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TYPES OF SOUNDS
direct sound the sound that arrives at a live room a room containing an
receiver along a direct line from the source unusually small amount of sound
without reflection from any surface. absorption.
echo a sound that has been reflected loudness an auditory sensation that
with sufficient time delay. depends on sound pressure level and the
frequency of sound.
environmental noise exterior
background noise in a neighborhood (ie. masking the increase in the threshold of
traffic, aircraft). audibility of a sound that is required so that
the sound can be heard in the presence of
fidelity faithful reproduction of a sound another sound.
source.
noise isolation class (NIC) a single
flutter echo a rapid but repetitive number rating derived from the measured
succession of sound from a sound source value of noise reduction between two
usually occurring as a result of multiple rooms.
reflections in a space with hard, flat and
parallel walls. noise reduction (NR) the reduction in
sound pressure level of noise.
frequency the number of full cycles per
second measured. noise reduction coefficient (NRC) a
single number rating derived from
impact noise noise caused by the measured values of sound absorption
collision of two objects. coefficients of a material at 250, 500, 1000
and 2000 Hz.
infrasonic a sound that is below the
human audible frequency, below 20 Hz. outdoor-indoor transmission class (OITC)
a weighted single number rating of the
insulation see isolation sound reduction effectiveness of a
partition that separates an indoor space
intermittent sound a sound which is from the outside.
discontinuous or fluctuates to such an
pitch a listeners perception of the sound pressure level see sound intensity
frequency of a pure tone. level