[sdiy] Request brain dump on balanced lines -- harmonic numbering

[Peter Grenader]

Don Tillman wrote:

> Yes.  The first harmonic is the fundamental, the second harmonic is
> twice the frequency, third harmonic is three times the frequency, etc.


Not true!


the harmonic series, as I've always understood it, goes like this:

1/2+1/3+1/5+1/7+1/11+1/13, 1 being the fundemental frequency.  Put musically
and not taking into account equal temporment, the first 8 go like this

Harm no.                        interval relation to previous harmonic

1                                   Oct (above the fundemental)
2                                   fifth
3                                   Fourth
4                                   Maj third
5                                   Min Third
6                                   Major 2nd
7                                   Minor 3rd
8                                   Minor 2nd

hope this helps.

P

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