My friend and I were talking about power requirements in loudspeaker design and the fact that almost all of the power is required to drive the woofers and move lots of air.

Then he asked “do basses exert more energy talking or singing than sopranos?”

Or put another way, does a lower frequency voice need more power (energy) to achieve the same volume as a high voice?

  • skvlp@lemmy.wtf
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    15 days ago

    I have no idea what the scientific answer is, but try to see how long you can sustain a really low note in your own voice before you run out of air. Then see how long you can sustain a really high note before you run out of air.