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Chapter 2 The nature of sound(第2页)

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&fallsonaseriesofparallelliripes,esasihapart(orthereabouts),itisdiffradsierwaveleedthrles,suchdifiragratingssplitwhitelightintoitspocolours—thebaakesrainbowsfromsunbeamsinjustthisway.Siularseriesof‘stripes’ofincreasedpressure,italsoactasadiffragrating,sglightwithawavelengtharoundthatofthedistaripes(thatdistanghalfthewavelengthofthesound).Usuallythemediumhereisaesolid,suchasfusedquartz.Thisacousto-opticeffect,wheresouerlight,isusedbothuerandinairasaurbiandimagingtool(seeFigure7).

6.Difiraofdifierehs.

Whensoundsfrommultiplesourcesmeet,mix,aheresultisathree-dimensionalpatternofloudaareasierareasformatthepoiionsfromoaiveinterfereheloudonesarisewheiorarefapressiopressions(struterference)(Figure8).

Interferenceisimportantinstereosoundprodudinnoise,anditintrodueterthatcharacterizesasousphase,thatis,howhighorlowitspressureisatapartitiime.Phasereallyonlymatterswhensoueratheaboveexample,

7. Theacousto-opticefiect.

8. struddestruterference.

pairsofsoundwaveswhosepressionscidewitheachother(andhencemakealoudarea)areihoseinwhichtheydonotcideareoutofphase.Whenwavesaremaximallyoutofphase,theyaresaidtobeinantiphase.systemsotdetectphase.

Thepowerofsound

Thereareseveralwaysinwhichtheamountofsoundbedefinedandmeasured,andeachriatefordifferentapplis.Ifhearingormusicisthetext,soundpressureistheobviousceitistheparameterwhichrelatesmostdirectly(thoughoosimply:readon!)totheimpressionofloudindisgtheeficyofasoundsouraywishtoknowhowmuergyisflowingfromitihesouodescribetheeffectsofapartidfieldoheparameterofihesouy,whichistheamountofsystriking1squaremetreofthatobjecteaeisanill-definedmeasureusedtolabelaudioequipment,butiomimiess.

Audible-frequendwavesloseverylittleehroughabsorptiohroughwhichtheypass(around0.25dB6pertper1hvaryihweathers).Themainreasonsouhdistatheyarefreetospreadoutinmaions,siesspreadprogressivelymoreaoerandlargervolumes.Ifasoundsourceissuspendedihatitssoundspreadiion(sphericalspreadihesoundpressureisinverselyproportioaehesource:thatis,ifthedistaneasurementpoihesoundpressurehalves.

&yofthesoundfallsmorerapidlythanthis:itisinverselyproportionaltothesquareofthedistance.So,ifthedistaneasurementpoihesouyfallstooer(122).Ifthedistaipliedby10,theiyfallstooh(1102).Ifthesouheground,thereadhemispherically(Box5),andsoundpressureayfallathalftheaboverates:iheiyfallstoone-halfifthedistancedhly,

Box5

Sphericalspreading:I=P4pr2;iyI,powerP,distahesourcer.

&hegroureflearblefloorisprettyensitywillfallfasterthanthis,duetolossyduetoabsorption.Thesoundpowerdependsonlyonthesource,soitisthesameatanydistance.

&onesareneverfoundiareperhapsmostcloselyapproximatedbythesongsofbirds.Thewaveformsofrealsoundslookverydifferent:thepressure-plotsofdifferentsoundsofsimilarfualfrequencyareshowninFigure9.

Thedifficultdecibel

Souhefirstformsytobeuood:asfarbackas300bceitwasknowntobesomekindofpatternofphysigesthatcouldtravelthroughairawaslohatthemostobviouscharacteristid—itsloudness—wasquantifiedinanyway.Whatdidturnuptookover2,000yearstoarrive,andwasisfaitdid.

Byfarthemostwidelyusedwaytoquaofsoundisthedecibel(dB,Box6):iftwosignalsdifferinsoundpressureby1dB,theratioofthosepressuresisabout1.2:1.(Handily,thishappehesmallestdifferenhearuions.)A10dBdiffereoaratioofabout3:1,anda100dBdiffereioof100,000:1.

Adecibelisohofabel,anamemadebybiersoransmissiontheory((β,ε,andl)ofthehattoAlexanderGrahamBell.Decibelsaren’tuios,sotheydesorepowerfulohingisthananother:youcould,ifyouwished,usethemtoparetheoutputsofapairofheaters.Butthatwouldnottellyouanythingabouthowhoteitherofthemactuallyare.

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Box6

&hesoundpowerdifferendecibelsbetweensoundsofpo0is10log10(P1P0).Powerisproportionaltopressuresquared,sothesoundpressurediffereweensoundpressuresp1andp2is10log10(p12p22),whichis20log10(p1p2).

&hesoundofadevidecibels,itisvitaltoknowaringitwith.Forairborheparisoniswithasoundthatisjusthearable(dingtoapressureoftwentymicropascals).Wheofsouermsofsucharefereheword‘level’isappended:hendpressurelevel(SPL),forexample.So,asoundof0dBis‘oimeslouderthan’(i.e.equallyloudas)asoundyoujustabouthear,1dBisabout1:12timesasloud,2dBis1:26times,andsoon.Areallashappywiththissolutio.Ultrasouuch‘louderthanyoujustabouthear’theirultrasoundis,beooiplace.It’spowertheylike,andit’swattstheymeasureitin.Meanwhile,uisrightlyask:‘Thethreshold?Whatdoesthatmeanwhenyourearsarefullofwateraarubberheadpie?Orifyou’reawhale?’Sotheybasetheirdeareferencepressureofonemicropascal,becausethat’soremember.Sowokindsofdeeforuseinwaterandoneforair,whichwillgivedifferehesamesound.Nottoomuchofaproblemsolongaseveryonealwaysrememberstosaywhatthereferehedecibeltheyareusingis.Sadlyhowever,theydon’t.

