The waveform of a whip sound mildly resembles a whip

Also mildly interesting is the difference in the L/R waveforms. Taken from the end of a Danny Go song.

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bjoern_tantau@swg-empire.de · 62 pts · 1y (2 replies)

Hm, seems to be logical. The sound of the whip is more or less a direct translation of the movement it makes in the air.

It is the same for string instruments. The movement of the string looks the same as its waveform.

Sumocat@lemmy.world · 43 pts · 1y

Analog audio is analogous.

owenfromcanada@lemmy.world · 14 pts · 1y

Yeah, that makes sense. I guess the difference is that you don't typically see the shape of a string as it vibrates, as opposed to seeing a whip move.

SpicyLizards@reddthat.com · 18 pts · 1y

Is that a sonomatopoeia?