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The fundamental is the note produced by this basic waveform in woodwind instruments. Music. Musical instruments.

first three harmonic standing waves in a stretched string

first three harmonic standing waves in open and closed tubes

fundamental

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Also known as: first harmonic mode, fundamental mode

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sound
Fundamentals and harmonics
…frequency is known as the fundamental, or first harmonic.
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…frequency is known as the fundamental, or first harmonic.
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wind instrument
The production of sound
…wave form is called the fundamental. If the pressure of the generating vibration is increased sufficiently, the sound waves divide in half, producing an antinode in the exact middle with consequent nodes between the three antinodes, producing a pattern consisting of A-N-A-N-A instead of A-N-A.
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…wave form is called the fundamental. If the pressure of the generating vibration is increased sufficiently, the sound waves divide in half, producing an antinode in the exact middle with consequent nodes between the three antinodes, producing a pattern consisting of A-N-A-N-A instead of A-N-A.
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