Klarinet Archive - Posting 000172.txt from 1997/05

From: Jrykorten@-----.com
Subj: Re: Air : amount,speed,presure etc.
Date: Tue, 6 May 1997 22:09:33 -0400

In a message dated 97-05-05 11:21:59 EDT, Nick writes:

<< That is wrong. "what makes something louder is increasing amplitude" may
be
something that a schoolchild is taught in a physics class but it is not
adequate. Loudness is not a physicist's measure and Jonathan tried to
explain the factors that a physicist takes account of in order to better
understand the (human) perception of loudness. Nick
>>
Ooohhh Nick,

Excuse me, but it is still what we engineers are taught. And remains a fact.
Physicists, in fact, do not study what humans perceive. Biologists - and in
particular the subspecialty of Neurobiology and Psychology - study what
humans perceive. I'm sorry that I appear to be agitating you. Jonathan needs
no defender, as I mentioned he did well to point out the other aspects that
define "loudness" as we perceive it. But then again you compliment me by
underestimating my age.

Jerry Korten
NYC