Introduction to Acoustics dr inż. Michał Bujacz Visitng hours: tuesday 15:00-16:00 wednesday 10:00-11:00 „Lodex” 207
Acoustics [gr. akoustikós ‘related to hearing’] field of physics and engineering that deals with the study of all mechanical waves in gases, liquids, and solids including topics such as vibration, sound, ultrasound and infrasound 2
Sound „phys. mechanical disturbance in a compressive medium capable of inducing an auditory sensation, as well as the auditory sensation itself” (Encyklopedia PWN) 3
Longitudinal wave (wzdłużna) Particles oscillate in the direction of wave propagation. Areas of increased and decreased pressure. What’s the range of movement of the air particles moved by sound ? 0.008nm t o 0.1 mm 4
Harmonic signal 5
Physics vs. perception Physical definitions: - Intensity (natężenie) or amplitude (amplituda) - Frequency (częstotliwość) - Spectrum (widmo) - Speed (prędkość) Psychoacustic definitions: - Loudness (głośność) - Pitch/tone (wysokość/ton) - Tembre (barwa) 6
Speed of sound c = 344 m/s c = ,6*T[ o C] SubstanceTemperature (°C)Speed (m/s) Gases Carbon Dioxide0259 Oxygen0316 Helium0965 Liquids Ethanol Mercury Water Solids Copper-5010 Glass-5640 Steel
Intensity of sound Intensity = the amount of energy passing through an area in time How does amplitude change with distance ? 8
Measures of sound level Pressure (rms) from N/m2 (threshold of hearing) to 20 N/m (threshold of pain) atmospheric pressure N/m2 9
Decibel scale Ratio of power: Ratio of amplitude: dBpower ratioamplitude ratio
Confusing „sound levels” Sound Power Level (SWL) - energy emitted by sound source per second (cause) Sound Pressure Level (SPL) - pressure (amplitude) changes at receiver (effect) Sound Intensity Level (SIL) - energy delivered to receiver area per second (effect) 11
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Loudness 1Fon = 1dBSPL at 1kHz 13
Frequency 14
Audio frequency ranges TonesExamples Low bass : 20 – 80 Hz Lowest two octaves. Explosions, storms, lowest church organ notes Upper bass : 80 – 320 Hz 3 th – 4 th o ctaves Drums, bass, cellos, wind instruments Lower mid : 320 – 2560 Hz 5 th – 7 th o ctaves Most instruments and human speech Upper mid : 2560 – 5120 Hz 8 th o ctave Highest notes on most instruments, whistles, most sensitive perception range High/treble : 5120 Hz – Hz 9 th - 10 th octave Percussion (hi-hat, cymbal), higher harmonics of sounds, noise 15
Human perception 16
Musical tone (pitch) Musical scales – divided into octaves (intervals), e.g. C (dur) A 4 = 440Hz Psychoacoustic scales – Mel or Bark 17
Freq. components 18
Fourier transform 19
Spectrum of a sound 20
Real spectrum Amplituda (dB) Częstotliwość (Hz) 21
Cutting the spectrum into octaves 22
Tembre/quality Set of features distinguishing sounds of the same base frequency on different instruments Spectrum dependent (harmonics and noise) and transients (sudden changes) Described semantically (np.brightness, warmth, coarsness, clarity) 23
Sound envelope 24
Anatomy of hearing 25
Cochlea 26
Future topics - Psychoacoustics - Spatial audio - Room acoustics (wave phenomena) - Spectrum analysis (Fourerier, DFT, FFT) - Noise and sound standards - Math of Music - Electroacoustics - Studio equipment - Sound synthesis - Speech signals - Speaker sets 27
Graphical materials PROGRAMMING EXERCISE BOARD EXERCISE ORAL EXERCISE HOMEWORK EXERCISE 28