Sound design

Chapter eight of the text Sound and Recording by Francis Rumsey and Tim McCormick, discusses the principles of digital audio, and contrasts digital with analog. The text also illustrates how digital and analog work together to produce desired sound. In the world of audio there are two types; digital and analog. Analog can be described as physical or tangible in a sense, being etched onto some type of media. Digital however, is a representation of the audio waveform, which is converted into a…

Ultrasound has been used for many years to help diagnosis. Ultrasound describes sound frequencies beyond the range of normal human hearing and 20 kilohertz. Ultrasound uses focused low-energy ultrasound waves to visualize the interior of the body in a noninvasive and painless way. Many people are to thanks for the evolution of ultrasound. Dating back to the 1700’s. Lazzaro Spallanzani in 1793 observed that bats function efficiently in the dark, even when blinded, but not if deafened. He…

bunnies, his ears were a smidgen bigger than extra-large. Fledge was like many young rabbits. He enjoyed exploring the forest and sitting on rocks listening. With those specially sized ears, he could hear extra well. Fledge was even able to hear the sound of grass growing, the footsteps of a bird and the flapping of a bee's wings. Fledge did enjoy listening but did not enjoy his ears. Almost every day, he would think “I would be a much better rabbit if my ears were not so big”.…

Mr. Bean’s Holiday contains a lot of natural sound as it is filmed outside so the only sound effects would be ones applied to music. They function in advancing the narrative because they help progress the scene. For example, as Mr. Bean hits the road with Sabine and Stepan, and we get to the bridge in Cannes, beautiful…

Our voice is important because it defines us as an individual; it is our voice identity. Every person’s voice is different from each other which make it unique. Our voice does numerous amounts of things for us and one of the things that it can do is detect how we are feeling. For example, if a person is sad, his/her voice would indicate that because his/ her pitch would be lower. This would occur due to the decrease of the frequency. In Dr. Patel’s videos, she explains the importance of our…

A small cry for help resonated through the hallway. This singular voice was soft and gentle, and soon followed by many other female voices. A loud popping sound echoed from the room, silencing them. “Shut your mouths, you worthless whores!” an angry male voice shouted, causing the popping sound. Genma nodded to the surrounding shinobi, motioning them toward the room. They nodded in response, moving down the hallway silently. Another earth-shattering pop resonated, followed quickly by a…

Wynter Hills. A boy still in his teenage years. Black side swiped hair and mesmerising blue eyes. A tall fragile body and clear pale skin. His all black converse padded through the puddles in the dark, empty alleyway. Tap. Tap. Tap. He thought he heard the faint clicking of heels. Maybe not. Tap. Tap. Tap. He was now sure he heard it. Whatever it was, it was closer, for this time it was louder than the first. Scared and shaken, he picked up his pace until he was running. Before he knew it he was…

It is important to focus your attention on the speaker and the topic because if you don’t, you will allow yourself to become distracted. In active listening, focusing on the speaker and topic will help improve communication in the organization. I would avoid any disturbances when focusing on the speaker and topic whether it’s becoming distracted by my own thoughts, another listener, or from any technical devices such as phones and other gadgets. It’s important to set aside your own…

One assumption about listening that was confirmed throughout Mr. Smith’s speech is the idea of “Informational listening which is the attempt to comprehend the message of a speaker” (Rothwell 164). Throughout the whole speech I was mainly focused on the ideas that Mr. Smith presented about listening. Some of the new insights about the power of listening that I have discovered throughout this speech is that sometimes you need to pay attention to what is not said in conversations. Hence, silence…

What is sheet music? Is it a magical piece of writing that only musicians can read and that allow them to play their instruments like experts? No, sheet music is just a form of musical notation, be it written by hand or printed. Normally sheet music is like its other printed kin in that it is usually found printed on paper. Before paper was a readily available medium parchment was the medium of choice. Now in the computer age "sheet" music is also readily available online as well. One of the…