Sentences with phrase «effects of acoustic»

Curiously, the sound travelling inside the tracheal tubes is also amplified because the tube has the effect of an acoustic horn, a bit like an ear trumpet.

Not exact matches

Similar effects are used in acoustics: Different sounds are created by combining waves of different frequencies.

The physicists used acoustic waves that had the effect of altering time for the photons — the equivalent of putting Alice and Bob in those opposite - moving space shuttles.

A familiar example of nonlinear acoustic effects is the way a violin's tone changes when the bow is pulled more forcefully.

«We were surprised to find that the effects on participants» perception of acoustic space were almost as strong for imagined stimuli as they were for real visual stimuli,» says Berger.

Meet Roger Mayer, the navy acoustics engineer who created sound effects for the giants of the 1960s rock scene

Scientists lack sufficient understanding of wind turbines» noise and best ways to mitigate the effects, says Jorge Arenas, a faculty member in the Universidad Austral de Chile's College of Engineering Sciences and director of its Institute of Acoustics.

The combination of temperature dependent micro-Raman and femtosecond reflectivity measurements allows for a complete decoupling of the effects of temperature, geometry, and strain on the acoustic phonon dynamics [2, 3].

I currently study effects of noise on acoustic and visual reproductive signals in fish.

Her primary research area is humpback whale behaviour, acoustic behaviour and the effects of noise.

«One of the final stages of the process was having a print of the film prepared with the music stripped out for the live mix; the mix in the rehearsals and concert being a constant conversation between the on - stage performances, the film's audio and the room's acoustics, requiring a huge amount of skill and awareness of the moments where a particular element (be it the music, dialogue or sound effects) needs to come to the fore, or be shaded off to make way for another layer.

In response to this situation, the Institute of Acoustics (IoA) has written a letter to Andrew Stunell, the minister responsible for the building regulations, expressing the concern held by our profession on the effects of the proposed changes, together with the implications for future generations of school children and students, and teacher's health.

Children with special needs and those whose first language is not English are particularly vulnerable to the effects of noise and poor acoustics.

In part two of this article, we will take a look at effect lighting, portable and fixed staging systems, acoustics, theatre sound systems and much more.

«Deficits in reading and language skills due to poor classroom acoustics are cumulative the effects of poor classroom acoustics on the very young student can be devastating.»

The dual - mass flywheel with integrated centrifugal pendulum develops its positive effect when driving at low revs: it balances out rotational unevenness in the event of sudden torque request, thereby promoting vibrational and acoustic comfort when accelerating out of the low engine speed range.

Whenever, with the partition closed, the driver and passengers open only the lower section of the tailgate, the passenger compartment will not be affected in any way while loading by draughts or other effects of weather, or by any noise or acoustic annoyance.

The truly impressive development of power ensured in this way is accompanied by fascinating engine sound accentuating the fast - revving engine characteristics and the linear build - up of power by a supreme acoustic effect typical of a BMW M Car.

Small animal lasers deliver plenty of energy, but in pulses that are too long to generate the photo - acoustic effect.

Generalised linear mixed models (GLMMs) were used to assess the effect of prosody (dog - directed / adult - directed); content (dog / adult) and content — prosody matching (matched (experiment 1) / mismatched (experiment 2)-RRB- on the acoustic measurements of stimuli in experiments 1 and 2.

The results revealed no significant effect of speech type, or content, suggesting that it is maybe the combination of the acoustic properties and the dog - related content of DDS that modulates the preference shown for naturalistic DDS.

Canine Innovations (petconvincer.com): Headquartered in Mt. Clemens, Mich., the company offers The Pet Convincer, a training tool that mixes a burst of chemical - free cold - compressed air with an acoustic effect to instantly interrupt unwanted behavior such as excessive barking, jumping, whining, digging, disobedience and aggression.

The company says its patented technology «-LSB-...] has a dual positive effect of increasing the efficiency of the fishing industry and preserving sharks [sic] lives -LSB-...] utilized as an acoustic barrier around specific coastal areas where sharks are known to encroach in swimming areas -LSB-...] and will also help protect sharks from getting tangled in nets and improve the image of sharks in general.»

Sound effects include selecting and discarding a puzzle piece, viewing the puzzle's background image, successfully and unsuccessfully placing a puzzle piece within the puzzle, earning bonus points and completing the entire puzzle which are complimented by over 5 hours of music from a variety of genres including acoustic, classical and electronic.

