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Shepard tone — Spectrum view of ascending Shepard tones (linear frequency scale) A Shepard tone, named after Roger Shepard, is a sound consisting of a superposition of sine waves separated by octaves. When played with the base pitch of the tone moving upward or … Wikipedia
Shepard tone — noun A superposition of sine waves, separated by an octave, whose relative amplitude may be varied to give the illusion of a rising or falling note. See Also: Shepard scale … Wiktionary
Matthew Shepard — This article is about the murder victim. For the Detroit, Michigan based sports reporter, see Matt Shepard (sportscaster). Matthew Shepard Born December 1, 1976(1976 12 01) Casper, Wyoming … Wikipedia
Matthew Shepard Foundation — logo Formation 1998 Headquarters Casper, Wyoming Executive Director … Wikipedia
Blue Origin New Shepard — The Blue Origin New Shepard reusable launch vehicle is a vertical takeoff, vertical landing (VTVL)[1], suborbital manned rocket that is being developed by Blue Origin, a company owned by Amazon.com founder and businessman Jeff Bezos, as a… … Wikipedia
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For Ann (rising) — is a piece of electronic music created by James Tenney in 1969. Tenney is the author of Meta (+) Hodos , one of, if not the, earliest applications of gestalt theory and cognitive science to music, and later Hierarchical temporal gestalt… … Wikipedia
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