&herprobleFewofusudaproduces—anttoknowishowlouditwillsound.Andthatdependsonhowfarawaythethingis.Thismayseemobvious,butitmeaeversaythattheSPLofais90dB,onlythatithasthatvalueatsomestateddistahosehassopopularibooksgetthisbitwrong,andclaimtheSPLofapicdrillis100dB,whentheyreallymean‘100dBifmeasuredatadistanceof10(orhoweverma’snotdificulttoseewherethislazihechartsusuallyalsohaveexampleslike‘aquietofidweuhatthechartmakerisreferringtoaquietoficethatyin,ofithecorridororiown.

&hirdproblem:asourightmakesouanyoahandfuloratawidevarietyoffreque’sassumeforthemomentthatthesourceofthesoundisaloudspeakersoefitthatitalwaysvertsalltheeleergyfedintoitintosou’simagihasafrequentrolbutnovolumeknob.Ifwemeasuredthetotalsyflowingfromthatloudspeakeread(thatis,thepower)whilegitsfrequency,thatpowerwouldofaint.Similarly,theSPLataparticulardistaheloudspeakerwouldstaythesame—asamiewouldshow(assumingitwereequallyseallfrequencies).

&hisisnothiyourearswouldtellyou.Iftheloudspeakerwasjustaudibleat20Hz,itwouldinloudhefrequeilataround4kHzitwouldshly)200timeslherfrequeill,itwouldgetquieteragain,finallyfadingintoinaudibilityatsomewherebetween8kHzand20kHz,dependinghowoldyouareandwhatyou’vebeendoingtoyourearsforthepastfe>

Iisweighttherespoofwhichthemisapart,sothatthesystembehavesliketheear—beiofrequearound4kHz.Afrequeedmieistheheartofasouer(SLM).Thereisactuallyawidechoicehtings,inefs,butthemostpopularbyfarisA-weighting,roximatestheresponseofahumamoderatesoundlevels.HehedecibelsthatmattertousareusuallyA-weighted,writtendBA,thefullnameforwhichis‘A-levelweightedsoundpressurelevelindecibels’.

SLMsareequippedwithaeiionfactors.Thismattersbecauseifasoundlastslessthanabout0.1seditsouer,sihehearingsystemaddsuptheenergyforaboutthisperiod.

Toaddtotheplexity,theloudnessofasoundalsodepeureofitssourstance,peoplesodislikethesoundofpla,e,theysiderthemtobeasannoyingasanonymoussoundsthatareabout5dBlouder.versely,peopleareratherfondoftraiheextentthattheyonlyfinditasannoyingasanonymoussoundswhichareabout5dBquieter.Thesereasaresowellestablishedthatmanyplanningappliswhivolveaircraftorrailwayheirfiguresby5dB(thesareknowmalusandtherailwaybonus).Thismeansthatuallymeasurewhatarchiteeowners,noiseers,noisymaebuyers,andasreallyoknow:howloudasoundis.

gallofthis,thereislittlepointinmeasuringSPLswithgreatacsareaccurateto+–1.4dBat10kHz(calledClass2meters).Eveninlaboratorywork,+–1.1dBat10kHzisalmostalwaysenough(asprovidedbyaClass1SLM).Farmoreimportantthanaccuracyisadhereaprocedures,ingthefrequentsbyparisonwithstamies.

&heplexitiesofloudsvariatitothesourdtheuser,extensivesurveysofthereasenumbersofindividualstocarefullysouerminedroughlyhowloudoSPL,andunitshavebeehisbasis,inparticularthephon.PhonsaredefinedashavingthesamevaluesastheSPLsof1kHztones,soa1kHztohanSPLof10dBhasaloudenphons.Buta50HztohatsameloudenphonshasanSPLof73dB,becauseourearsaresomuchlessse50Hzthan1kHzthata50Hztoobe63dBhigherthana1kHztoosoundasloud.

Loudnessisjustoneesetofpsyeasures,alsoknownassoundqualityparameters(‘quality’beihesenseof‘character’ratherthan‘goodness’).Loudnessisbyfarthemostonlyusedadeveloped;theothersincludesharpness(inacums),roughness(aspers),flu(vaddieselness(whiounits:differentautomobilesaresimplyraivelyagtohow‘dieselly’peoplethinktheysound).Asthelast-s,thesemeasuresweredevelopedprimarilybytheautomotiveindustryiomakedoor-ginesounds,aornoisessoundappropriatelypowerful,mase,reliable,andsoon.Inpriwouldbeveryusefulifdomesticprodudothernoisesourcescouldbecharacterizedbysuchparameters.

&opidqualitiesispartofthediseofpsychoacoustics,thestudyofthepsychologicaleffectsofsound,whichitselfsideredasaofwhatisnowknownassoundstudies.Soundstudiesdealwithhowsoundsofallkindshavebeenmadeahroughouthistoryandiures.Workonsuchtopicshasbeesihe1940s,andhasilysiheearly1990s.

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Aregaimioryofacoustiakesouhe1780s,Ernstistudiedthewaysiesvibratewheo‘sirokedwithaviolinbow.Finepowderspriheplatesisdefleareaswherevibrati,ahosethatarestill.Thepowder-free,strpoioahepeakshsinFigure1),aionary,powderyareasaretheswherethereisne(wheretheliheaxisinFigure1).

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