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06/21/06 13:56
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#118738 - Yes, quite sure.
Responding to: ???'s previous message
Are you sure? Intermodulation products appear whenever two different frequencies hit an unlinear device, which is also the human ear.<p>

Beat frequencies will appear as one tone whose volume is modulated (but the pitch is still similar to that of the two single frequencies). If two signals of ~17 kHz are added, then the result will be a tone of ~17 kHz that changes its volume.

Also, the frequencies have to be about the same to achieve a beat frequency (~5%), else they will just sound like two single tones.

The human ear does not have the right kind of nonlinearity (i.e. rectification) to make beat frequencies audible. Which is probably a good thing.

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High pitched ring tones            01/01/70 00:00      
   LM556            01/01/70 00:00      
   Download The Ring Tone.            01/01/70 00:00      
   Adding signals with two frequencies            01/01/70 00:00      
      Sure?            01/01/70 00:00      
         Yes, quite sure.            01/01/70 00:00      
            Intermodulation not beat frequencies            01/01/70 00:00      
               Remember piano tuners            01/01/70 00:00      
                  A test should tell it            01/01/70 00:00      
                     Tuning instruments.            01/01/70 00:00      
                        Yes, but...            01/01/70 00:00      
                           Mixing 2 ultrasonic frequencys            01/01/70 00:00      
                              Cool!            01/01/70 00:00      
                                 We experimented with the "ionovac"            01/01/70 00:00      
                              Mixing two rf signals            01/01/70 00:00      
   Adding signals with two frequencies            01/01/70 00:00      
   Don't do that!            01/01/70 00:00      
      I'm with Andy            01/01/70 00:00      
         active noise reduction            01/01/70 00:00      
         Rest your fears            01/01/70 00:00      
   a better idea            01/01/70 00:00      
   Detecting high pitch sounds            01/01/70 00:00      
      No, no, do it the hard way            01/01/70 00:00      

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