acoustics
How rooms echo
Acoustics is the science of sound—how it's produced, transmitted, and received.
More commonly, acoustics refers to the sound qualities of a space: The concert hall has excellent acoustics.
A room's acoustics determine how clearly you hear music or speech, whether sound echoes or absorbs.
The singular acoustic works as an adjective: acoustic guitar, acoustic tile.
Oscillating pressure through medium
- frequencyRate of recurrence
- amplitudeMaximum oscillation displacement
- wavelengthSpatial repetition interval
- oscillationRepeated back-and-forth movement
harmonics · overtones · resonance · vibration · propagation · interference · reflection · refraction
Sound's distinctive character
- fidelityLoyalty or exactness
- clarityState of being understandable
- warmthHeat you feel
- brightnessDegree of light emitted
richness · depth · resonance · crispness · fullness · muddiness · distortion · definition
Room for spectators
- concert hallVenue for orchestral performances
- amphitheaterOpen-air tiered venue
- reverberationProlonged reflected sound
- echoReflected sound wave
absorption · diffusion · reflection · soundproofing · room tone · dead room · live room · sound isolation
Preventing noise transmission
- insulationThermal transfer prevention
- dampingDissipation of vibrational energy
- absorptionProcess of taking in
- attenuationGradual intensity reduction
baffles · barrier · isolation · muffling · deadening · enclosure · earplugs · white noise
sound wave
Oscillating pressure through medium
- frequencyRate of recurrence
- amplitudeMaximum oscillation displacement
- wavelengthSpatial repetition interval
oscillation · harmonics · overtones · resonance · vibration · propagation · interference · reflection · refraction · diffraction
timbre
Sound's distinctive character
brightness · richness · depth · resonance · crispness · fullness · muddiness · distortion · definition · tonality
auditorium
Room for spectators
- concert hallVenue for orchestral performances
- amphitheaterOpen-air tiered venue
- reverberationProlonged reflected sound
echo · absorption · diffusion · reflection · soundproofing · room tone · dead room · live room · sound isolation · venue
soundproofing
Preventing noise transmission
- insulationThermal transfer prevention
- dampingDissipation of vibrational energy
- absorptionProcess of taking in
attenuation · baffles · barrier · isolation · muffling · deadening · enclosure · earplugs · white noise · flanking
microphone
Audio input device
- speakersAudio output devices
- headphonesWearable speakers for ears
- amplifierSignal-strengthening electronic device
equalizer · mixer · preamp · DAC · transducer · tweeter · woofer · subwoofer · stereo · surround sound
- restaurant designseating plan, seating arrangements, booth seating, lighting design, open kitchen
- engineering physicsmechanics, thermodynamics, dynamics, statics, fluid mechanics
- luthieryluthier, luthiers, violin making, violin maker, bow making
- audiosound, headphones, audio track, volume control, sound recording
- fields of studyart, music, mathematics, history, biology
- physicsphysics, momentum, atom, acceleration, gravity
acousticselectronics
Study of circuits
electronic sound · digital audio · electric · plugged-in · amplification
acousticselectronics
Study of circuits
optics · electromagnetics · electrical engineering · radio waves · light
acousticselectronics
Study of circuits
electric · electronic · amplified · digital · synthesized
- acoustic guitarUnplugged stringed instrument
- acoustic tilesNoise-absorbing ceiling material
- acoustic musicSound without amplification
- acoustic measurementQuantifying auditory properties
- acoustic instrumentMusic device needing no power
- acoustic versionRecording without electronic amplification