The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #108124 Message #2248585
Posted By: redsnapper
30-Jan-08 - 09:22 AM
Thread Name: How short can a note be?
Subject: RE: How short can a note be?
It is certainly possible to perceive a sound with a duration of 10ms (1/100 s) but characteristics such as pitch or timbre will only be resolved by most subjects when the pulse width is within the optimal range (say above 25ms or 1/40 s) and more so when the sound is repeated. Frequency is also a factor as mentioned by Wolfgang above.