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Sound is a mechanical wave that is an oscillation of pressure transmitted through some medium (like air or water), composed of frequencies which are within the range of hearing.

Vibrations or pressure waves that travel through the air or another medium and can be heard when they reach a person's or animal's ear.

Generally considered to be between 20Hz and 20kHz.

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What is the difference between mono and stereo?

I've always wondered what the difference between the two is, and sometimes (games, movie players, etc), you are given a choice of mono or stereo sound. I toggle both but don't hear any difference. So, how do they actually differ?
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Do all periodic or "natural" sounds contain major chords?

This seems to be the implication from what I have seen posted on here. If this is so then it is quite profound, because then even in any complex sound wave without a clear pitch and with many partials that are not whole number integers, in amongst…
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Can you turn a recording upside-down?

If I had a recording of some music, I could play it backwards. This is pretty simple. If I had some music recorded, could I flip it around a note like in this image? If possible, how does that work?
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Difference between timbre and tone and frequency

I understand that a pitch is nothing but a frequency which is wave cycles per second. So if i sing(human voice) a note A(which is 440hz) then why does it sound different that my friend singing the same note? Sameways A sounds differnt on synth than…
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how to generate wave functions of different instruments?

Sadly i don't have a harmonica or acoustic guitar i could easily access. But i was playing around with a sinusoidal wave function and managed to build a really basic oscillator using software. I'm looking to mathematically express functions of…
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What is most correct and natural attack curve shape?

Can not find any scientific or credible source which would discuss the subject. Number of similar images on the Internet showing different shapes without any properties. Examples: (source) (source) (source) I am asking about what is (or what can…
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Is there a color representation of music?

I was wondering, is there a color representation of music? If someone ever tried to represent frequencies with colors could the whole music piece be represented by color somehow? What do Beethoven's pieces look like if represented as color diagrams…
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Why is the harmonic series presented as a succession rather than a chord? And has it been definitely proven that all partials sound at once?

It is my understanding from so far limited research that all whole number integer ratios sound simultaneously with the fundamental, but has this been proven beyond all doubt? Is it possible that the partials sound in succession even if it so rapid…
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Is asio4all compatible with bluetooth headsets?

My question is simple. Is asio4all compatible with bluetooth headsets? If it's yes, can somebody give me an information about what kind of bluetooth headset I should use? I use Ableton Live 10 intro.
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