Mass Effect 3 is due for release this year, and to meet this deadline Bioware has enlisted the help of fellow EA developers, DICE, to assist in development of the game's slew of weapons, factors such as bullet damage and ballistics, as well as environmental damage and acoustics.

The concave form also produces astonishing acoustic effects, turning the act of looking into a multisensory experience.

While the overall acoustic effect is similar from sphere to sphere as the speed of rotation remains constant, the sound produced by each is distinct, affected by the randomness of its movement.

In Lichens, wordless vocals are looped into curtains of drone, adding acoustic and electric guitars, percussion and other effects to create alternately thick and delicate works.

The films coincide, at the mid-point in terms of time, with the tragic murder scene, and the visual doubling this produces lends an extremely monumental quality; the extreme deceleration of events and the lack of an acoustic give the individual image a directness that has a dramatic effect on our perceptions.

A forthcoming device allows acoustic guitar players to easily add effects to their sound, with no external speaker, using just the body of the instrument itself.

Environment groups that have supported the wind industry and taken their thirty pieces of silver, «health professionals» who have no expertise in acoustics and no interest in faraway rural communities, but do have an overblown interest in climate health effects, have jumped on the wind energy bandwagon eager to claim the high moral ground despite the human collateral damage.

Whilst it is not yet clear that these parameters would adequately protect the health of vulnerable members of the community from the effects of chronic cumulative exposure, why are these limits for infrasound and low frequency noise exposure universally ignored by those members of the acoustics profession who have written the wind turbine noise pollution regulations for governments?

**** More than once or twice, STT has picked up on hard - hitting scientific research that shows that those who suffer the worst effects of incessant turbine generated low - frequency noise and infrasound are generally prone to suffer seasickness: Sick Again — motion sickness sufferers cop it worst from giant fans Top Acoustic Engineer — Malcolm Swinbanks -LSB-...]

Jones R. M., L. A. Ostrovsky and A. J. Bedard (June 2017): Ionospheric effects of magneto - acoustic - gravity waves: Dispersion relation.

Not only does the ToneWood - Amp enable a variety of effects on its own, but it can also connect to other iOS devices running guitar effect apps, virtual MIDI apps, or recording apps, allowing for a wide variety of sounds, tones, and textures from any acoustic guitar.

The ToneWood - Amp is a unique digital signal processor that uses a driver to generate sound waves from the back of the guitar, which interact with the natural sound of the acoustic guitar body, producing the effects as seen above, which come only from the sound hole of the instrument, with no speaker involved.

What if you could get a wide variety of sounds from your acoustic guitar, including complex effects and virtual (MIDI) instruments, without having to use an external amp?

Simon King, Senior Reporter — The Australian — February 21, 2015 ACOUSTIC expert Steven Cooper is considering launching legal action against the ABC's Media Watch program for its portrayal of him and his research on the effect of the Pacific Hydro wind turbines on local residents.

An interesting blend of acoustic and digital instruments showcase the album's complex layers during this recent appearance at NPR's headquarters, as jazzy guitar lines and saxophone solos are joined by whirling audio samples and vocal effects.

He measured each speaker from the same eight locations in his listening room and then averaged each set of eight measurements to minimize the effects that the acoustics of his listening room had on the speakers» performance.

The Onkyo did an admirable job of opening up the front soundstage, but it just couldn't deliver the acoustic height effects with any degree of precision or detail.

There's also an unexpected silvery brush of brilliance in the upper midrange that helps bring some extra presence to dialog and effects like gravelly footsteps, while adding some definition to the attack of instruments like brushes scraping on a snare drum, or the sharp cut of an acoustic guitar.

Still other patents granted to Apple today include a light sensitive display, a method and apparatus for checking an acoustic test fixture, an uninterrupted VPN connection service, application of speed effects to a video presentation, incremental secure backup and and restore of user settings and data.

Audio mixing can produce some very compelling effects, but the G933's surround sound (and any surround sound on any gaming headset) won't be mistaken for a full 7.1 - channel speaker system; without the space for the sound to bounce around to produce the proper acoustic effects, the different channels can only produce a general sense of direction at best.

We've experienced some demo clips and the effect is surprisingly good, so while the definition of what Dolby Atmos means might be changing, it's certainly a boost to the normal flat acoustics you might expect from a skinny laptop.

Meanwhile, the acoustic damping effect of carpeting, says Durkan, «has actual value to the mall.»