AW: [sdiy] some observations : audibility of phase distortion

[Glen]

At 07:15 AM 1/9/04 , Nils Pipenbrinck wrote:

>That's ok... You shouldn't hear much difference if you use complex signals
>such as a drum-sound. I could be completely wrong, but I think I remember
>that different frequencies travel at different speeds through the air. Think
>about a thunderstorm. First comes the bang, then the rumbling.

That's not exactly the best example. The initial bang is the sound of the
actual electrical discharge. The rumbling is reverberation and it has lost
most of the high frequencies due to environmental absorption.

later,
Glen Berry