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 Re: Projection
Author: Mark Charette 
Date:   2007-09-04 22:21

d-oboe wrote:

> More vibration = more loudness =more projection.

Actually - not really.

Apparent loudness is a non-linear function of frequency.
Higher frequencies contain more power for the same amplitude.

_for a given frequency_, a higher amplitude of a waveform will be "louder".
_for a range of frequencies_ driven at the same amplitude, the power will be concentrated in the higher frequencies.
For a musical instrument with overtones - the overtones _may_ carry more power than the fundamental
To the human ear - the apparent loudness does not not follow a simple algorithm; rather, it responds differently to different frequencies - depending on the acoustic power (see http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/sound/eqloud.html for instance
Projection depends on all the above - plus the competition of the general sound of the orchestra at that moment.

projection/apparent loudness is a very complicated thing. Opera singers and musicians both understand the problem innately, but quantifying it takes a bit of work.

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