Inharmonicity
... multiples of the fundamental's frequency. These inharmonic overtones are often distinguished from harmonic overtones ... sounds as pitched or unpitched, the more inharmonic a sound the less definite it becomes ... tam-tams, and chimes, create complex and inharmonic sounds. Strings are less inharmonic the closer they are to their breaking ...
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Consonance   (translated from French)
... exploring of the new ways (microtones, sounds inharmonic), of the intervals more distant than the ... The musical instruments are generally far from inharmonic. piano is known for its inharmonicity, especially ... to perfect fifths. cloches is very strongly inharmonic, but in such a proportion that that ...
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Timbre
... whole number multiples). However, many instruments produce inharmonic tones, and may contain overtones which are ... of most western instruments. Similarly the specific inharmonic timbre of Thai metallophones would produce the ... most consonance in the combination of the inharmonic spectra of Balinese metallophones with harmonic instruments ...
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Partial   (translated from French)
... illogical to call these higher frequencies "harmonic inharmonic"; this is why one speaks then only ... the sound, are all of the phenomena inharmonic which can only break up of partial ...
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Inharmonicity   (translated from French)
... because to speak about a sound slightly inharmonic comes down to speaking about a sound ... but never completely null. In a sound inharmonic the harmonics are generally (even always?), higher ...
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User:Rainwarrior/TuningMerge
... music)|harmonic series], and are known as inharmonic. This makes their tuning complicated, and usually ... of Balinese gamelans are related to the inharmonic spectra or timbre of their metallophones and ...
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Talk:Inharmonicity
... to stretched tuning. Is anyone watching this "Inharmonic" page? If so, please read the inharmonicity ... objections to my incorporating that somehow into "Inharmonic" and then moving the page to "Inharmonicity ...
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Consonance and dissonance
... harmonic tone (Terhardt, 1974). By these definitions inharmonic partials of otherwise harmonic spectra are usually ... harmonic tone (Terhardt, 1974). By these definitions inharmonic partials of otherwise harmonic spectra are usually ...
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Musical acoustics
... harmonic, and are just called partials or inharmonic overtones. The fundamental frequency is considered the ... second harmonic, etc. But if there are inharmonic partials, the numbering no longer coincides. Overtones ...
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Talk:Timbre
... say that, aside from accessory noises and inharmonic elements, the timbre of a tone depdns ... effrects (rise time, presence of noise or inharmonic partials during onset, unequal rise of partials ...
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