 Hz, where human speech is centered. Hearing loss may reduce the range of frequencies a person can hear.
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How Mufflers Work Two main characteristics of the wave determine how we perceive the sound: Sound wave frequency - A higher wave frequency simply means that the air pressure fluctuates faster. The faster an engine runs, the higher the pitch we hear. Slower fluctuations sound like a lower pitch. Air pressure level - The wave's amplitude determines how loud the sound is. Sound waves with greater amplitudes move our eardrums more, and we register this sensation as a higher volume.
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- Sound waves are longitudinal waves that require a medium in which to travel. The medium consists of particles that oscillate within a certain amplitude. The amplitude of a sound wave is a reflection of how much energy is carried, which contributes to the intensity of the sound. Intensity is measured in decibels and is perceived as sound volume. Thus, the volume is proportional to the amplitude of the sound wave. The frequency of a sound wave is perceived as pitch. Humans can detect pitches within the acoustic range of 20 to 20,000 Hz, but we can't detect ultrasound or infrasound.