In this video I show how timbre of musical instrument affect its tuning. Explain what is inharmonicity. Why simple ratios and whole numbers aren't fundamental reason to construct a tuning system with. And how an octave (ratio
2:1) can sound dissonant.
00:00 - Intro
00:16 - Introduction to Musical Tuning
03:28 - Challenging Simple Ratios
10:58 - Inharmonicity
14:28 - Dissonance Curves
20:16 - Conclusion
21:25 - References
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Literature and references:
Relating Tuning and Timbre by William A. Sethares
https://sethares.engr.wisc.edu/consemi.html
"Tuning, Timbre, Spectrum, Scale" by W. Sethares https://www.researchgate.net/publication/215646583_Tuning_Timbre_Spectrum_Scale
R.Plomp & W.J.M.Levelt "Tonal Consonance and Critical Bandwidth" https://www.mpi.nl/world/materials/publications/levelt/Plomp_Levelt_Tonal_1965.pdf
H.Helmholtz "On the Sensations of Tone" https://www.amazon.com/Sensations-Tone-Dover-Books-Music/dp/0486607534
P.M.C. Harrison and M.T.Pearce "Simultaneous Consonance in Music Perception and Composition"
https://psycnet.apa.org/fulltext/2019-79761-001.html
Video on inharmonicity in pianos
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=beSQSpLwakk
Gamelan video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UEWCCSuHsuQ&t=347s
Hyper Piano
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xcSod-sj2CE