Cello

Loudness of A Contrabass

Loudness of A Contrabass

The lovest sound produced by a contrabass is at 41Hz while the violin is at 196Hz which is nearly five times of the first and if we consider the highest notes in both instruments the factor goes up much higher.

  1. What is the sound of contrabass?
  2. How loud is a viola?
  3. How loud can a cello get?
  4. Is a cello louder than a violin?

What is the sound of contrabass?

Heavy, weighty, dark, weightless, wafting, somber, earthy, resonant, rasping, broad, hollow, dull, mighty, menacing, violent, mellow, sustaining, aspirate.

How loud is a viola?

Results, at the average note, were as follows: violin, 85.9 db: viola, 79.5 db: cello, 76.52 db: double bass, 75.97 db. As a conclusion, it is not the biggest instrument having the greater loudness. The smallest, the violin, has the greatest loudness, and the string bass, the biggest, has the smallest loudness.

How loud can a cello get?

RESULTS

InstrumentLeft ear (dBA)Right ear (dBA)
MaximumMaximum
Second violin95.492.7
Viola98.690.2
Cello87.189.5

Is a cello louder than a violin?

A violin will sound louder than a cello playing the same note in the same octave at the same dynamic. The viola will as well but to a lesser degree.

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