22 Sep
2008
22 Sep
'08
6:01 p.m.
On Mon, 22 Sep 2008 21:51:27 +0200
Fons Adriaensen <fons(a)kokkinizita.net> wrote:
I did some measurements on a real (hardware) Aural
Exciter.
Whatever it does is *very* different from what the harmonic
generator plugin is doing.
- Almost all harmonics up to at least the 15th are present.
The first few (2,3,4) have almost the same level, above
that levels go down gradually, with a clear dip at the
seventh.
- The relative (to the fundamental) level of the harmonics
stays more or less the same for a wide range of input
levels. This is very different from any simple form of
harmonic generator, where the level of the Nth harmonic
would be roughly proportional to the Nth power of the
input level.
Ciao,
Interesting piece of research there. Not surprised about the 7th
harmonic. I believe it is reckoned to be the most dissonant
and unpleasant sounding.
--
Will J Godfrey
http://www.musically.me.uk