Samuel Sanassee Unit 35: Sound Creation and Manipulation
Task 1 - The Basics of Synthesis The Relationships between Frequency, Wavelength and Amplitude Waves are the base of sound, without wavelengths and frequencies we would have nothing but silence. A wavelength is the distance between identical points on consecutive waves. In the youtube video listed in the bibliography, MattRynolds96 explains sine waves in depth and how to relate amplitude, wavelength and distance together. Frequency is the number of waves that pass a certain point per unit time. Amplitude is the highest/lowest point of the wave (also known as crest and trough). In music a wavelength determines how high or low a frequency is. The shorter the wavelengths the higher the pitch (frequency) therefore the sound would decay faster. The amplitude of a wave in musical terms would be the volume (loudness) of a sound. The frequency of any wave is measured in Hz, 1 Hz is one wave cycle per second. λ = wavelength f = frequency...