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Properties of sound
Equal sine waves half a cycle apart sum to zero. With two broadband microphone recordings, the result varies with frequency.
Example
+1 + (−1) → 0
Phase cancellation+1 + (−1) → 0
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Which relationship should you listen for when reading the diagram?
Answer
Equal sine waves half a cycle apart sum to zero. With two broadband microphone recordings, the result varies with frequency.Related topics
Same note, different timbreReferences
Music Theory for the 21st-Century Classroom
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