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... tones differ from the demonstration tone ( above ) in that they consist of more than the single wave form shown in ... tones are composites . A typical violin tone , for instance , is relatively rich in overtones while a flute tone ...
... tones differ from the demonstration tone ( above ) in that they consist of more than the single wave form shown in ... tones are composites . A typical violin tone , for instance , is relatively rich in overtones while a flute tone ...
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... tone and high tone . The intonation of these tones is not precise , but the lower interval is very often about a whole tone , while the upper interval tends to be slightly smaller than a whole tone but slightly larger than a semitone ...
... tone and high tone . The intonation of these tones is not precise , but the lower interval is very often about a whole tone , while the upper interval tends to be slightly smaller than a whole tone but slightly larger than a semitone ...
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... tones may be sung with either of the adjacent registers . These tones of the same fundamental frequen- cy , sound level , and basic sound category in different vo- cal registers have recently been defined as isoparametric tones . In the ...
... tones may be sung with either of the adjacent registers . These tones of the same fundamental frequen- cy , sound level , and basic sound category in different vo- cal registers have recently been defined as isoparametric tones . In the ...
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