What are the acoustic properties of flooring? The following sound samples from SoundCloud can be used to compare these two common flooring options!
Sound Samples
Questions
- Describe the sound in each sample.
- On a scale of 1 (none) to 10 (highest), rate the amount of each of the following in each sample:
- Resonance
- Echo
- Damping
- Decay
- Which of the following tone qualities applies most to sample 1? Sample 2?
- Mellow
- Harsh
- Bold
- Jazzy
- Buzzy
- Loud
- Metallic
- Edgy
- Smooth
- Tinny
- Which flooring is better for recording music? Why?
- Bonus Questions:
- What is the instrument?
- What is the name of the tune?
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