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Impedance mismatch determines whether a sound pulse reflects or passes

Impedance mismatch determines whether a sound pulse reflects or passes

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Sep 20, 20261 min read

Impedance mismatch determines whether a sound pulse reflects or passes

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  • A soundboard must avoid too-perfect impedance matching to not drain the strings
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  • Instrument design exploits impedance mismatches to create resonance and timbre
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  • SOAE bouncing is not caused by middle-ear impedance changes
  • Throat chamber echoes raise impedance by in-phase amplitude buildup
  • Waves split into reflected and refracted parts at impedance-mismatched interfaces