The physics of mechanical sound are truly amazing. Sinusoidal waves, existing in a timeline of four parameters. First, the "attack", the sound is created, it's amplitude rising to a set value depending on, well, what made the sound, the frequency, and how much power is behind it (somewhere, Tim "The Toolman" Taylor just let out a faint grunt). Next, the "decay", a period of time when the sound fades just slightly... Read more