White Noise vs Black Noise | Difference Explained

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Discussion Overview

The discussion centers around the concepts of white noise and black noise, exploring their definitions and differences. Participants express varying levels of familiarity with the terms and engage in a light-hearted exchange regarding their meanings.

Discussion Character

  • Exploratory, Conceptual clarification, Debate/contested

Main Points Raised

  • One participant notes that white noise has a flat frequency spectrum, while colored noise has a non-flat spectrum due to source characteristics or filtering.
  • Another participant expresses uncertainty about the term "black noise," suggesting it might represent the absence of noise, drawing an analogy to black being the absence of light or color.
  • A humorous remark is made that black noise equates to silence.
  • One participant references external sources, including a Wikipedia article, to provide additional context on the topic.
  • Another participant mentions a link that humorously categorized white and black noise in terms of music genres, although they cannot find it.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants do not reach a consensus on the definition of black noise, with some expressing confusion and others providing differing interpretations. The discussion remains unresolved regarding the precise nature of black noise.

Contextual Notes

Some participants appear to have varying levels of knowledge about the topic, leading to differing interpretations and a lack of clarity on the definitions of black noise.

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Hi all I want me to explain what white and black noise is .And what's the difference betwween them?
 
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I have never seen the term "black noise". White noise is noise where the frequency spectrum is flat. Colored noise has a non-flat spectrum due to the characteristics of the source or some filtering.
 
dervast said:
Hi all I want me to explain what white and black noise is .And what's the difference betwween them?
Good old google. I googled "white noise" "pink noise" "black noise" and got lots of hits. Here's one of the first ones, from the wikipedia:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colors_of_noise
 
Superficially, I would assume that black noise would be complete absence of noise... considering how I really don't know a lot about it. kinda like black is the absence of light or color.
 
back noise!

it's SILENCE!:!)
 
I had a link that refferred to white and black noise as Country Western and Rap, but I can't find that link anymore.
 
Okay, this thread is deteriorating, and old. Thread locked.
 

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