THIS is how instrument sounds are created! (The Harmonic Series)

This will COMPLETELY change the way you think you hear notes music! Plus - there’s a QUIZ 😊. Lets take a look a the natural phenomena in musical sound, called the HARMONIC SERIES!

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CHAPTERS
00:00 The Basics
02:43 Filtered Harmonics
04:25 Harmonics Quiz
06:06 Non-stringed Instruments
08:02 Tambre Construction
11:17 Further Reading

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[MichaelLevine]

Mind blown when you showed the isolated harmonic sounded the same across several instruments!

[marcoborge]

Awesome man! Your passion is our fuel. Thanks so much mate!

[michaelparson-mcnamara]

While listening to my physics teacher in high school, I realized that he was talking about waves and that meant music! I was already playing guitar and wanting to know EVERYTHING, so I started asking lots of questions and easily got an A. I think this is a great video for those who haven't "found their way into this room yet". This is crucial to recording/mixing/editing, playing live and getting the sound you want and getting rid of the sound you DON'T want! LOL This info is particularly useful when studying the drawbars of an organ.

[IainMoore-sf]

6.45 Never imagined that the same harmonic from different instruments would sound so similar! Every day's a school day!!

[michaelzissaleblanc]

Okay you really blew my mind at 9:54 with the synthesizer

[stuartdickson]

Glad i stopped by again.
Door opened at 6 minutes in.
I've a lot to learn and i luv it.
😎

[xlsxmusic]

I never realised the harmonics sounded pretty much the same for different instruments. That's helped me to understand why sometimes things will sound great in a full mix but awful in solo

[CoolLava]

7:19 those low notes carrying high harmonics the same as high notes blew my mind.

[Gsuschord]

6:05!!!! You would have blown my mind earlier but I've been studying this stuff now for a few months. But the information at 6:05 took my mind to another level. Bravo!

[ruipires]

Hello Mike! Being a Portuguese subscriber to your YouTube channel for quite a long time now, you can't imagine how helpful and educational this little video of yours is. Being a part-time musician (civil engineer at full-time) I’ve recently started to get deeper into sound, and all of the sound universe details. A thousand thank you’s are not enough. Well done indeed, Mr. Enjo. Keep it up. Best regards. Rui.

[chowdhuo]

At 6:30 mark - I am blown away with the discovery, Mike

[billbromer]

Great job explaining harmonics. I use harmonics to help me tune my Bass.

[ASongForU]

Mike, ur a great teacher, Thx for learning us 👍

[lion]

When I was studying theory and harmony in college my teacher had us lay under the piano and listen to the overtones and sympathetic resonances. It completely changed how I look at composition and harmonic structure.

[michaelbonesmusic]

Fundamental frequencies contain harmonics where as harmonics are pure sin wave and have no harmonics themselves - bet you didn't know that is the meaning of Fundamental vs Harmonic is because of this unique property

[Mynstryl]

Fascinating! Great video as always. Thanks Mike!

[clownpocket]

Thanks for touching on just intonation vs. equal tempered tuning.
Blew my mind when I learned why I never liked major third intervals in equal tempered tuning, they always sounded a bit out. They’re about 14 cents off compared with just intonation.

[jimfogle]

I've heard the term, Harmonic Series, but I've never heard and seen it demonstrated. My mind was blown at 6:15 in the video. Great video and hope to see more like it.

[synkrotron]

I faff around with additive stuff with my Eurorack system... works a treat

[clownpocket]

Very well done, as always.
Also to note, odd harmonics added to the fundamental will create a more square shaped wave, which resembles the sound of a clipped, or distorted guitar, or brass. (Bright, harsh)
Even order harmonics added cause the wave to become more triangular.