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Loudness and Pitch

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Name the characteristic of sound which can distinguish between the 'notes' (musical sounds) played on a flute and a sitar (both the notes having the same pitch and loudness).

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Quality is the characteristic which distinguishes two sounds of same pitch and loudness. It depends on the waveform.

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