harmonics

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Even harmonics, which are essential for expanding practical uses of this technology, have been much harder to achieve.

From Science Daily • Nov. 2, 2025

I like odd chord changes; when I was singing with the Jazz Passengers, that was sort of like going to college for me, they used all kinds of time signatures and harmonics and things.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 3, 2025

Bryce Dessner’s recent Violin Concerto was dominated by soloist Pekka Kuusisto’s vivid bowing, creating astonishing acoustical effects with harmonics.

From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2025

"We can clearly distinguish between samples with and without SPEs, and we can now explain how the observed harmonics are responsible for a wide range of single photon emitters."

From Science Daily • Apr. 23, 2024

To find out more about harmonics and how they affect a musical sound, see Harmonic Series.

From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones