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Shepard's Tone

2018-08-01 17:16:21.340108+02 by Dan Lyke 0 comments

David Huron demonstrates the "Shepard's Tone Phenomenon" (Vimeo video), an illusion where notes can sound out of sequence, or a scale can go continuously down.

David Huron explaining Shepard's Tones.

I've got a register break in my vocal range that I've been working with where I'm struggling with similar "which octave am I in?" perceptions.

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