[Noisebridge-discuss] why a sine wave?

Michael Shiloh michaelshiloh1010 at gmail.com
Tue Jan 12 18:59:27 UTC 2010


Why do we perceive a sine audio wave as a "pure" tone? Does it have to
do with the mechanical vibrations in our ear? Does any non-sine wave
introduce harmonics, vibrations other than the fundamental, which our
brain perceives as non-pure?

Regardless of mechanics, what is the perceptive reason a sine wave
sounds pure?




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