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Default How do sound decibels add together?

On 1/09/2014 10:46 p.m., Adrian Tuddenham wrote:
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Correlated and in-phase, they will add to give an increase of 6dB


Yes - that's double the voltage = +6dB, double the power = +3dB.


Correlated and out of phase, they will cancel, the degree of
cancellation depending on the accuracy of the phasing and amplitude.