[sdiy] Re: harmonic generator

[Scott Bernardi]

When we say 2nd, 4th, 8th, etc. we are talking about harmonics, not musical
intervals.
Ex: fundamental = 100 hz
2nd harmonic = 2x frequency, or 1 octave up (200 hz)
4th harmonic = 4x frequency, or two octaves up (400 hz)
8th harmonic = 8x frequency, or 3 octaves up (800 hz)


media.nai at rcn.com wrote:

>
> >
> >Yes, but you fail to get other overtones than 2, 4, 8 and 16
>
> I don't even see how you would get the 2nd, 4th, 8th, etc.  You would get
> the octave, two octaves above, three octaves above, etc.  That's not the
> same thing.  The 4th is 4/3 times the fundamental, not four times the
> fundamental, or am I missing something??

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Scott Bernardi
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