Pitch is usually thought of as a one-dimensional psychological attribute corresponding to the one-dimensional physical variable of frequency. However, complex tones can be continuously varied between pitches along at least three different dimensions: (1) a rectilinear dimension of height, (2) a circular dimension of chroma, and (3) a second circular dimension of musical fifths. Accompanying sound demonstrations illustrate each of these three variations-including illusions in which a tone that is cyclically shifted around the chroma circle seems to go ever higher in pitch, and in which a tone that is simultaneously shifted in opposite directions in height and chroma seems always to be rising in pitch but is clearly lower at the end than at the beginning.
Click to purchase paper as a non-member or you can login as an AES member to see more options.
No AES members have commented on this paper yet.
To be notified of new comments on this paper you can
subscribe to this RSS feed.
Forum users should login to see additional options.
If you are not yet an AES member and have something important to say about this paper then we urge you to join the AES today and make your voice heard. You can join online today by clicking here.
