In Reply to: I heard that both Piano and Clarinet make Square Waves, one posted by oldmkvi on December 14, 2014 at 08:21:35:
And I believe that for the first time in my life I heard one, at Andris Nelsons' Boston Symphony "Salomé" dress rehearsal.
A shock wave being when an acoustical transient propogates at faster then the speed of sound, and therefore "breaks the sound barrier."
jm
PS: Obviously, it's hard to imagine a loudspeaker that can reproduce that, if if one existed, humans would use it as a weapon... .
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Follow Ups
- Whereas a Trombone can generate a Shock Wave - John Marks 08:55:54 12/14/14 (6)
- What about the trumpet? - genungo 09:25:41 12/14/14 (4)
- The scientific literature I have read is all about trombones, and here might be the reason: - John Marks 13:46:53 12/14/14 (3)
- RE: The scientific literature I have read is all about trombones, and here might be the reason: - John Atkinson 15:19:44 12/14/14 (2)
- Thanks, but, the thing that I have read before in the literature but that has never been explained... - John Marks 16:10:53 12/14/14 (1)
- When you're sitting in front of a Brass Section, none of that matters! - oldmkvi 08:53:05 12/15/14 (0)
- I've heard some pretty shocking sound waves come from a trombone ... - Mike K 09:09:37 12/14/14 (0)