Hi Abby-- nice to hear yur "voice". IF I have understood correctly (big if) we are talking of sounds of such short duration that they would not have time to get to the other side of the room and back. Sound = 1100 feet/second, if 1/100 second then the "wave" is 11' long, is all. Room acoustics make a BIG difference but they are talking about short sampling times here. I think.