Fig 2The room · 1/200 SPEED1/200 speed · drums 12.0 ft · distance −15.6 dB · pattern −0.5 dB
at the mic −16.1 dB · arrives 10.7 ms · first reflection 13.9 ms (floor)
1Player2Air3Ribbon4Cable5Control roomReflectionthe same note, later, off a wall
Drag a player · tap a part to name it1–5player↑↓nearer, further
The ribbon: hears front and back, deaf at its sides (the chapter's plan counts distance only)Five players at the chapter's distances: drag one nearer or furtherWaves on the floor: the direct sound, as on the plan, then the reflections it leaves outIn a 1940s studio the balance was where people stood: one microphone, no faders. Each note leaves as a wave, so a far player arrives later and quieter, then the walls send it back. Watch is 200 times slower than sound; Listen plays at real speed.
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