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Knowing the concept of Acustics

* Introduction to Acoustics: Explore the nature of sound, sound waves, their properties such as frequency and amplitude, and how they interact with our ears to create perception. Each musical instrument produces a characteristic vibration. The vibrations spread through the air forming sound waves that, when they reach the ear, allow us to identify the instrument, even if we cannot see it. The four examples shown represent typical waveforms of some common instruments. A tuning fork generates a pure sound, and vibrates regularly with a rounded waveform. A violin generates a clear sound and a jagged waveform. The flute generates a soft sound and a relatively rounded waveform. The tuning fork, violin, and flute play the same note, so the distance between the wave maxima is the same in all waveforms. A gong does not vibrate regularly like the first three instruments. Its waveform is jagged and random, and you usually cannot recognize the note. Sound is defined as the ...

New release Sound Engineer Handbook by Promonet

Music Handbook: Exploring Sound, Instruments, Genres, and Technology This manual has 10 chapters on topics related to the Sound Engineer’s profession, and serves as a complete guide to the fascinating world of music. It delves into the fundamental elements of sound, explores the wide range of musical instruments, analyzes the history of major genres of the last century, and sheds light on the ever-evolving realm of sound engineering and technology and the current parameters of the industry. musical. Starting with Chapter 1, which deals with the science of sound and we explore the characteristics of acoustics, basic concepts of music theory and the timbre and texture of sound or noise in all its natural forms. In the second chapter it is titled as "The Human Voice" and delves a little more about the anatomy of the vocal tract, how the different vocal tones are classified from baritone to soprano and we show you some techniques of vocal use in formal an...

From the war to the typewriter

Ernest Hemingway Biography  Ernesto "Ernie" Miller Hemingway, born in Oak Park, Illinois, on July 21, 1899, was an American writer who conquered the world with his concise prose and adventurous lifestyle. More than just a novelist, Hemingway was an inveterate globetrotter, a passionate hunter, an intrepid war correspondent, and an unrepentant drinker.  **From war to the typewriter**  His youth was marked by the First World War, where he served as an ambulance driver in Italy. This traumatic experience would leave a deep mark on his work, imbuing it with a melancholic tone and a disenchanted view of the world. After the war, Hemingway moved to Paris, where he immersed himself in the vibrant literary scene of the time, rubbing shoulders with figures such as Gertrude Stein, F. Scott Fitzgerald, and Ezra Pound. **The birth of a literary icon**  In 1925, Hemingway published his first novel, **"Party"**, which portrayed the "Lo...