The bel and decibel are the basis for audio measurement that purports to be scientific. But how scientific is a system that was created by asking listeners to determine when a given sound is twice as loud as another sound?
It is clear when you have twice as many oranges or twice as many pairs of socks. It is by no means clear when some tone is 'twice as loud' or 'half as loud' as some other tone.
One implication of this is that evaluation of 'linearity' in audio has no proper basis.
It is clear when you have twice as many oranges or twice as many pairs of socks. It is by no means clear when some tone is 'twice as loud' or 'half as loud' as some other tone.
One implication of this is that evaluation of 'linearity' in audio has no proper basis.
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