Notion of height
Perception of sound intensity, pitch and timbre

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Notion of height


Perception of sound intensity, pitch and timbre

Author : Paul AVAN

Publication date: November 10, 1998, Review date: January 1, 2024 | Lire en français

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2. Notion of height

This notion is relatively easy to define in the case of pure sound, for which a classification can be established without ambiguity between sounds differing in frequency. The ANSI (1960) definition is clear:

"Pitch is the attribute of auditory sensation according to which sounds can be arranged on a scale, such as a musical scale, from low to high", depending on whether their frequency is low or high, states the Afnor definition in 1977.

In the more general situation of complex sounds with an extended spectrum, the above definition creates difficulties in many cases.

Example

In music, we know that matching sounds whose frequencies differ by a factor of 2 (an octave) is much easier than matching sounds that are much closer in frequency....

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