Sound and hearing

When we make a recording, in effect we’re actually capturing and storing sound into a memory media so that an original event can be re-created at a later date. If we start with the idea that sound is actually a concept that corresponds to the brain’s perception and interpretation of a physical auditory stimulus, the study of sound can be divided into four areas:■ The basics of sound ■ The characteristics of the ear ■ How the ear is stimulated by sound ■ The psychoacoustics of hearingBy understanding the physical nature of sound and the basics of how the ears change a physical phenomenon into a sensory one, we can discover how to best convey this science into the subjective art forms of music, sound recording and production.