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imported_Phil

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I found this the other day- was listening to some music at full blast with my headphones, and when I took them off, the pitch suddenly went a little higher.

e.g. Listening to music, sounds normal. Leave the music running, remove headphones and listen to how the music changes when they're not on your ears.

Why?
 
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imported_Phil

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Originally posted by: DainBramaged
Originally posted by: Phil
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why? mj
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:confused:
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mj? weed? pot? grass? any of these ring a bell mr hippi avatar? :D
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Ahhh okay. We don't use the term MJ over here much anymore :eek:

"Puppies" is my current favourite (going to see a man about two dogs, text messages that simply say "woof woof" etc).

[Edit] Damnit, sidetracked :p

Why does this happen? Happens... er... in the morning ;) as well.
 
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dighn

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Originally posted by: Phil
Originally posted by: So
doppler effect?
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Googled it, and that's beginning to make some sense. Could you elaborate though? I'm useless at physics :)
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unless you are moving your headphones at high speed toward your head, you shouldn't be able to hear a higher pitch due to the doppler effect

maybe it's just that when you take off the headphones, you don't hear the bass so well so you think the pitch turned higher
 
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If something is moving away from you (like your headphones) it goes lower, not higher.

I really don't know what the answer is to this, but doppler effect makes no sense to me.
 
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imported_Phil

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Originally posted by: dighn
Originally posted by: Phil
Originally posted by: So
doppler effect?
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Googled it, and that's beginning to make some sense. Could you elaborate though? I'm useless at physics :)
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unless you are moving your headphones at high speed toward your head, you shouldn't be able to hear a higher pitch due to the doppler effect

maybe it's just that when you take off the headphones, you don't hear the bass so well so you think the pitch turned higher
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You may well be right about the removal of bass.

I'm so confused now :eek:
 
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Originally posted by: YOyoYOhowsDAjello
If something is moving away from you (like your headphones) it goes lower, not higher.

I really don't know what the answer is to this, but doppler effect makes no sense to me.
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Oooh. Point.
 
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imported_Phil

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Originally posted by: YOyoYOhowsDAjello
If something is moving away from you (like your headphones) it goes lower, not higher.

I really don't know what the answer is to this, but doppler effect makes no sense to me.
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Call yourself "Soundman"? :D :beer: ;)
 
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Originally posted by: dighn
Originally posted by: Phil
Originally posted by: So
doppler effect?
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Googled it, and that's beginning to make some sense. Could you elaborate though? I'm useless at physics :)
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unless you are moving your headphones at high speed toward your head, you shouldn't be able to hear a higher pitch due to the doppler effect

maybe it's just that when you take off the headphones, you don't hear the bass so well so you think the pitch turned higher
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:thumbsup: I was thinking that headphones are no good at producing bass over distance as being the issue as well.

I don't really know why that is in general as low sounds tend to travel better over distances and interference afaik.
 
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Originally posted by: Phil
Originally posted by: YOyoYOhowsDAjello
If something is moving away from you (like your headphones) it goes lower, not higher.

I really don't know what the answer is to this, but doppler effect makes no sense to me.
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Call yourself "Soundman"? :D :beer: ;)
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What's more disturbing, is, IIRC, he's a physics major...
 
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YOyoYOhowsDAjello

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Originally posted by: Phil
Originally posted by: YOyoYOhowsDAjello
If something is moving away from you (like your headphones) it goes lower, not higher.

I really don't know what the answer is to this, but doppler effect makes no sense to me.
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Call yourself "Soundman"? :D :beer: ;)
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:( sorry
 
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Originally posted by: So
Originally posted by: Phil
Originally posted by: YOyoYOhowsDAjello
If something is moving away from you (like your headphones) it goes lower, not higher.

I really don't know what the answer is to this, but doppler effect makes no sense to me.
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Call yourself "Soundman"? :D :beer: ;)
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What's more disturbing, is, IIRC, he's a physics major...
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not anymore, duuuude

middle school science :shocked:
 
YOyoYOhowsDAjello

YOyoYOhowsDAjello

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Oh, and the amount of stuff I've learned in physics that applies to real life is shockingly bad.
 
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Originally posted by: YOyoYOhowsDAjello
Originally posted by: Phil
Originally posted by: YOyoYOhowsDAjello
If something is moving away from you (like your headphones) it goes lower, not higher.

I really don't know what the answer is to this, but doppler effect makes no sense to me.
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Call yourself "Soundman"? :D :beer: ;)
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:( sorry
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:heart::beer:
 
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Originally posted by: YOyoYOhowsDAjello
Oh, and the amount of stuff I've learned in physics that applies to real life is shockingly bad.
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But....

...nooooooooOOOOOOoooOOOO!

:(
 
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Originally posted by: YOyoYOhowsDAjello
Oh, and the amount of stuff I've learned in physics that applies to real life is shockingly bad.
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Same with Computer Science BSc. Seriously, Mr Professor, I don't need to know the intricate details of an ISA slot, or SIMMs. It's not 1990 anymore.
 
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Originally posted by: Phil
Originally posted by: YOyoYOhowsDAjello
Oh, and the amount of stuff I've learned in physics that applies to real life is shockingly bad.
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Same with Computer Science BSc. Seriously, Mr Professor, I don't need to know the intricate details of an ISA slot, or SIMMs. It's not 1990 anymore.
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:Q It's not!?

This thread is bringing my whole reality crashing down around me!
 
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From simple googling (for "dopper effect in layman's terms") and not just clicking on the first link and giving up, here's what I've found.

Everyone has heard Doppler effect, even if they don't know what it is. It's why a train horn or ambulance siren appears to change sound as it approaches you. The sound waves emitted from the siren or horn get squashed up because the vehicle is coming towards you, so their frequency goes up.
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the Doppler effect changes the pitch of sound depending on whether the source is moving closer or farther away
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