New posts in Acoustics

Why does sound not move through a wall?

Light propagating through a sound wave

If all harmonics are generated by plucking, how does a guitar string produce a pure frequency sound?

Why does a metal block make a shrill sound but not a wooden block upon hammering?

If eardrum vibrates when hit, why don't we hear the air in the room that is continuously moving?

How do we get supersonic bullets?

Why does sound behave differently in water than in air?

Why can we distinguish different pitches in a chord but not different hues of light?

If two sound waves that are different frequencies create beats that occur several hundred times per second, can you hear this effect as its own tone?

How are overtones produced by plucking a string?