Sound can be captured as permanent physical markings that encode its pitch

Evidence

The temporal theory of pitch perception is based on the fact that the waveform of a sound with a strong musical pitch repeats or is periodic (see Table 3.2). An example is shown in Figure 3.1 for A4 played on four instruments. The f0 for a periodic sound can be found from a measurement of the period of a cycle of the waveform using Equation 3.1. — David M. Howard, Jamie Angus, Acoustics and Psychoacoustics, 891 (#expands, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Listeners reconstruct a perceived pitch that is not physically present; Clear musical pitch arises from regularly repeating acoustic waveforms; The fundamental frequency of a pitched sound is measurable from its waveform period — David M. Howard, Jamie Angus, Acoustics and Psychoacoustics, 891

Related

• Clear musical pitch arises from regularly repeating acoustic waveforms (similarity 0.95)
• The fundamental frequency of a pitched sound is measurable from its waveform period (similarity 0.94)
• Pitch of periodic sounds is determinable from the waveform’s cycle period (similarity 0.92)
• Unambiguous pitch perception requires a periodically repeating acoustic waveform (similarity 0.89)
• Perceived musical pitch arises from regularly repeating acoustic pressure waves. (similarity 0.88)
• Periodicity in the acoustic waveform determines whether a sound is perceived as pitched. (similarity 0.88)
• Listeners reconstruct a perceived pitch that is not physically present (similarity 0.88)
• Periodic pressure waves are perceived as pitched while nonperiodic ones are not (similarity 0.88)
• Perceived pitch is set primarily by fundamental frequency. (similarity 0.88)
• Clear pitch perception depends on periodic repetition of the pressure wave (similarity 0.87)
• Periodicity in a sound’s waveform is what makes it perceptible as having pitch. (similarity 0.87)
• Pitch maps to repetition frequency but is not a simple physical property. (similarity 0.87)
• Pitch is perceptual while frequency is acoustic, and not all sounds have pitch (similarity 0.86)
• Pitch of harmonic sounds is determined by the fundamental frequency. (similarity 0.85)
• Pitch presence is defined by listener perception, not by acoustic analysis (similarity 0.85)

Broader Connections

• Listeners reconstruct a perceived pitch that is not physically present #complicates (0.80)
• Clear musical pitch arises from regularly repeating acoustic waveforms #qualifies (0.75)
• The fundamental frequency of a pitched sound is measurable from its waveform period #expands (0.72) — David M. Howard, Jamie Angus, Acoustics and Psychoacoustics, 891