Standard acoustic diagrams poorly match natural human hearing instincts and cause confusion
Evidence
In introducing students to the properties of sound I have noticed frequent confusion between notions as elementary as frequency and intensity and have come to the conclusion that the standard acoustic diagram is not only ambiguous but for some people, at least, may not correspond at all with the natural instincts of aural perception. — Schafer, Murray R, The Soundscape- Our Sonic Environment…, 431
Categorization
- SEED: Could become an essay on why scientific visualization of sensory phenomena betrays the direct experience of those senses.
- corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Schafer, Murray R, The Soundscape- Our Sonic Environment…, 431
- XREF: connects to: Perceived loudness and physical sound intensity follow different, non-intuitive mathematical scales — George Michelsen Foy, Zero Decibels: The Quest for Absolute…, 53; Sound measurement has shifted from flat physical scales toward human-perception-weighted scales — Schafer, Murray R, The Soundscape- Our Sonic Environment…, 440; Human hearing perceives huge physical sound intensity changes as barely different — George Michelsen Foy, Zero Decibels: The Quest for Absolute…, 97 (+1 more)
Broader Connections
- Human hearing perceives huge physical sound intensity changes as barely different
#exemplifies(0.90) — George Michelsen Foy, Zero Decibels, 97 - Perceived loudness and physical sound intensity follow different, non-intuitive mathematical scales
#exemplifies(0.85) — George Michelsen Foy, Zero Decibels, 53 - Sound measurement has shifted from flat physical scales toward human-perception-weighted scales
#corroborates(0.80) — Schafer, Murray R, The Soundscape- Our Sonic Environment…, 440