Pitch of complex signals according to virtual-pitch theory: Tests, examples, and predictions
- 1 March 1982
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Acoustical Society of America (ASA) in The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America
- Vol. 71 (3) , 671-678
- https://doi.org/10.1121/1.387543
Abstract
The pitch-extraction algorithm described by Terhardt et al. is used to compute a number of examples to test the procedure''s validity, and to illustrate its applicability. The following subjects are considered: pitch of harmonic complex tones (with and without fundamental); existence region of virtual pitch; Shepard pitch phenomenon; virtual pitch of inharmonic complex tones; spectral dominance; effect of amplitude spectrum on pitch; pitch of bell sounds; and tonal evaluation of musical chords. The algorithm''s predictions agree well with psychoacoustic observations; it apparently can be useful in audio-engineering and [human] psychoacoustic research.This publication has 10 references indexed in Scilit:
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