[sdiy] RE: harmonic numbering

[John L Marshall]

I was just thinking. A good demonstration is to use a bugle. It is a can be
made to resonate at the suspect harmonics. It takes tight lips to get the
higher harmonics.


Take care,
John
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----- Original Message -----
From: "John L Marshall" <john.l.marshall at gte.net>
To: "Peter Grenader" <petergrenader at mksound.com>; "Don Tillman"
<don at till.com>; <music.maker at gte.net>
Cc: <synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl>
Sent: Sunday, October 13, 2002 2:23 PM
Subject: Re: [sdiy] Request brain dump on balanced lines --
harmonicnumbering


> Sorta right, sorta wrong.
>
> Don is correct.
>
> 1    fundemental
> 2    octave
> 3    octave + fifth
> 4    two octaves
> 5    two octaves + major third
> 6    two octaves + fifth
> 7    two octaves + harmonic minor seventh
> 8    three octaves
> 9    three octaves + major tone
> 10    three octaves + major third
> 11    three octaves + ??
> 12    three octaves + fifth
> 13    three octaves + ??
> 14     three octaves + harmonic minor seventh
> 15    three octaves + major seventh
> 16    four octaves
>
>
> Take care,
> John
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> Pacific Northwest DIY Synthesizer meeting, July 20, 2002
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Peter Grenader" <petergrenader at mksound.com>
> To: "Don Tillman" <don at till.com>; <music.maker at gte.net>
> Cc: <synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl>
> Sent: Sunday, October 13, 2002 1:08 PM
> Subject: Re: [sdiy] Request brain dump on balanced lines --
> harmonicnumbering
>
>
> > 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
> >
> > The
> >
> >
>