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From:
Michael Keay
To:
Tim Fothergill
Cc:
idm
Date:
Thu, 11 May 1995 11:13:52 +0100 (BST)
Subject:
Re: hearing range
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<199505111013.DAA05797@taz.hyperreal.com>
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<DAF680155E@pear.le.ac.uk>
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quoted 15 lines In a message from Matt:> > In a message from Matt: > > >even though the human ear can only > >acknowledge sound waves of less than > >20 kHz (and presumably there is a similar > >limit for low frequencies), > >is this a valid reason to remove > >the frequencies outside these limits > >for sound reproduction. > > There is in fact a lower limit, it's generally reckoned to be 20Hz. You don't hear > people saying that you shouldn't record below 20Hz, you can in fact get sub woofers > which play nothing but these lower frequencies. Why on earth would you want to get rid > of the higher frequencies?
The human hearing has a frequency range of 20hz - 20khz. Young children have a much greater range. Humans cannot hear lower frequencies, sub-woofers only allow you to feel lower frequencies. In fact, it is possible that I made a mistake above. I think it is a limit of 50hz as the lowest frequency limit. As an example the human liver resonates at around 2-3 hz or is it 2-3khz. Cheers, Mike -- +------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Michael Keay, Software Engineer VMark Software Ltd. | | E-Mail: mkeay@vmark.co.uk Power House, Davy Avenue, | | Tel : (01908) 234990 ext. 221 Knowlhill, Milton Keynes, | | MK5 8HJ, UK | +------------------------------------------------------------------------+