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Re: Clarinet Sound Terminology

Author: Ken Lagace
Date: 2021-03-05 22:35

>> - Ring:

I will just throw this out as an idea.

We all know (I hope) that a clarinet sound basically has stronger odd overtones. It is also known that Harold Wright could hear the 12th, the first strong overtone. I also have students who can hear the 12th and when they tell me they hear it in a specific note, I hear it as 'ringing', as I have always identified as a nice sound.
Using 'spectrum analysis' software such as the "Spectroid" app for smart phones, or Audacity for editing WAV files, I can see in some of Harold Wright notes that the 12th is even stronger than the root!

So, I assume that a ringing clarinet sound is one that has at least a strong first overtone.

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