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At what beat rate is dissonance between two tones strongest?
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In the context of tuning and temperament, dissonance is produced by beats, which are the result of interference between the pulsations of sound waves.
It is observed that the maximum level of dissonance between two tones occurs when the beat rate is approximately 33 beats per second.1