Wave Patterns

In this experiment, the signal generator was set so that the frequency meter showed a reading of 1,803 Hz. The microphone was moved to a distance from the speaker so that the oscilloscope displayed a straight diagonal line. This position was of the microphone was recorded as the initial position, or beginning of a wavelength. The microphone was then moved farther in the same direction until the oscilloscope displays the same horizontal line. This position was recorded as final position, or the end of the wavelength. The distance between the two positions represents one wavelength for this frequency. This was repeated for frequencies of 2,402 Hz, 3,002, Hz, 3,602 Hz, and 4,201 Hz.

Gone are the days where artist, songwriters, performers, producers and records companies reap full successes of songs through stage performance and radio airplay. Since 1960, a technological evolution has created many changes in how music are made, played and performed. From the era where television and radio was popular with much of its viewers and listeners being the youth to development of the Internet and World Wide Web platforms, music suffered much development. Huge part of these changes was how music was delivered to the audience this time not on the radio or television but on the Internet websites where music

Music has been around for many centuries evolving new types of sound every single day. Music has come a long way; listening to music helps us stay focus, helps us relieve from stress, and just to preoccupied ourselves. In present day, they are many different variety of music ranging from folk to hip hop. The two songs “God’s Plan” by Drake Graham and “Shepherd's hey” by Percy Grainger are two songs that have a significant amount of differences. “Shepherd’s hey” is an original band composed song while “God’s plan” is hip hop. Showing differences in their dynamics, rhythm, and timbre these songs are relatively different from each other.

This aim for this project was to create a remix or mashup of different songs of our choice. We were to create the project on programs like Audacity or GarageBand. The intended audience for this remix was anyone that is interested in music. There is no specific age limit to this project considering it was made to be appropriate for everyone when making it. The purpose of this project was to gather an understanding on using programs like Audacity and enhance our skills.

Most successful musicians know a hidden art carried out by the work of a good sound engineer; it is essential for a magnificent album. For the rest of us novice listeners and fans, we believe what we hear through our speakers or played over the radio are the true skilled professional musicians, soaring at their craft. Most contemporary music, from pop to R&B and acid jazz to the sophisticated realm of orchestral film scores, has been modernized by several inventions encased within the studio. The art of audio engineering has taken on new forms, from the nuts and bolts, "plug it in, and see if it works" era into the digital world, because of these wonderfully tragic solutions to a

When analyzing musical sound there are many factors to pay attention to during the performance. Important things to listen for are the pitch, scale, timbre, tone

In this picture, I am plucking a chord on a violin. This is an example of simple harmonics and waves. The chords on a violin, or any stringed instrument, act as strings that are fixed at both ends. The vibration on the string, which was caused by me plucking it, is known as a standing wave, meaning it has nodes at both ends. The nodes are clearly seen as places where the amplitude is always zero. The antinodes are where the amplitude varies from zero to the maximum value. The first harmonic, or fundamental frequency, is seen in the picture. A wavelength is characterized as node to node to node. Therefore, for the first harmonic, the wavelength, ʎ, is equal to 2L, L being the length of the string. Since standing waves follow the standard relationship

The meaning of the Doppler Effect is the effect of sound waves in relation to the relative motion between a sound source and a listener. In order to know the meaning of the Doppler Effect, you will have to know what pitch means. Pitch is how high or low a sound is heard. Also, the pitch of a sound is related to the how fast or slow the frequency of the sound wave is. After understanding

Based on the high market size of record labels and the necessity to forecast whether a song can become a hit via Hit Song Science due to high releasing fees, polyphonic should pursue

Monophony, Polyphony, Heterophony, and Homophony are all textures of music. The texture of music is the structure of the different parts. Monophony music is that in which only has one part, while polyphony music consists of multiple parts. Heterophony and homophony are like polyphony, they have multiple parts. Homophony is when the multiple parts move with the same rhythm, this is also referred to as chordal music.

There are no other forms of technology that predict the successfulness of songs in the music industry. The current method used is producer’s gut feelings.

Ever since I attended my first concert I had a sudden realization that the music sounded so full and rich. It made me wonder how people get their music to sound the way they want it to sound. This had me consider how music is made along with all the steps in the process from writing it to distributing it. The process that most intrigued me was the production and mastering aspect of it, which comprised of taking the recordings of instruments or vocals and choosing what to do with them to make everything sound cohesive with one another. I had learned somewhat recently of how compression has impacted music both positively and negatively. If audio compression did not exist some aspects of music would never be able to be heard over others and music would cost more due to data compression of music files. This research question affected my values when it comes to obtaining music I will always buy the original album or

Compression is the process often used to make music appear to be louder without increasing its peak amplitude. By compressing the loudest signals, it becomes possible to increase the overall volume of a signal without exceeding the limits of a reproduction device or medium. This process has created what many call the loudness wars.

In 1955, a method of sound recording was developed that allows for the separate recording of multiple sound sources recorded at different times to create a unified whole called, multi-track recording. The introduction of multi-tracking was a major musical breakthrough because it allowed studio engineers to record all of the instruments and vocals for a song separately. In addition, this style of recording also allowed the studio engineer to adjust each individual track, and if needed, redo a certain part of the track to correct an error or try to get a better “take”. This advancement led to all sorts of new sounds that would not be able to be created outside the studio, and should be regarded by the musical world as one of the most influential technological advancements in popular music ever.

To compare these two file formats properly, I loaded them both into my iTunes and put them side by side so I could easily click from one to the other. I did this because it is very hard for me to remember the differences between two versions of the same song without hearing the exact same part immediately after each other. Luckily for me, this song has some very distinct changes between its mp3 file and its wav file. However, when I began listening to the mp3 file I had trouble hearing it properly which led me to have to fiddle with volume knobs. When I then loaded the wav file I was completely blown away by the brightness and fullness of the sound as opposed to the trouble I had with the mp3 format. I really felt like I was apart of the performance