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a pure tone consists of only a single frequency. It's wave form is a pure sine wave. A complex tone is not a pure sine wave but it is periodic--it has an underlying pattern that repeats.
- What is a complex tone?
- What is a pure tone what is a complex tone?
- What is a pure tone?
- What is an example of a complex sound?
What is a complex tone?
A TONE having more than a single FREQUENCY component. For instance, a tone consisting of a FUNDAMENTAL and OVERTONEs or HARMONICs, may be said to be complex. ... Spectrum of a complex tone consisting of a fundamental and harmonics. Sound Example: Complex tone (triangle wave). Sound Example: Simple tone (sine wave).
What is a pure tone what is a complex tone?
Pure tones are simple sine waves at a single frequency. ... Thus, when you play an A = 440 Hz on a violin, the violin produces a frequency of 440 Hz, but in addition, it is also producing sound at 880 Hz, 1320 Hz, 1760 Hz, � This is referred to as a complex tone.
What is a pure tone?
In psychoacoustics, a pure tone is a sound with a sinusoidal waveform; that is, a sine wave of any frequency, phase, and amplitude. ... A pure tone of any frequency and phase can be decomposed into, or built up from, a sine wave and a cosine wave of that frequency.
What is an example of a complex sound?
Complex periodic sounds
A sound which has more than one (sine-wave) frequency component is a complex sound. ... For example, the note 'A' played by the oboe to tune the orchestra has a fundamental frequency of 440 Hz, giving harmonics at 440, 880, 1320, 1760, 2200, 2640, etc.
