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Loudness of a sound

The loudness of a sound is how loud or soft the sound is.

A guitar string plucked strongly makes a loud sound. A guitar string plucked gently makes a soft sound.

A drum skin hit hard makes a loud sound. A drum skin hit gently makes a soft sound.

Loud sound

A girl blowing a recorder hard

A recorder blown hard makes a loud sound.

Soft sound

A girl blowing a recorder softly

A recorder blown gently makes a soft sound.

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