Echoed sounds spaced 1-10 ms generate a perceived pitch of 100-1000 Hz

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)

In each case, the highest common factor of the components is f0. This method also provides a basis for understanding how a pitch is perceived for non-harmonic sounds, such as bells or chime bars, whose components are not exact harmonics (integer multipliers) of the resulting f0. — David Howard, Jamie Angus, coustics and Psychoacoustics, 864 (#complicates, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Pitch can be perceived even when no partial exists at that frequency — Eric J. Heller, Why You Hear What You Hear- An…, 2031; Autocorrelation predicts pitch yet met lukewarm reception — Eric J. Heller, Why You Hear What You Hear- An…, 2085; Staircase echo chirp pitch depends on step geometry and listener position (+7 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 0.89)
• Listeners reconstruct a perceived pitch that is not physically present (similarity 0.88)
• Clear pitch perception depends on periodic repetition of the pressure wave (similarity 0.88)
• Periodicity in the acoustic waveform determines whether a sound is perceived as pitched. (similarity 0.88)
• Continuous-spectrum noises like ‘ss’ and ‘sh’ still convey pitch sensations. (similarity 0.86)
• Perceived pitch is set primarily by fundamental frequency. (similarity 0.86)
• The fundamental frequency of a pitched sound is measurable from its waveform period (similarity 0.85)
• A perceived pitch can exist with no partial at its own frequency. (similarity 0.85)
• Pitch is perceptual while frequency is acoustic, and not all sounds have pitch (similarity 0.84)
• Mixing noise with its own delayed copy can create a sense of pitch (similarity 0.84)
• The ear perceives a virtual pitch not physically present in a sound’s components (similarity 0.84)
• Pitch of periodic sounds is determinable from the waveform’s cycle period (similarity 0.83)
• Clear musical pitch arises from regularly repeating acoustic waveforms (similarity 0.83)
• Even nonperiodic noise sounds convey a weak pitch sensation based on spectral energy distribution (similarity 0.83)

Broader Connections

• Listeners reconstruct a perceived pitch that is not physically present #exemplifies (0.95)
• Clear pitch perception depends on periodic repetition of the pressure wave #complicates (0.80) — David Howard, Jamie Angus, coustics and Psychoacoustics, 774
• Pitch perception depends on harmonics being integer multiples of the fundamental #complicates (0.75) — David Howard, Jamie Angus, coustics and Psychoacoustics, 864