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Vibrations, harmony and why some sounds feel right.
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Why a flute and a clarinet sound different on the same note: harmonics and timbre
Play the same note on a flute and a clarinet, at the same pitch and loudness, and you can still tell them apart at once. That difference is called timbre, and…
Why two almost-in-tune notes throb, and how tuners use the wobble
Play two notes that are almost in tune and you hear one note that swells and fades: wah-wah-wah. Neither string is wobbling. The throb, called a beat, appears…