The Physics Of Dissonance
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Jul 18, 2025 17:30
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- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Hqm0dYKUx4
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=spUNpyF58BY
References used for this video:
- Tuning, Timbre, Spectrum, Scale by W. Sethares, 2nd Ed. 2004
- Tonal Consonance and Critical Bandwidth by R. Plomp & W. Levelt, 1965
- Auditory Patterns by H. Fletcher, 1940
- On The Sensations Of Tone by H. Helmholtz, 1875
- https://www.pharmacy180.com/article/sense-of-hearing-3587/
- https://www.sfu.ca/sonic-studio-webdav/handbook/Consonance.html
- https://sethares.engr.wisc.edu/consemi.html#anchor149613
- http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/Music/cirmem
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piano_acoustics
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