This study argues that electronic tones routinely used in contemporary popular music - including 808-style bass and power chords - are structurally and perceptually equivalent to multiphonics in contemporary classical music. Using listening tests (n=10) and signal analysis, we show that both types of tones elicit multiple, listener-dependent pitch percepts arising from similar spectral and temporal features. These findings suggest that pitch ambiguity is not confined to experimental classical contexts but is also a feature of mainstream music production.

翻译：本研究提出，当代流行音乐中常规使用的电子音调——包括808风格贝斯和强力和弦——在结构和感知上等同于当代古典音乐中的多音现象。通过听力测试（n=10）和信号分析，我们证明这两种音调均能引发听者依赖的多种音高感知，这些感知源于相似的光谱和时域特征。这些发现表明，音高模糊性不仅存在于实验性古典音乐语境中，也是主流音乐制作的一个特征。