Essays on Sound

Fiction films and the Use of Sound Fiction films employ sound as a medium of narration. The dissertation seeks to outline the elements of sound that make it usable in fiction films, and explores the elements, such as sonic landscape and musical scores. Yet, the study unravels the diverse application of...

The Auditory Sensation The audition or auditory sensation is another name for the hearing sensation. It is one of the five basic senses. The ability to comprehend sound through detecting vibrations is referred to by the phrase. The human body detects vibrations through the ear organ. Deafness is a condition in...

For my classical conditioning experiment I will try to play a loud sound on our home theater sound system every time they sit down. My roommate will be shocked by the volume and will twitch or slightly jump from their chair each time they hear the loud sound from the home...

In chapter 5, Fromkin et al. (189) discuss phonetics and define them as "language sounds." Phonetics is the study of how people from various languages use or mix sounds to form words. That is the science behind speech sounds. The writers contend that people who speak different languages mix sounds...

A cochlear implant and its components A cochlear implant is a small and complex electronic aid that allows people who are profoundly deaf or have hearing problems to understand. The unit components are divided into two parts, one of which lies externally behind the ear and the other of which is...

Tom, Tooooom I could hear my friend shouting from across the hall.Tom It was about seven o'clock in the evening, and the school was empty save for a couple of us band members who had stayed behind to prepare for a game. I was tempted to answer with an elongated...

Audio Technology: Past, Present, and Future Audio is defined as sound that is received, transmitted, or reproduced at a particular frequency. To comprehend the future of audio technology, I will address questions such as when it was first created. In audio technology, what is the dynamic range system? How has audio...

As nightfall approached, trees appeared alongside the flowing waterway. Beck jumped on the back of his horse and escaped to the riverbank, where he planned to rest and spend the night. The young man was frightened as he entered the steppes that evening, as distinct commotions from birds, bugs, and...

Alfred Hitchcock directed the film Vertigo in 1958, and it stars John "Scottie" Ferguson, a police officer. The latter retired after experiencing harrowing incidents involving his fellow officers and suffering from severe acrophobia. As he moves through stairwells or at high altitudes, he becomes panicked and dizzy. Robert Burks directed...

When you listen to music, fidelity is a critical aspect of the sound you hear. A high-fidelity speaker system should be free of audible noise and feature a flat frequency response. This quality is important for audiophiles and home audio enthusiasts. There are several different ways to get high-fidelity sound...

The Significance of Music in Society The main goal of this paper is to address music and its significance or interest to other people in society. Music can be defined as an art or a type of culture consisting of sound that is arranged in a rhythmic way (Garofalo and Steven...

The Auditory Perceptual Constancies The first thought that one experiences by attending the event "Salsa beneath the Stars" is the auditory perceptual constancies, which is the ability to identify unique tune from a given set of sounds. The auditory perceptual constancy is a sensory that results from the feel of hearing...