College Physics (7th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0-32160-183-1
ISBN 13: 978-0-32160-183-4

Chapter 14 - Sound - Learning Path Questions and Exercises - Conceptual Questions - Page 523: 10

Answer

No, interference beats have not much to do with the beat of music. The interference beats are the result of sound waves of untuned instruments interfering in a way that they produce a wave envelope. The beat of music is just what is set by the tempo and how the people play the music. Both interference and music beats are periodic but interference beats are based off physics laws while music beats are based off human preference. So the mechanism by which they alike are not alike.

Work Step by Step

No, interference beats have not much to do with the beat of music. The interference beats are the result of sound waves of untuned instruments interfering in a way that they produce a wave envelope. The beat of music is just what is set by the tempo and how the people play the music. Both interference and music beats are periodic but interference beats are based off physics laws while music beats are based off human preference. So the mechanism by which they alike are not alike.
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