Klarinet Archive - Posting 000239.txt from 2006/03

From: Joseph Wakeling <joseph.wakeling@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] Other worlds
Date: Tue, 14 Mar 2006 09:32:17 -0500

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Keith wrote:
> There's a mathematical theorem about this. Amplifiers, speakers,
> filters etc can and do add or subtract harmonics, which must be
> multiples of the fundamental, but cannot alter the fundamental
> frequency (tuning) of the note. They make it sound horrid for other
> reasons.

I'm kind of rusty on the maths side of music right now, I must get back
to speed.... :-) I wasn't meaning that amplification would change the
pitch, but rather that if there was a pitch discrepancy, its presence
would be highlighted by amplification. Does that make any more sense,
or do I need to go back to school? :-P

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