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... noise consists of erratic repetitions of elementary shocks , recurring with such a large aver- age density as to ... white noise , the prototype of perfect , ideal noise . It has no charac- teristic other than its perfect disorder ...
... noise consists of erratic repetitions of elementary shocks , recurring with such a large aver- age density as to ... white noise , the prototype of perfect , ideal noise . It has no charac- teristic other than its perfect disorder ...
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... white noise . Be- cause artificial channels generally have shortcomings in terms of the ca- pacities [ page 88 ] of the human ear , it is very difficult to transmit the applause precisely ; the shocks include all the frequencies of the ...
... white noise . Be- cause artificial channels generally have shortcomings in terms of the ca- pacities [ page 88 ] of the human ear , it is very difficult to transmit the applause precisely ; the shocks include all the frequencies of the ...
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... noise follows the method of experimental esthetics , namely , looking for the parallel degrada- tions of a perception and of the message elements which caused it . ( 7 ) The perfect morphological type of noise is white noise . It is ...
... noise follows the method of experimental esthetics , namely , looking for the parallel degrada- tions of a perception and of the message elements which caused it . ( 7 ) The perfect morphological type of noise is white noise . It is ...
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