Email: Password: Remember Me | Create Account (Free)

Back to Subject List

Old thread has been locked -- no new posts accepted in this thread
???
08/17/10 14:56
Read: times


 
#178058 - logarithmic volume perception -> exponential steps?
Responding to: ???'s previous message
human volume percerption roughly follows a logarithmic scale.

To compensate for this you could _try_ to use exponential steps:

(0,) 1, 3, 6, 12, 25, 50

(which follows 1.5 * 2^n with some rounding)


It will still not give the feeling of equidistant volume steps because 50% duty cycle will likely excite less overtones than f.e. 12% duty cycle (and thus will sound much softer/less alarming).

I'd start varying from the exponential steps (without really expecting to achieve consistent volume steps over a larger sample of these 2.7khz magnetic buzzers).

Greetings,
Frieder

List of 7 messages in thread
TopicAuthorDate
volume control of a buzzer            01/01/70 00:00      
   Use a look up table.            01/01/70 00:00      
   logarithmic volume perception -> exponential steps?            01/01/70 00:00      
   Piezo?            01/01/70 00:00      
      Some Good Info            01/01/70 00:00      
      More Info            01/01/70 00:00      
   thankyou all            01/01/70 00:00      

Back to Subject List