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the secret math hiding inside every note, the reason a violin isn't a kazoo.

the textureOvertones decide why same-pitch instruments sound completely different.
throat singingTuvans isolate single overtones to sing two notes at once.
natural ratiosThey stack in whole-number multiples of the fundamental.
harmonic seriesBugles play melodies using only one tube's overtones.
hidden cancelFlutes suppress them, yielding that pure, hollow tone.
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