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... piano sounds demonstrated the preference of listeners , both musicians and non- musicians , for tones with inharmonic partials . Tones synthesized with harmonic partials were described as " lacking warmth " and sounding much less like piano ...
... piano sounds demonstrated the preference of listeners , both musicians and non- musicians , for tones with inharmonic partials . Tones synthesized with harmonic partials were described as " lacking warmth " and sounding much less like piano ...
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... piano has three strings for each note . Studies have shown that the best piano sound results from tuning these strings one to two cents different from each other ( Kirk , 1959 ) . If the strings are tuned to exactly the same frequency ...
... piano has three strings for each note . Studies have shown that the best piano sound results from tuning these strings one to two cents different from each other ( Kirk , 1959 ) . If the strings are tuned to exactly the same frequency ...
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... piano . The various partials in a piano sound build up quite rapidly ( typically in three milliseconds ) and decay at widely different rates . Thus the sound spectrum of the piano is constantly changing with time , as in the case of the ...
... piano . The various partials in a piano sound build up quite rapidly ( typically in three milliseconds ) and decay at widely different rates . Thus the sound spectrum of the piano is constantly changing with time , as in the case of the ...
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