| ▲ | codeulike 10 hours ago | |
Universal in the sense that a number of rocks or a number of sheep can be doubled just as a frequency can? Yes thats what I meant, the doubling of frequency. It might seem trivial but the fact that doubling frequency sounds "right" to humans is actually quite interesting. Why does it sound "right"? | ||
| ▲ | sheiyei 9 hours ago | parent [-] | |
Interference is most of the answer. With frequencies f and 2f you get the smoothest interference patterns, even if the tones have a lot of harmonics. This applies reducingly to increasingly fractional ratios. | ||