[sdiy] Additive Synthesis - phase shifts important??

[Ian Fritz]

At 12:33 PM 7/16/2008, Antti Huovilainen wrote:

>Yes, but not that much. Some tests I did a year or two ago indicated that 
>the difference was only major for very edgy waveforms and even then the 
>only real difference was between the original edgy waveform and any phase 
>randomized one (phase randomized with different phases all sounded pretty 
>much the same).

Agreed.  With the octave sine waves it takes some concentration to hear the 
difference.  But once your ear locks onto it, it is very clear.

   Ian