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History: What is noise?

  • Name: What is noise?
  • What is noise?

    • Noise is a collection of signals with random amplitudes and frequencies within specific parameters over time.
      Excellent!
    • Noise is the lack of musical context.
      Noise can mean different things to different people, but for this unit, noise has a specific meaning.
    • Noise is an unpleasant signal that the majority of the public voted to be unpleasant.
      Noise can mean different things to different people, but for this unit, noise has a specific meaning.
    • Noise is a collection of generators with random inputs that do not change at all over time.
      The change over time part is what makes the sound 'noisy'.