Lower Sample Rate (22,050 SR, 128 kbps): 8/10
Since there was some slight static, we gave the sample a 8/10. This could have occurred because of the rustling of the recorders jacket. Since the phone was placed close to the recorder, this sound could have been easy to pick up by the recording device. I think if we were able to listen to the recording with headphones, it would have been a more accurate depiction of the quality. There was some breathing and wind sound that could be heard in the background noise, especially in the rainbow passage reading.
Higher Bit Rate (192kbps): 9/10 The sample recorded had no background noise which produced a clear and quality sound for the phonation recording. The acoustic clarity for the recording was very clear and seemed to be high quality. In the rainbow passage recording, it seemed to have some air static that could be heard in the pauses between sentences. This also could have been breathing or wind sounds occurring in the room. When I listened to the recording through my headphones, the phonation recording was still very high quality, but the rainbow passage was not. I was able to hear a lot more static, especially between the pauses of sentences. Interference also …show more content…
Some other factors could include the placement of the recording device such as how far away it was from the speaker. This could change the quality of the sound. One of the devices was place near a recorder and picked up the sound of the movement from her jacket. This could explain the more background noise in the lower sample rate recording compared to the higher bit rate one. The room we recorded in could also effect the quality of the recording. We recorded in a typical classroom which could have had a lot of refration of sound waves bouncing off the walls. The carpet could also help absorb some of the sound waves. We recorded on iPhones, so the quality might not have been the highest recording device which could factor into the recording factors as
Since there was some slight static, we gave the sample a 8/10. This could have occurred because of the rustling of the recorders jacket. Since the phone was placed close to the recorder, this sound could have been easy to pick up by the recording device. I think if we were able to listen to the recording with headphones, it would have been a more accurate depiction of the quality. There was some breathing and wind sound that could be heard in the background noise, especially in the rainbow passage reading.
Higher Bit Rate (192kbps): 9/10 The sample recorded had no background noise which produced a clear and quality sound for the phonation recording. The acoustic clarity for the recording was very clear and seemed to be high quality. In the rainbow passage recording, it seemed to have some air static that could be heard in the pauses between sentences. This also could have been breathing or wind sounds occurring in the room. When I listened to the recording through my headphones, the phonation recording was still very high quality, but the rainbow passage was not. I was able to hear a lot more static, especially between the pauses of sentences. Interference also …show more content…
Some other factors could include the placement of the recording device such as how far away it was from the speaker. This could change the quality of the sound. One of the devices was place near a recorder and picked up the sound of the movement from her jacket. This could explain the more background noise in the lower sample rate recording compared to the higher bit rate one. The room we recorded in could also effect the quality of the recording. We recorded in a typical classroom which could have had a lot of refration of sound waves bouncing off the walls. The carpet could also help absorb some of the sound waves. We recorded on iPhones, so the quality might not have been the highest recording device which could factor into the recording factors as