What does the harmonic series sound like?

[santonioprovenzano]

There seems to be a parabolic shape through the troughs of the waves when you look closely

[skyward_]

Wow it’s so cool how it’s literally a dominant chord

[derivativ]

On a synthesizer you can generate and hear the full series by filtering a sawtooth wave (all the harmonics) through a highly resonant filter

[HeartOfLEO]

Sounds exactly like crystals & you can see clearly the arch pattern formed from left to right geometrically. Very nice!

[Supertimegamingify]

The interval from the 6th to the 7th sounds like something from Ocarina of Time (or maybe Majora's Mask).

[Jaburu]

I love the interval from the 6th to the 7th

[artemiosantiagopadillarobl]

Which frequency is the second tone? My entire desk seems to resonate with it

[rorydillon]

Any idea how I could hear these overlapped? I'd be interested in hearing how some of these harmonies would sound.

[imranq]

The parabolic shape seen between the curves at the nodes is a result of the period increasing by 1. So it’s equal to 1-1/n

[nanamacapagal]

Don't mind me and the notes

1st G1
2nd G2
3rd D3
4th G3
5th B3
6th D4
7th F4
8th G4
9th A4
10th B4
11th C#5
12th D5
13th Eb5
14th F5
15th F#5
16th G5

[picksalot]

Very useful to hear them all at the same volume. Thanks 👍

[spacetimewarp]

This is great!
Standing saves by hearing them !
It makes it easiest to think about this.

[parkpatt]

This is so awesome. Love the interactive diagram.

[jswayne]

Stringed instruments used to be tuned based on this. The ratios between harmonics were used to make certain intervals:
2:1 Perfect octave
3:2 Perfect fifth
4:3 Perfect fourth
5:4 Major third
6:5 Minor third

After that, the intervals don't quite fit the twelve tone scale. The reason this system isn't used anymore is because it makes C major sound perfect, but some keys sound wildly out of tune.

[corticallarvae]

Love the interference pattern that’s visible.

[ethanguthrie]

Sound like I just stepped foot inside the great deku tree

[flamingfure]

It's like the sound you always here when the mall is gonna close or something

[abrupt_opportunities]

I played a specific bass harmonic and somehow it made one of my child nephew cry

[Trip_mania]

Sounds a bit like overtone singing or deflating an air mattress.

[BlikeNave]

If you listen carefully to those growly throat singers, within their guttural sound they are producing these overtones. I think a video on subharmonics going in the other direction could be interesting as well. I've seen a beatboxer who does subharmonics and makes an impossibly low note with his voice.