A 30 hz sound is annoying or dissonant to the ear. If one clarinet plays a sound at a frequency of 360 Hz, at what frequencies (more than one) might another clarinet simultaneously play so that dissonant 30 Hz beats are created? Explain.

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A 30 hz sound is annoying or dissonant to the ear.  If one clarinet plays a sound at a frequency of 360 Hz, at what frequencies (more than one) might another clarinet simultaneously play so that dissonant 30 Hz beats are created? Explain.

Henry · Answer

F1 = 360 - 30 = 330 Hz. = The diff.freq F2 = 360 + 30 = 390 Hz. = The sum freq