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LAW FIRST WAVE FRONT [1 record]

Record 1 2011-03-10

English

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

An effect in which the human auditory system suppresses early reflections of a direct sound, i.e., it "fuses" the direct sound and its early reflections and localizes the source on the basis of the earlier (i.e., direct) sound.

OBS

The basis for the distinction is that the reflections arrive with a certain delay compared to the direct sound.

OBS

The Dictionary of New Media is available at: <a href="http://hepdigital.com/" title="http://hepdigital.com">http://hepdigital.com</a>.

Key term(s)
  • law of the first wave-front
  • law of the first wave front

French

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

Effet par lequel le système auditif de l'Homme supprime les premières réflexions d'un son direct pour n'en retenir que l'origine, soit en fusionnant le son direct et ses premières réflexions et en localisant et en isolant son origine en s'appuyant sur le premier son entendu (avant l'apparition des réflexions).

OBS

Cette distinction se fonde sur le principe que les réflexions se manifestent après un certain délai contrairement au son direct.

Spanish

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