Thursday, 27 September 2012

Harmonics

Harmonics

  • The vibration as a whole produces the fundamental (basic) tone, and the other vibrations produce the various harmonic tones.
  • A harmonic is an integer multiple of the fundamental frequency.
    Eg. 2 x fundamental, 3 x fundamental etc.
  • So a sound consisting of components at frequencies of 1000Hz and 3000Hz would contain a 3rd harmonic of the 1kHz fundamental. 
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