True, that's why I figured that a handclap didn't simply qualify as a wave form with a single crest. David gnome@hawaii.rr.com On 10 Nov 02, at 2:30, Ricardo M. Forno wrote:
That's true, but also a handclap has many frequencies and transients, and even if it were longer, a specific frequency would be difficult to assign to it. Take a wood pencil in a hand, and strike it near the middle against an angle of your desk. It produces a very brief sound, but it is still recognizable as having some more or less definite pitch, to the point that, varying the point of impact, you can play "music" with it. ----- Original Message ----- From: Morgan L. Owens <packrat@nznet.gen.nz> To: <fractint@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Saturday, November 09, 2002 7:45 AM Subject: Re: [Fractint] Re: FOTD 05-11-02 (Creepy-Crawlies [5])
David Jones wrote:
On 7 Nov 02, at 23:37, Morgan L. Owens wrote:
David Jones wrote:
I wonder if there is such a thing as a musical note too short to be heard by the human ear?
What is the frequency of a handclap?
I wasn't thinking in terms of frequency, more of duration.
So was I; a handclap is too brief for a meaningful frequency to be assigned to it.
Morgan L. Owens "Of course, if it delivered enough energy even a very brief sound would be heard. Until your eardrums burst."