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pink noise [4 records]

Record 1 2015-09-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Audio Technology
  • Acoustics (Physics)
DEF

The random noise having a continuous spectrum and such that the power spectral density is proportional to the reciprocal of the frequency in the frequency band considered.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Électroacoustique
  • Acoustique (Physique)
DEF

Bruit aléatoire ayant un spectre continu dont la densité spectrale de puissance est inversement proportionnelle à la fréquence dans la bande de fréquences considérée.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Electroacústica
  • Acústica (Física)
DEF

Ruido cuya densidad espectral de potencia es inversamente proporcional a la frecuencia.

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Record 2 2012-03-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Audio Technology
  • Telephone Metering
DEF

A random noise whose spectrum level has a negative slope of 10 decibels per decade.

CONT

Pink noise is usually created artificially in a special noise generator, and is used to test the audio frequency response in electronic equipment.

OBS

pink noise: term standardized by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers and the International Electrotechnical Commission.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Électroacoustique
  • Téléphonométrie
CONT

Le bruit rose sert habituellement à mesurer la réponse fréquentielle du matériel audio.

Spanish

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Record 3 1994-02-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mathematics
  • Computer Graphics
CONT

... white and brown noises are far from exhausting the spectral possibilities: between white and brown there is pink noise with an f-1 spectrum. ... pink and black noises are widespread. Pink processes make their appearance in many physical situations and have surprising aesthetic implications in music and other arts.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mathématiques
  • Infographie

Spanish

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Record 4 1993-10-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Acoustics (Physics)
DEF

A noise which has a constant energy within a bandwidth proportional to the centre frequency of the band.

OBS

The energy spectrum of pink noise as determined by an octave bandwidth (or any fractional part of an octave bandwidth) filter will have a constant value.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Acoustique (Physique)
DEF

Bruit dont l'énergie est constante dans toute bande de largeur proportionnelle à sa fréquence centrale.

OBS

Le spectre d'énergie d'un bruit rose, lorsqu'il est déterminé avec un filtre d'octave (ou de fraction d'octave), aura une valeur constante.

Spanish

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