alleryStart learning →A drum's frequency stays fixed as amplitude rises. What changes?
ALoudness falls; pitch stays
BPitch falls; loudness rises
CPitch rises; loudness falls
DLoudness rises; pitch stays
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Loudness rises; pitch stays
At unchanged frequency the pitch stays the same, while greater amplitude makes the same note louder.
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