Slower fundamental after–sound
4. C2v20 MW mic7Slower Onset Decay –
Fundamental,Stuart tonal distinction 1.
| Stuart USB Audio 4.1: trk.7 C2v20 STU MW mic7.wav |
Steinway USB Audio 4.1: trk.8 C2v20 STE MW mic7.wav |
| Sound table 4.22 C2v20 MW mic7 | |
The SPL of both pianos for C2v20 mic7 were close to identical, 1 dB lp higher for Steinway, 82dB. The fundamental and the overall bass frequency was audibly more complete in the Stuart sound, from the onset, and sustained more prominently, than in the Steinway sound. The Stuart fundamental (FND) in the spectrogram below, is observed to decay at a more even steady – state rate then all the other partials of both sounds.
The composite note of the Stuart, is decaying at a slower rate than Steinway from .3s.
The sudden increase in the Steinway’s decay rate at 2s, is also visualised in the above spectrogram.
