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  2. Roadway noise - Wikipedia

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    Roadway noise is the collective sound energy emanating from motor vehicles. It consists chiefly of road surface , tire, engine /transmission, aerodynamic, and braking elements. Noise of rolling tires driving on pavement is found to be the biggest contributor of highway noise and increases with higher vehicle speeds.

  3. Transmission (song) - Wikipedia

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    "Transmission" was released on 7" vinyl on 7 October 1979 by record label Factory. It was re-released as a 12" single with a different sleeve on 20 February 1981. [8] The single charted twice in New Zealand, debuting at number 2 in September 1981 and re-appearing again at number 24 in July 1984.

  4. Noise music - Wikipedia

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    Noise music is a genre of music that is characterised by the expressive use of noise. This type of music tends to challenge the distinction that is made in conventional musical practices between musical and non-musical sound. [4] Noise music includes a wide range of musical styles and sound-based creative practices that feature noise as a ...

  5. Dynamics (music) - Wikipedia

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    In music, the dynamics of a piece are the variation in loudness between notes or phrases.Dynamics are indicated by specific musical notation, often in some detail.However, dynamics markings require interpretation by the performer depending on the musical context: a specific marking may correspond to a different volume between pieces or even sections of one piece.

  6. Category:Songs about cars - Wikipedia

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    Cadillac Ranch (Bruce Springsteen song) Cadillac Tears; Calcutta (Taxi Taxi Taxi) Car 67; Car Song (Elastica song) The Car (song) La Carcacha; Cars (song) Cars with the Boom; Chasing Cars; Chevrolet (song) Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (song) Cop Car (Keith Urban song) Crash (Gwen Stefani song) Cruise (song)

  7. Transmission loss (duct acoustics) - Wikipedia

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    Transmission loss (TL) in duct acoustics describes the acoustic performances of a muffler-like system. It is frequently used in the industry areas such as muffler manufacturers and NVH (noise, vibration and harshness) department of automobile manufacturers, and in academic studies.

  8. Compression release engine brake - Wikipedia

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    The use of engine compression brakes may cause a vehicle to make a loud "growling", "machine gun", or "jackhammer" like exhaust noise, especially vehicles having no mufflers, which has led many communities in the United States, Canada, and Australia to prohibit compression braking within municipal limits.

  9. Vroom - Wikipedia

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    Vroom is an onomatopoeia [1] that represents the sound of an engine revving up. [2] It also describes the act of purposefully operating a motor vehicle at high speeds so as to create loud engine noises. [3] The word is a common early childhood sound, and is used in speech therapy techniques. It is also an example of a cross-linguistic onomatopoeia.