Richard: I think that you are right about language confusion, and most of the problem there rests with Virgil who may be trying to the cut the cake into perfect fifths with a single carving knife. In other words, to have it both ways. I think there is a fundamental (ha!) category mistake here. Virgil should not be using language appropriate to the propogation of wave interference (beats), but perhaps some other category of terms which would more comfortably encompass his neologisms. As far as measuring these formant tones, I should think that the right tools could do so; much depends on voicing; if the voicing is not just so, then the formant tone mixture would vary, thus I think that formant tone recognition becomes another of those subjective arenas which may defy terminology or specification; on the other hand, there may be a generalizable area in the middle ground to work with. I wish I could spend more time on experimental stuff. Does this resonate with you? Paul Revenko-Jones
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