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The Science of Sound
October 5 @ 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm EDT
The Science of Sound
- When: Sat., Oct. 5, 2024 • 1–3pm
- Where: Discovery Center at Water’s Edge (DCWE), 4505 Pulaski Hwy., Belcamp, MD 21017 (Link to Google Maps.)
- Cost: $8 / adults; $5 / children
- Registration Required
- All Ages Welcome
Description:
Have you ever wondered how the sound that you hear from your earbuds or from your computer was made? Did you ever go to a concert and wonder why the performance does not sound like the track coming out of your earphones at home?
How do instruments make the sound of music, and how can it be changed so that it sounds best. Most importantly, how do you get it so that it sounds best to you? It depends on your ears, the speakers, the electronics, and how they are manipulated.
In this presentation we will demonstrate this process and show you how it is done from the production of music in instruments, to the listening of the sound in concerts, at home, and in everyday life. You will learn how you hear, how to make good music better, and even how acoustically poor music can be made to sound the best it can through amplifiers, filters, and the listening environment.
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