Re: [LAU] Exciter / Enhancer Plugin [WAS:] Linux-audio-user?Digest , Vol 19, Issue 9

On Mon, 22 Sep 2008 21:51:27 +0200
Fons Adriaensen <fons@email-addr-hidden> wrote:

> I did some measurements on a real (hardware) Aural Exciter.
> Whatever it does is *very* different from what the harmonic
> generator plugin is doing.
>
> - Almost all harmonics up to at least the 15th are present.
> The first few (2,3,4) have almost the same level, above
> that levels go down gradually, with a clear dip at the
> seventh.
>
> - The relative (to the fundamental) level of the harmonics
> stays more or less the same for a wide range of input
> levels. This is very different from any simple form of
> harmonic generator, where the level of the Nth harmonic
> would be roughly proportional to the Nth power of the
> input level.
>
> Ciao,

Interesting piece of research there. Not surprised about the 7th
harmonic. I believe it is reckoned to be the most dissonant
and unpleasant sounding.

-- 
Will J Godfrey
http://www.musically.me.uk
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