wulbert
pfm Member
Clearly they do, but something about the way that (I understand that) speakers work is unclear to me.
If a speaker cone is, say reproducing an "A" played on a guitar, vibrating at 440hz (IIRC), what then happens when it is required to reproduce a cymbal crash. Does it still vibrate at 440hz, but then incorporate the "cymbal" sound into the movement. I.e. vibrating at "A" but with another oscillation overlaid or incorporated?
What happens when another note is added producing a chord? And another, and another, then a snare drum?
Is there a limit to the complexity of sound that a speaker cone can convey before it all just becomes a mush? There doesn't seem to be any limit, which to me feels counter-intuative.
We can only sing one note at a time with our vibrating vocal chords (as far as I know) so how come a vibrating paper cone can do so much more?
I realise I may be exposing my own stupidity with this question, but happily I am at an age when I no longer care.
If a speaker cone is, say reproducing an "A" played on a guitar, vibrating at 440hz (IIRC), what then happens when it is required to reproduce a cymbal crash. Does it still vibrate at 440hz, but then incorporate the "cymbal" sound into the movement. I.e. vibrating at "A" but with another oscillation overlaid or incorporated?
What happens when another note is added producing a chord? And another, and another, then a snare drum?
Is there a limit to the complexity of sound that a speaker cone can convey before it all just becomes a mush? There doesn't seem to be any limit, which to me feels counter-intuative.
We can only sing one note at a time with our vibrating vocal chords (as far as I know) so how come a vibrating paper cone can do so much more?
I realise I may be exposing my own stupidity with this question, but happily I am at an age when I no longer care.