The pitch of a sound is how quickly the sound wave travels. If a sound wave is travelling quickly, we say that it is a high sound. If a sound wave is travelling slowly, we say that it is a low sound.

Young children are very curious about the sights and sounds in the world around them and interested in exploring them. Although they can’t touch, smell or taste light and sound, children can still ...

For those who pumped up the volume one too many times, UC Irvine researchers may have found a treatment for the hearing damage loud music can cause. For those who pumped up the volume one too many ...

Sound Quality work often seeks to bridge the gap between human perception and objective noise measurements. Sometimes a Sound Quality requirement is a concept, such as Pitch, that can have many ...

How does the ear collect sound? Does the shape of the ear matter for hearing? Can you really hear someone talking through two tin cans connected by a string? There are countless questions that can be ...

On Mars, the speed of sound depends on its pitch. All sound travels slower through Mars’ air compared with Earth’s. But the higher-pitched clacks of a laser zapping rocks travels slightly faster in ...

SEVERAL years ago the late Prebendary Simpson, of Fittleworth, Sussex, told me of an interesting observation he had made, which some of your readers may be able to explain. While walking up and down ...

Sounds can be high pitched, like the squeak of a mouse. Or low pitched, like the roar of a lion. But what is it that makes these vibrations different? This explorer is wearing special goggles. They ...