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I disagree with B. People like slightly detuned oscillators because it makes the sound thicker and bigger. But they like slight detuning around the mathematical
by anigbrowl 3y ago
I disagree with B. People like slightly detuned oscillators because it makes the sound thicker and bigger. But they like slight detuning around the mathematically perfect ratio. The imperfection emphasizes the ratio in the brain's auditory processing.
This is why many subtractive synthesizers have a detune parameter, to slightly offset oscillators that are nominally tuned to the same frequency. Chorus, phasers, and flangers are similarly used to add texture and color to sounds by using slight frequency or phase delays to create interference signals that make the sound 'move' and make it sound larger and more distinct.
- dr_dshiv 3y agoIt’s like the “humanize” button on drum machines that will make the rhythms slightly off. We still like the small integer relations of the drum beats but when they are a bit off, they sound warmer and more human.
- zigzag312 3y agoI agree. We don't have only one preference. When slightly detuned, it's so close to the perfect ratio that it still satisfies our preference for perfect ratios, and it also fills more of the frequency spectrum (which is another thing we like).