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

[Peter Grenader]

Let's try that again...equal temperament

d'OH!


Don Tillman wrote:

>> Date: Sun, 13 Oct 2002 10:56:13
>> From: Scott Gravenhorst <music.maker at gte.net>
>> 
>> What is the official correct way to number harmonics?
>> Is the fundamental considered the first?
> 
> Yes.  The first harmonic is the fundamental, the second harmonic is
> twice the frequency, third harmonic is three times the frequency, etc.
> 
>> Or is the
>> fundamental not considered a harmonic at all?  To my way of
>> thinking, which may be completely in error, the first
>> harmonic is a sine wave one octave above (or 2x the freq) of
>> the fundamental sine wave.  ??
> 
> This is how "overtones" are defined.  The first overtone is twice the
> frequency of the fundamental, the second overtone is three times the
> frequency, etc.  It's confusing, so the word "overtone" isn't really
> used anymore.
> 
> -- Don