Human ears add distortion when sounds begin

Evidence

The same thing is true ofour ears. For the ear to begin vibrating, it too has first to overcome its own inertia, and accordingly it too introduces more distortions. — Schafer, Murray R, The Soundscape- Our Sonic Environment…, 880

Categorization

• XREF: Connects to the reader’s interest in recording and cataloging soundscapes — both the source and the listener/perceiver add onset distortion, so no recording is ever perfect. — connects to: Every real sound is physically distorted at its onset by inertia. — Schafer, Murray R, The Soundscape- Our Sonic Environment…, 880; Improvised sound can emerge before conscious recognition of it — Pauline Oliveros, Deep Listening, 57; The human ear itself generates sound as a byproduct of amplifying incoming signals — George Michelsen Foy, Zero Decibels: The Quest for Absolute…, 329 (+2 more)
• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Schafer, Murray R, The Soundscape- Our Sonic Environment…, 880

Broader Connections

• The human ear itself generates sound as a byproduct of amplifying incoming signals #expands (0.50) — George Michelsen Foy, Zero Decibels, 329