Partial (acoustics)
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In acoustics, a partial is any of the individual sinusoidal components—harmonic or inharmonic—that together make up a complex sound.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
acoustics concept
ⓘ
signal processing concept ⓘ |
| aggregation | sum of partials reconstructs the complex waveform ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
sinusoidal component
ⓘ
spectral component ⓘ |
| analyzedBy |
linear predictive coding
ⓘ
short-time Fourier transform NERFINISHED ⓘ sinusoidal modeling ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
magnitude spectrum
ⓘ
spectrogram ⓘ |
| componentOf |
complex sound
ⓘ
complex tone ⓘ |
| definition | individual sinusoidal component that is part of a complex sound ⓘ |
| describedBy |
amplitude
ⓘ
frequency ⓘ phase ⓘ |
| distinguishedFrom |
noise component
ⓘ
transient component ⓘ |
| field | acoustics ⓘ |
| frequencyRelation |
harmonic partial has frequency that is an integer multiple of the fundamental frequency
ⓘ
inharmonic partial has frequency that is not an integer multiple of the fundamental frequency ⓘ |
| hasProperty |
can be harmonic
ⓘ
can be inharmonic ⓘ |
| hasType |
fundamental partial
ⓘ
harmonic partial ⓘ inharmonic partial ⓘ overtone partial ⓘ |
| mathematicalModel | sinusoidal wave ⓘ |
| measurement | identified as peaks in the frequency spectrum ⓘ |
| perceptualEffect |
contributes mainly to timbre when strongly inharmonic
ⓘ
contributes to pitch perception when harmonic ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Fourier series
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Fourier transform NERFINISHED ⓘ additive synthesis ⓘ fundamental frequency ⓘ harmonic (acoustics) ⓘ overtone ⓘ spectral analysis ⓘ timbre ⓘ |
| roleIn |
determining perceived timbre of a sound
ⓘ
determining spectral envelope of a sound ⓘ |
| timeDependence |
amplitude of a partial can vary over time
ⓘ
frequency of a partial can vary over time (frequency modulation) ⓘ |
| usedIn |
audio analysis
ⓘ
musical acoustics ⓘ psychoacoustics ⓘ sound synthesis ⓘ |
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