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How the cochlea computes (2024)

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475 points izhak | 1 comments | 30 Oct 25 17:01 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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p0w3n3d ◴[30 Oct 25 17:21 UTC] No.45762510[source]▶
Tbh I used to think that it does. For example, when playing higher notes, it's harder to hear the out-of-tune frequencies than on the lower notes.
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1. philip-b ◴[30 Oct 25 20:57 UTC] No.45765250[source]▶
No, it's vice versa. If two wind instruments play unison slightly out of tune from each other, it will be very noticeable. If the bass is slightly out of tune or mistakenly plays a different note a semitone up or down, it's easy to not notice it.