Continuous-spectrum noises like ‘ss’ and ‘sh’ still convey pitch sensations.

Evidence

When we listen to a note played on a musical instrument and we perceive it as having a clear unambiguous musical pitch, this is because that instrument produces an acoustic pressure wave which repeats regularly. … Each section that repeats is known as a “cycle” and the time for which each cycle lasts is known as the “fundamental period” or “period” of the waveform. The number of cycles which occur in one second gives the fundamental frequency of the note in hertz (or Hz). The fundamental frequency is often notated as “f0”, pronounced “F zero” or “F nought”, a practice which will be used throughout the rest of this book. — David Howard, Jamie Angus, coustics and Psychoacoustics, 774 (#complicates, via linked claim)

Listen carefully for the presence of a 200 Hz sinusoidal partial with only partials 400, 600, 800, 1000, 1200, and 1400 present. You won’t hear a 200 Hz partial at low sound intensities, yet a 200 Hz pitch will prevail. The 200 Hz partial is not there in the original sound, nor is it created for us by any part of the hearing system from the outer ear to the auditory cortex. What is created by that system is the sensation we call pitch. Pitch is not partial. — Eric J. Heller, Why You Hear What You Hear- An…, 2031 (#corroborates, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Peaked ripple noise pitch strength stays stable across a wide level range — Professor Dr.-Ing. Hugo Fastl, Professor Dr.-Ing. Eberhard, Psychoacoustics- Facts and Models, 828; Even nonperiodic noise sounds convey a weak pitch sensation based on spectral energy distribution; Clear pitch perception depends on periodic repetition of the pressure wave — David Howard, Jamie Angus, coustics and Psychoacoustics, 774 (+4 more)

Related

• Perceived musical pitch arises from regularly repeating acoustic pressure waves. (similarity 0.89)
• Unambiguous pitch perception requires a periodically repeating acoustic waveform (similarity 0.88)
• Mixing noise with its own delayed copy can create a sense of pitch (similarity 0.88)
• Listeners reconstruct a perceived pitch that is not physically present (similarity 0.87)
• Periodicity in the acoustic waveform determines whether a sound is perceived as pitched. (similarity 0.87)
• Even nonperiodic noise sounds convey a weak pitch sensation based on spectral energy distribution (similarity 0.87)
• Periodic pressure waves are perceived as pitched while nonperiodic ones are not (similarity 0.87)
• Continuous-spectrum noises can carry pitch perceived from spectral peaks (similarity 0.87)
• Echoed sounds spaced 1-10 ms generate a perceived pitch of 100-1000 Hz (similarity 0.86)
• Noise-like sounds have non-repeating waveforms and continuous, inharmonic spectra (similarity 0.86)
• Clear pitch perception depends on periodic repetition of the pressure wave (similarity 0.86)
• Perceived pitch is set primarily by fundamental frequency. (similarity 0.86)
• Noise-based sounds like ss and sh can carry pitch despite nonperiodic waveforms. (similarity 0.85)
• A perceived pitch can exist with no partial at its own frequency. (similarity 0.85)
• Pitch can be perceived even when no partial exists at that frequency (similarity 0.85)

Broader Connections

• Even nonperiodic noise sounds convey a weak pitch sensation based on spectral energy distribution #corroborates (0.90)
• Clear pitch perception depends on periodic repetition of the pressure wave #complicates (0.85) — David Howard, Jamie Angus, coustics and Psychoacoustics, 774
• Pitch can be perceived even when no partial exists at that frequency #corroborates (0.82) — Eric J. Heller, Why You Hear What You Hear- An…, 2031
• Mixing noise with its own delayed copy can create a sense of pitch #expands (0.75)