Ever wonder what makes a trumpet sound like a trumpet? Or a piano like a piano? What's the difference between brass and woodwinds? And how do you make different notes with them? What, essentially, is sound? Mechanics describes some of the physics behind music making. Topics include how sound is produced in general and by specific instruments, and how physics is related to music. All this and more presented in Flash here in Mechanics.
- How Instruments Work
- The Physics of Sound