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What is a word that describes the sound of an electronic device?

Asked by arnbev959 (10908points) April 29th, 2008

I’m pretty sure there’s a term that I’ve heard before but can’t think of now. Something that describes the muffled quality of a radio on the first floor when you’re in your room on the second floor. Possibly two words that are often used together. Possibly starting with a ‘w’ or a ‘b.’

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65Stang's avatar

whir
whirrrr

monsoon's avatar

do you mean that high pitched noise that like, a tv screen makes even when its blank? I dunno anyway, just wondering.

jaded88's avatar

frequency?

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sndfreQ's avatar

Audio pros use a lot of adjectives to describe perception of hearing…but perhaps your term is more general?

“Bandwidth”? The bandwidth is a term that describes the low-to-high range of a sound, especially in situations where the natural, full-frequency sound would be narrowed if the sound is obstructed by walls, such as in a ‘narrowed bandwidth’ sound…

“Rolled-off” describes the tendency for high frequencies to become decreased or attenuated by walls…

“Band Pass” describes a situation where a sound has some of its frequencies cut off while others ‘pass’ along…

“Bass Bin” is a speaker that only plays low (bass) tones)...

Going in the right direction? Where might you have heard this used in context of a conversation or other usage?

demogear's avatar

Is it “Cut Off”?

ebenezer's avatar

white noise?

edmartin101's avatar

I believe is buzz as when you hear a buzzing sound, usually comes when the current path is obstructed. This is the same sound you hear on overhead wires near transformers where there is a small gap between conductors. Changes in the magnetic field produced by electrical appliances can cause dramatic transformations in radio noise, and electromagnetic (radio) noise as well.

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