Perception and Adjustment of Pitch in Inharmonic String Instrument Tones
Hanna J�rvel�inen, Tony S. Verma, Vesa V�lim�ki · Journal of New Music Research · 2002
The effect of inharmonicity on pitch was measured by listening tests at five fundamental frequencies. Inharmonicity was defined in a way typical of string instruments, such as the piano, where all partials are elevated in a systematic way. It was found that the pitch judgment is usually dominated by some other partial than the fundamental; however, with a high degree of inharmonicity the fundamental became important as well. Guidelines are given for compensating for the pitch difference between harmonic and inharmonic tones in digital sound synthesis.