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Why do we perceive our voice in a recording differently than when we speak?

Our voice in the recording seems to us completely different than at the time when we speak. The fact is that sound can enter the cochlea - the part of the inner ear responsible for sound perception - in two ways. The external path is through the auditory canal, eardrum and middle ear, and the internal path is directly through the tissues of the head, which amplify the low frequencies of the voice. Thus, at the moment of speaking, we perceive our voice as a combination of external and internal sound, and while listening to the recording, only the external channel is involved. By the way, in rare cases, due to a defect in the inner ear, its sensitivity is so increased that a person constantly hears the sound of his breathing and even the sound of the rotation of the eyeballs.

Authors: Jimmy Wales, Larry Sanger

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When did the first theater appear?

Theater as we know it originated in Greece as part of a religious ritual. The stage was a circle covered with turf, on which the faithful danced around the altar of Dionysus. The stage was usually located at the foot of the hill so that the audience, who sat on its slopes, could see the dancers. This marked the beginning of the traditional arrangement of Greek theaters - a semicircle of seats located on the slopes of a hill.

The word "theatre" is of Greek origin and means "a place for viewing". Theater built in Athens around 500 BC. e., was round and was called parterre. There were performances. Outside the circle, special rooms were built that looked very majestic. This was the prototype of the current scene. These rooms served as a dressing room for the participants in the performance. They were also the screen that became the backdrop for the action of the play. The Greeks made very little use of decorations and did not resort to artificial lighting at all, because the plays were staged during the daytime.

In Rome, the first stone theater was built in 52 BC. e. Roman theaters were very similar to Greek ones, but they were built on level ground. The Romans were the first to install seats in the stalls, and the piece was played on a raised stage behind which was a screen. After the Romans converted to Christianity, no theaters were built for thousands of years.

The first modern theater was the Farnesi Theater in Parma, Italy. It was built in 1618 or 1619. His stage did not move far into the hall, into the stalls, but was located along one of the walls. A curtain was used to separate the auditorium from the stage, and the change of scenery could be done out of sight of the audience.

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