| Example | Author | Description | Plug-in Requirments | |
| 1. | The harmonic series vs. its approximation in 12TET | Reginald Bain | Compares the first twelve partials of a harmonic series for C2 (a just tuning) with the same 12 pitches approximated in 12TET. | Quicktime animation with MIDI sound track that includes pitch-bend commands. (124K)
Requires the QuickTime plug-in. |
| 2. | A Sweep of the First 20+ Harmonics of A1 | Reginald Bain (after Boulanger 2000) | A sweep of the first 20+ harmonics based on A1. | GIF image with audio-only QuickTime movie (52K)
Requires the QuickTime plug-in. |
| 3. | Overtone singing example from Levin/Edgerton 1999 Scientic American article. | Vasili Chazir, throat singer | Throat-singer Vasili Chazir performs the melody "The far side of a dry riverbed," arpeggiating overtones partials 8-12 over the fundamental. | Quicktime movie, audio track only (688K) Requires the QuickTime browser plug-in. |
| 4. | Arpeggio in the harmonic series | Jean Claude Risset | Hear an arpeggiation in the harmonic series created by the beating effect of nine closely-tuned oscillators with the same amplitude envelope. The original instrument was designed by Jean Claude Risset and may be found in The Amsterdam Catalog of Csound Computer Instruments, John-Philipp Gather, Ed.. | Quicktime movie, audio track only (28K) Requires the QuickTime browser plug-in. |
Reginald Bain |
University of South Carolina |
School of Music |
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