Sound Basics - Creative SOUND BLASTER PRO User Reference Manual

Sound Basics
SOUND BLASTER
Sound is no hing more han he movemen or vibra ion of molecules in he
air ha cause o her hings o vibra e — like your audi ory nerves ha le
you hear sound.
Sound is, for our purpose, represen ed by sine waves. Sine waves have wo
charac eris ics — frequency and ampli ude. Frequency is he number of
cycles per second and has an effec on he pi ch or imbre of a sound.
Ampli ude, represen ed by he heigh of a sine wave, is also he loudness
of a sound.
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