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... oboe " or " clarinet " gave tolerable wave forms but would certainly not deceive anyone into believing that an oboe or clarinet was being played . Experience of this sort soon shows that there are factors other than harmonic mixture ...
... oboe " or " clarinet " gave tolerable wave forms but would certainly not deceive anyone into believing that an oboe or clarinet was being played . Experience of this sort soon shows that there are factors other than harmonic mixture ...
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... oboe the primary tone is generated by the reed which is held in the lips of the player and coupled to the main body of the instrument , which is a conical pipe ( for demonstration purposes a cheap substitute for an oboe is the practice ...
... oboe the primary tone is generated by the reed which is held in the lips of the player and coupled to the main body of the instrument , which is a conical pipe ( for demonstration purposes a cheap substitute for an oboe is the practice ...
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... oboe was suggested as a typical example of a coupled system ; it also provides a useful introduction to the observation of starting transients . If a series of staccato notes is played on an oboe it is possible to hear the transient as ...
... oboe was suggested as a typical example of a coupled system ; it also provides a useful introduction to the observation of starting transients . If a series of staccato notes is played on an oboe it is possible to hear the transient as ...
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