Understanding how the ear processes sound is obviously important to sound and music. Here, we will break up sound into three stages: outer, middle, and inner ear and discuss how sound is processed in all stages. The inner ear and the cochlea are of particular importance for taht is where the frequency is decomposed and processed and we “hear”.
Wave introduction
Pressure wave
Mechanical wave
Fluid wave
Basilar wave
Outer Ear
Earlobe
Ear canal
Middle Ear
Ear drum
stirups
anvil
hammer
Inner Ear
oval window
round window
heliotrope
basilar membrane
hair cells
tectorial membrane
fluid waves