The missing fundamental phenomenon is the perceptual phenomenon of hearing a pitch corresponding to the lowest (fundamental) harmonic when presented with sound made of a set of frequency multiples (overtones), even when it is actually absent.. This can be used to simulate lower frequency sounds with speakers that cannot actually play those frequencies, by playing the overtones that are within its range.
The missing fundamental phenomenon is the perceptual phenomenon of hearing a pitch corresponding to the lowest (fundamental) harmonic when presented with sound made of a set of frequency multiples (overtones), even when it is actually absent.. This can be used to simulate lower frequency sounds with speakers that cannot actually play those frequencies, by playing the overtones that are within its range.
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