Re: harmonic vs. inharmonic sounds (one last time)

[Kevin Austin <kevin.austin@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks

I think my question is ... Do "you" perceive and/or hear, rather than 
the third person neutral. Perhaps this is why I'm a composer and not 
a scientist, I'm more interested in "you" then 'the' "them".

Best

Kevin


> Hello Kevin,
>
> Yes, I think. If the mentioned sine-tones are soft, then 100 Hz is 
> heard as a "cubic" difference tone, f = 2f_1 - f_2; example: f_1 = 
> 200 Hz; f_2 = 300 Hz; f = 100 Hz. If the sine-tones are louder, 100 
> Hz is heard as a first-order difference tone, f = f_2 - f_1; 
> example: f_1 = 200 Hz; f_2 = 300 Hz; f 100 Hz.
>
> Reinhart.
>
> Reinhart Frosch,
> Dr. phil. nat.,
> r. PSI and ETH Zurich,
> Sommerhaldenstr. 5B,
> CH-5200 Brugg.
> Phone: 0041 56 441 77 72.
> Mobile: 0041 79 754 30 32.
> E-mail: reinifrosch@xxxxxxxxxx .

and <al.bregman@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Whenever a repetitive waveform is played (i.e. one whose partials are
> all harmonics), we hear the pitch that is characteristic of that
> repetition rate.
>
> ...
>
> Therefore, we shouldn't think of your complex tone as containing a 
> 100-Hz pure tone. It is just that they both have the same pitch.


> > ----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----
> > Von: kevin.austin@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Datum: 16.03.2007 03:26
> > An: <AUDITORY@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Betreff: harmonic vs. inharmonic sounds (one last time)
> >
> > On reconsideration, I would reframe the question something as:
> >
> > When hearing the partials 200, 300, 400, 500, 600, 700, do you 
> > perceive the fundamental to be 100 Hz? Do you hear a 100 Hz 
> > component?
> >
> > Best
> >
> > Kevin