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Sound. Lecture 3. The Ear. If a tree falls in the woods…?. The Ear. The Ear. Sources of Sound. P itch— determined by the lowest Fundamental frequency f = v/ λ = v/2L. Sources of Sound. Put your finger on the fret of a guitar and you shorten the string so the pitch
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Sound Lecture 3
The Ear • If a tree falls in the woods…?
Sources of Sound Pitch—determined by the lowest Fundamental frequency f= v/λ= v/2L
Sources of Sound Put your finger on the fret of a guitar and you shorten the string so the pitch increases since the λof the fundamental frequency is now shorter. Thicker, heavier more dense strings have a lower frequency