A sound with a short envelope, usually with a less sharp attack than a click. Pulse is also called an impulse. With frequencies below about 20Hz, individual oscillations may be heard or sensed as slow pulses of pressure variation without pitch characteristics. (Source: Barry Truax - Handbook for Acoustic Ecology CD-ROM Edition. Cambridge Street Publishing, 1999 - CSR-CDR 9901)
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