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> It is as if the brain knows that the harmonics are related to the fundamental in integer multiples, and calculates the fundamental all subconsciously. Isn't
by tomphoolery 9y ago
> It is as if the brain knows that the harmonics are related to the fundamental in integer multiples, and calculates the fundamental all subconsciously.
Isn't this fundamentally (no pun intended) how overtones work?
- hatsunearu 9y agoOvertones are another name for harmonics. The only thing that's different is the naming scheme: the first overtone is the second harmonic, and the Nth overtone is the N+1th harmonic.