Acoustic
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Acoustic may refer to:
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In music:
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In science:
- AcousticsAcousticsAcoustics is the interdisciplinary science that deals with the study of all mechanical waves in gases, liquids, and solids including vibration, sound, ultrasound and infrasound. A scientist who works in the field of acoustics is an acoustician while someone working in the field of acoustics...
, a branch of physics that studies sound- Musical acousticsMusical acousticsMusical acoustics or music acoustics is the branch of acoustics concerned with researching and describing the physics of music – how sounds employed as music work...
, the branch of acoustics that studies the physics of music - Acoustic metamaterialsAcoustic metamaterialsAcoustic metamaterials are artificially fabricated materials designed to control, direct, and manipulate sound in the form of sonic, infrasonic, or ultrasonic waves, as these might occur in gases, liquids, and solids. The hereditary line into acoustic metamaterials follows from theory and research...
, engineered materials with atypical properties
- Musical acoustics
- External acoustic meatus, another name for the ear canal
- Acoustic recording, a pre-microphone method of recording used, for instance, on the GraphophoneGraphophoneThe Graphophone was the name and trademark of an improved version of the phonograph invented at the Volta Laboratory established by Alexander Graham Bell in Washington, D.C....
In music:
- Acoustic musicAcoustic musicAcoustic music comprises music that solely or primarily uses instruments which produce sound through entirely acoustic means, as opposed to electric or electronic means...
, music that solely or primarily uses acoustic instruments- Acoustic guitarAcoustic guitarAn acoustic guitar is a guitar that uses only an acoustic sound board. The air in this cavity resonates with the vibrational modes of the string and at low frequencies, which depend on the size of the box, the chamber acts like a Helmholtz resonator, increasing or decreasing the volume of the sound...
, as opposed to electric guitar - Acoustic bass guitarAcoustic bass guitarThe acoustic bass guitar is a bass instrument with a hollow wooden body similar to, though usually somewhat larger than a steel-string acoustic guitar...
, as opposed to electric bass guitar
- Acoustic guitar
- Acoustic DiscAcoustic DiscAcoustic Disc is the name of the record label founded by mandolinist David Grisman, in 1990. This independent record label's focus is acoustic music from all genres of music....
, a record label - Piano acousticsPiano acousticsPiano acoustics are those physical properties of the piano which affect its acoustics.-String length and mass:The strings of a piano vary in thickness, and therefore in mass per length, with bass strings thicker than treble. A typical range is from 1/30 inch for the highest treble strings to 1/3...
- Acoustic fingerprintAcoustic fingerprintAn acoustic fingerprint is a condensed digital summary, deterministically generated from an audio signal, that can be used to identify an audio sample or quickly locate similar items in an audio database....
- Acoustic (Everything but the Girl album)Acoustic (Everything but the Girl album)- Track listing :# "Love Is Strange" # "Tougher Than the Rest" # "Time After Time" # "Alison" # "Downtown Train" # "Driving"...
, 1992 - Acoustic (Deine Lakaien album), 1995
- Acoustic (Brandi Carlile album)Acoustic (Brandi Carlile album)Acoustic is an album by Brandi Carlile. "Throw it All Away," "Fall Apart Again," and "Tragedy" all later appeared on Brandi Carlile, while "Shadow on the Wall" appeared on The Story.-Track listing:...
, 2004 - Acoustic (John Lennon album), 2004
- Acústico (Weberty Moreira album), 2010
- Acoustic EP (disambiguation), various albums
Warfare
- Acoustic locationAcoustic locationAcoustic location is the science of using sound to determine the distance and direction of something. Location can be done actively or passively, and can take place in gases , liquids , and in solids .* Active acoustic location involves the creation of sound in order to produce an echo, which is...
, a pre-radar and pre-sonar method of detecting hostile vehicles and vessels - Acoustic torpedoAcoustic torpedoAn acoustic torpedo is a torpedo that aims itself by listening for characteristic sounds of its target or by searching for it using sonar. Acoustic torpedoes are usually designed for medium-range use, and often fired from a submarine....
- Acoustic signatureAcoustic signatureAcoustic signature is used to describe a combination of acoustic emissions of ships and submarines.-Contributing factors:The acoustic signature is made up of a number of individual elements...
Other:
- Acoustic Control CorporationAcoustic Control CorporationAcoustic Control Corporation was a manufacturer of instrument amplifiers, founded by Steve Marks and based in Van Nuys, California. Its original location was a shack on Sunset Boulevard in Los Angeles, California....
, a company which produced instrument amplifiers using Acoustic as a brand name - Acoustic thermometry, observation of the oceans' climates using long-range acoustic instruments
- Acoustic cryptanalysisAcoustic cryptanalysisAcoustic cryptanalysis is a side channel attack which exploits sounds emitted by computers or machines. Modern acoustic cryptanalysis mostly focuses on sounds emitted by computer keyboards and internal computer components, but historically it has also been applied to impact printers and...
, in cryptography, a side channel attack which exploits sounds - Acoustic (magazine)Acoustic (magazine)Acoustic Magazine is a British glossy publication that deals only in acoustic music. Originally bi-monthly, it is now a monthly publication and carries reviews, features, lessons, vintage guitar advice and all manner of items to do with this genre....