2013/06/06 by Giorgio Dillon, Dillon, Giorgio
Computer Science · Engineering · Physics and Astronomy · #Acoustic Wave Phenomena Research #Music Technology and Sound Studies #Music and Audio Processing #physics.gen-ph
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.1306.1344
4 pages, 1 figure, 2 paragraphs added, 1 reference amended
arxiv created 2013/08/05 · arxiv updated 2013/08/06
Following the ideas of von Helmholtz and Plomp-Levelt, an algorithm for calculating the total dissonance of complex sounds, free from logical inconsistencies and useful for comparing different chords, is proposed. The method is tested by comparing different tunings of the same major triad. Some interesting conclusions from this calculation may be drawn.