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Introduction

In this Chapter

Chapter 2

Background Information

There are a few fundamental concepts that are necessary to understand when working with emergency voice/alarm communications systems. This chapter introduces basic concepts of sound, but is not intended to be an exhaustive treatment of the subject.

Note: Refer to the “Related Documentation” section at the beginning of this manual for publications containing in-depth discussions of sound and speech.

Refer to the page number listed in this table for information on a specific topic:

Topic	See Page #
Basic Audio Math	2-2
Sound and Hearing	2-4
The Nature of Speech	2-5
Room Acoustics	2-6
Speaker Basics	2-9
Distributed Wall Mounted Systems	2-15

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