Groupings of strong adjacent partials constitute what the ear hears as formants

Evidence

This section concerns sounds that in some sense could be said to “deceive” the ear. Such sounds have a psychoacoustic realization that is not what might be expected from knowledge of their acoustic components. In other words, the subjective and objective realizations of sounds cannot be always directly matched up. While some of the examples given may be of no obvious musical use to the performer or composer, they may in the future find musical application in electronically produced music for particular musical effects where control over the acoustic components of the output sound is exact. — David M. Howard, Jamie Angus, Acoustics and Psychoacoustics, 1568 (#expands, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: What the ear perceives can diverge from sound’s physical components. — David M. Howard, Jamie Angus, Acoustics and Psychoacoustics, 1568

Broader Connections

• What the ear perceives can diverge from sound’s physical components. #expands (0.80) — David M. Howard, Jamie Angus, Acoustics and Psychoacoustics, 1568