David Jones wrote:
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.
But if you recorded it, played it back at a slower speed, I bet you could come up with a frequency spectrum.
Most short, sharp noises have a basic form, called a Ring Wave. The red line on this image is a ring wave: http://www.nepsi.com/images/transientsfig3.gif Transients tend to have a basic frequency (the main frequency of the ring wave), but a LOT of harmonics. Not really what you'd call a "musical note", but that depends on how you define a musical note. Kinda the tree/forest thing. Is a cymbal crash a musical note? -- |_ CJSonnack <Chris@Sonnack.com> _____________| How's my programming? | |_ http://www.Sonnack.com/ ___________________| Call: 1-800-DEV-NULL | |_____________________________________________|_______________________|