The Physics Of Dissonance

Опубликовано 18 июля 2025, 17:30

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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
- pharmacy180.com/article/sense-...
- sfu.ca/sonic-studio-webdav/han...
- sethares.engr.wisc.edu/consemi...
- ​​hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/...
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piano_ac...

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00:00 - Intro
01:57 - Contents
02:13 - 1) Dissonance of Pure Sine Waves
07:42 - 2) Dissonance of Notes with Overtones
11:28 - 3) Dissonance and Scales
15:29 - 3.5) Is any of this true??
19:06 - 4) Dissonance in Chords
22:36 - Conclusion
24:15 - Sponsorship from ASA
25:03 - 5) Caveats and T-shirt!