How come when you're far away from sound you only hear the low tones?

Subject: How come when you're far away from sound you only hear the low tones?

Date: Fri Feb 2 22:18:48 2001
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Hi. So, I know about the Doppler effect which causes a sound to seem 
higher pitched when the source gets closer to you. Is this why when you 
are farther away from a source of sound you hear only the lowest tones? 
Like, when you are in the front row of a rock concert, you hear the 
melody, but when you get far away, you only hear the low drum beats.
I'm very curious about this.
Thanks!

Re: How come when you're far away from sound you only hear the low tones?

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