When a sound is made and recorded in a room, then replayed and rerecorded repeatedly, it becomes distorted (IMAGE)

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When a sound is made and recorded in a room, then replayed and rerecorded repeatedly, it becomes distorted

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When a sound is made and recorded in a room, then replayed and rerecorded repeatedly, it becomes distorted. Frequencies that correspond to the room itself are emphasized.

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Andy Piacsek

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