Noise-type sounds have far weaker pitch strength than pure or complex tones.

Evidence

However, continuous variations in parameters of sounds may clearly influence their pitch strength. For example, amplitude modulation of pure tones with low modulation frequencies (4Hz) can reduce their pitch strength by some 10 to 20%. This decrease in pitch strength holds also true for AM-tones partially masked by broadband noise. — Professor Dr.-Ing. Hugo Fastl, Professor Dr.-Ing. Eberhard, Psychoacoustics- Facts and Models, 852 (#expands, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Slow amplitude modulation reduces pure tone pitch strength by ten to twenty percent — Professor Dr.-Ing. Hugo Fastl, Professor Dr.-Ing. Eberhard, Psychoacoustics- Facts and Models, 852; Pitch strength declines as stimuli move from pure tones toward noise; Even nonperiodic noise sounds convey a weak pitch sensation based on spectral energy distribution

Related

• Slow amplitude modulation reduces pure tone pitch strength by ten to twenty percent (similarity 0.95)
• Pitch strength of amplitude-modulated tones depends critically on the carrier-to-modulation frequency ratio (similarity 0.91)
• Pitch strength is a distinct perceptual dimension absent from loudness (similarity 0.89)
• Amplitude-modulated broadband noise yields only 15% of a pure tone’s pitch strength. (similarity 0.87)
• Pitch strength of pure tones varies with their frequency (similarity 0.87)
• Even nonperiodic noise sounds convey a weak pitch sensation based on spectral energy distribution (similarity 0.85)
• Pitch strength rises only modestly with level while loudness explodes. (similarity 0.85)
• Pitch strength is quantifiable by magnitude estimation across diverse sounds (similarity 0.84)
• Pitch strength varies independently of perceived pitch height (similarity 0.84)
• Even noise without periodic waveforms can carry a weak sense of pitch. (similarity 0.84)
• Amplitude-modulated broadband noise yields only faint pitch despite flat spectrum (similarity 0.84)
• Pitch as a sensory dimension has both height and perceptual strength, which vary independently. (similarity 0.84)
• Pitch strength and loudness scale at sharply different rates with level changes. (similarity 0.83)
• Pure tones alone cannot sustain musical interest (similarity 0.83)
• Steep low-pass noise slopes yield pitch strength far below that of a pure tone (similarity 0.83)

Broader Connections

• Pitch strength declines as stimuli move from pure tones toward noise #corroborates (0.98)
• Slow amplitude modulation reduces pure tone pitch strength by ten to twenty percent #expands (0.85) — Professor Dr.-Ing. Hugo Fastl, Professor Dr.-Ing. Eberhard, Psychoacoustics- Facts and Models, 852
• Even nonperiodic noise sounds convey a weak pitch sensation based on spectral energy distribution #qualifies (0.85)