Human pitch sense spans 0 to roughly 5000 Hz, distinct from partial perception

Evidence

The frequency range of pitch perception has been studied by testing where musical melodies are still recognized correctly. The range covers repetition frequencies from about 30 Hz (Pressnitzer et al., 2001) to 4 kHz (Plack, 2013). At lower frequencies, vibration is still perceived, but the musical tone is no longer recognized. At frequencies above 4 kHz the perception of pitch is also weak. A musical melody at these frequencies may just sound peculiar. — Ville Pulkki, Matti Karjalainen, Communication Acoustics- An…, 1083 (#qualifies, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Musical instrument range stays below the auditory pitch-perception ceiling; Musical pitch perception spans roughly 30 Hz to 4 kHz. — Ville Pulkki, Matti Karjalainen, Communication Acoustics- An…, 1083; Pitch strength is a distinct perceptual dimension absent from loudness — Jennifer Lentz, Psychoacoustics- Perception of Normal…, 1248 (+5 more)

Related

• Musical pitch perception spans roughly 30 Hz to 4 kHz. (similarity 0.96)
• Musical instrument range stays below the auditory pitch-perception ceiling (similarity 0.94)
• Pitch is perceptual while frequency is acoustic, and not all sounds have pitch (similarity 0.89)
• Perceived pitch is set primarily by fundamental frequency. (similarity 0.86)
• A perceived pitch can exist with no partial at its own frequency. (similarity 0.86)
• Pitch strength is a distinct perceptual dimension absent from loudness (similarity 0.86)
• Pitch as a sensory dimension has both height and perceptual strength, which vary independently. (similarity 0.85)
• Pitch can be perceived even when no partial exists at that frequency (similarity 0.84)
• Pitch strength varies independently of perceived pitch height (similarity 0.84)
• High-pitched sounds above 5 kHz offer few harmonics, so pitch perception degrades sharply. (similarity 0.84)
• Pitch maps to repetition frequency but is not a simple physical property. (similarity 0.84)
• Highest common factor of partials encodes perceived pitch (similarity 0.84)
• Even nonperiodic noise sounds convey a weak pitch sensation based on spectral energy distribution (similarity 0.84)
• Perceived musical pitch arises from regularly repeating acoustic pressure waves. (similarity 0.84)
• Perceived pitch persists even when the matching frequency partial is absent (similarity 0.84)

Broader Connections

• Musical pitch perception spans roughly 30 Hz to 4 kHz. #qualifies (0.85) — Ville Pulkki, Matti Karjalainen, Communication Acoustics- An…, 1083
• About 1,400 audibly distinct pitches exist within the human hearing range #expands (0.80)
• Pitch is perceptual while frequency is acoustic, and not all sounds have pitch #corroborates (0.75)
• Pitch strength is a distinct perceptual dimension absent from loudness #expands (0.72) — Jennifer Lentz, Psychoacoustics- Perception of Normal…, 1248