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Waves & Sound
   

W04: Displaying Sounds

 

Purpose: To display the time varying signal from a microphone. The program can be used to display any sound source in the audible range. The program can also produce sounds through the computer's speakers.

Description:

 

1. Pasco Science Workshop 750 interface connected to the lecture computer.

2. Pasco DataStudio Software with the WavePort add-on installed.

3. Pasco Sound sensor connected to Analog Channel A.

Copy the DataStudio setup "w04_1.ds" found in the demonstration folder of the scratch drive to a location that you can easily access. This file can then be modified as needed to display sound as desired.

 

Equipment List: Storage Location: Hahn N 130A

 

Pasco Sound Sensor B2.1

References:

Manual: Online

  Setup Notes: W04 PIRA #:
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