Subject: Re: Theory of Timbre Perception From: Chris Share <cshare01@xxxxxxxx> Date: Mon, 6 Aug 2007 18:24:31 +1000 List-Archive:<http://lists.mcgill.ca/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=AUDITORY>> As the term psychoacoustics has evolved into perception and cognition, I > would place timbre on the 'cognition' side of this process, that is, it > doesn't exist except as interpreted by the brain. That's actually what I was interested in. For example, there are various theories of pitch perception (Place, Timing, Pattern). What I was asking is, are there any equivalent theories regarding timbre perception. When you say "the 'cognition' side of this process", where does this begin? Cheers, Chris