Learning about sound : 2nd edition

Duration: 0:16:38

Genre: Educational | Historical

Year Published: 1974

Creator: Encyclopaedia Britannica Educational Corporation: Distributor | Indiana University Audio-Visual Center: Distributor

Format: 16mm

Color: Color

Sound: sound

Description: Uses animation and experimental demonstrations to explain the physical factors of pitch, amplitude, velocity, and type of medium for sound. Shows many common examples, including vibration of a string, the vibration of a hard surface, and the vibration of an air column, adding old film cuts for emphasis when necessary. Includes short sections on electronic synthesis of music and recent developments in noise control.

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