The Science of Sound.

Test room whose surfaces absorb all sound. Note – The word anechoic is derived from the Greek words meaning without echo.

Also called the incus. The bone of the middle ear that is attached to the malleus (hammer) and the stapes (stirrup).

Also called the ear canal. A short tube about 1 inch (2.5 cm) long that directs sound to the eardrum.

Also called the vestibulocochlear nerve or acoustic nerve. Acts like a telephone line to the brain. The electrical signals generated by the hair cells are sent to the brain by this nerve.

The visible part of the outer ear – also called the pinna. If you can wiggle your ears, the auricle is what you wiggle.

The membrane that forms the lower boundary of the cochlear canal, and on which rests the organ of Corti, of which the hair cells of the cochlea are part.

The snail-shaped part of the inner ear which contains the organ of Corti also known as the organ of hearing.

A way for a musician to modify the musical instrument to affect the sound it produces. Musical instruments, including the voice, allow musicians to change pitch, loudness and even the tone color to so [..]

Dissipation of energy with time or distance.