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[Mickey Tee]

Hi,

Hopefully someone will be able to clear this up for me. I'm analysing some complex waves and the harmonics don't appear to be where I expect them... (ie multiples of the fundamental...)

Is it only specific waves which exhibit this quality, or should literally all sound (bar noise)?


Many thanks,

Mickey.

[Greg Reierson]

Complex sounds are built of partials which may or may not be harmonically related. A bell, for example, has many partials that don't fit a harmonic sequence.

What are you measuring? What are you trying to do?


GR

[Mickey Tee]

Greg Reierson wrote on Mon, 18 February 2008 18:54

Complex sounds are built of partials which may or may not be harmonically related. A bell, for example, has many partials that don't fit a harmonic sequence. What are you measuring? What are you trying to do? GR

Many thanks for your help

I think that just about answers my questions

All I was doing was messing around with some synth waves and noticed some of the second harmonics weren't quite multiples of the fundamental...

Happy days! lol



Mickey