Re: harmonic extraction (David Smith )

Subject: Re: harmonic extraction
From:    David Smith  <smithd@xxxxxxxx>
Date:    Fri, 27 Mar 2009 12:26:28 -0500
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Jim,

I was afraid of that.

Still, absorbtion losses for complex waveforms should always produce
something more closely approximating a square wave, ie even harmonic
signatures.   This leads me to ask if we ever "hear" a pure sin wave.=20
Perhaps this is why signals with odd harmonics have that hollow
dissonant quality?

Dave



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  From: "James Bashford"
  To: AUDITORY@xxxxxxxx
  Subject: Re: [AUDITORY] harmonic extraction
  Date: Fri, 27 Mar 2009 11:56:34 -0500


  David,

  The stimuli I'm working with have a different, randomly
  determined starting phase for each harmonic, and all harmonics are
  matched in level.

  Jim

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Jim,<br><br>I was afraid of that.<br><br>Still, absorbtion losses for compl=
ex waveforms should always produce <br>something more closely approximating=
 a square wave, ie even harmonic<br>signatures.&nbsp;&nbsp; This leads me t=
o ask if we ever "hear" a pure sin wave.&nbsp; <br>Perhaps this is why sign=
als with odd harmonics have that hollow <br>dissonant quality?<br><br>Dave<=
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5px; padding-left: 5px;">----- Original Message -----<br>
From: "James Bashford" <bashford@xxxxxxxx><br>
To: AUDITORY@xxxxxxxx<br>
Subject: Re: [AUDITORY] harmonic extraction<br>
Date:         Fri, 27 Mar 2009 11:56:34 -0500<br>
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David,<br>
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     The stimuli I'm working with have a different, randomly  <br>
determined starting phase for each harmonic, and all harmonics are  <br>
matched in level.<br>
<br>
Jim<br>
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