Methods for Pitch Analysis in Contemporary Popular Music: Multiphonic Tones Across Genres
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| author | Deruty, Emmanuel Meredith, David Macé, Yann Leroy, Luc Tsypkin, Dima Arbez-Nicolas, Pascal |
| author_facet | Deruty, Emmanuel Meredith, David Macé, Yann Leroy, Luc Tsypkin, Dima Arbez-Nicolas, Pascal |
| contents | This study argues that electronic tones routinely used in contemporary popular music - including 808-style bass and power chords - are structurally and perceptually equivalent to multiphonics in contemporary classical music. Using listening tests (n=10) and signal analysis, we show that both types of tones elicit multiple, listener-dependent pitch percepts arising from similar spectral and temporal features. These findings suggest that pitch ambiguity is not confined to experimental classical contexts but is also a feature of mainstream music production. |
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| institution | arXiv |
| publishDate | 2026 |
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| spellingShingle | Methods for Pitch Analysis in Contemporary Popular Music: Multiphonic Tones Across Genres Deruty, Emmanuel Meredith, David Macé, Yann Leroy, Luc Tsypkin, Dima Arbez-Nicolas, Pascal Sound 00A65 J.5 This study argues that electronic tones routinely used in contemporary popular music - including 808-style bass and power chords - are structurally and perceptually equivalent to multiphonics in contemporary classical music. Using listening tests (n=10) and signal analysis, we show that both types of tones elicit multiple, listener-dependent pitch percepts arising from similar spectral and temporal features. These findings suggest that pitch ambiguity is not confined to experimental classical contexts but is also a feature of mainstream music production. |
| title | Methods for Pitch Analysis in Contemporary Popular Music: Multiphonic Tones Across Genres |
| topic | Sound 00A65 J.5 |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2602.18030 |