if you change the frequency of a sound wave, you change the
Below is a picture of a sound wave that has. been changed into alternating current by a microphone. and displayed on a CRO. If the sound is made louder and with a higher pitch, the shape of the wave changes as shown below. The amplitude has got bigger because the sound is louder. The frequency has increased. (there are more complete waves in the same time) because the sound has a higher pitch.