The harmonic structure is the same for all the instruments you mentioned, but the intensity of the harmonics vary from one to the other, including the oboe. Newton Farrell wrote: > > Why does a flute sound like a flute? Why does an obo sound like an obo? Why does a guitar sound like a guitar? And last, but certainly not least, why does a piano sound like a piano? > > Does anyone have a simplistic explanation for what is the cause of unique sounds/tones among various instruments? If you play A4 at a pitch of 440 Hz on any instument, you will hear the pitch of 400 Hz. But they will all sound different. So I guess they all do something different to the soundwave that reaches your ear. What is that difference? How does a speaker reproduce these differences of they only move in and out? > > Thanks for any thoughts. > > Terry Farrell > >
This PTG archive page provided courtesy of Moy Piano Service, LLC