1 Physics -- Acoustic Phenomena

Two notes one produced by a violin and the other by a sitar may have same frequency, yet we can distinguish between them. Explain why?

Two notes one produced by a violin and the other by a sitar may have
same frequency, yet we can distinguish between them. Explain why?

The quality of a note emitted by a certain instrument depends on the presence or absence of overtones and not on the pitch (frequency) and the loudness (intensity). Thus, sounds from various instruments like violin and guitar may have same pitch and loudness but the quality of the notes emitted by them will be different depending on the number of overtones present in the note.

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