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What do you understand by the term quality of sound?


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Quality of sound:

  • The quality of a sound is that feature that distinguishes the two sounds of equal loudness and equal pitch however emitted with the aid of using exclusive instruments.
  • Even if the sounds of items have equal frequency and comparable wavelength, they may be exclusive.

Example:

  • The sound produced with the aid of using a guitar and a sitar.
  • Both have equal frequency (i.e. pitch) and loudness (i.e. amplitude), however nonetheless it is easy to effortlessly distinguish between the two sounds without searching on the instruments.

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