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Stevens Experiment
The left-most key (key # 1) corresponds to the lowest tone, which is fixed.
The right-most key (key # 5) corresponds to the highest tone, which
is also fixed. Your objective is to make adjustments to the frequencies
of the intermediate keys (keys #2-4) such that the pitch-distance between
each key is judged to be the same. You may click on any key, at any
time, to hear the tone associated with it. However, if you wish to
adjust the frequency associated with a particular key, you must move the
position of the arrows keys by pressing the "Next" or "Previous" buttons.
When finished, hit the "Done" button to view the data.
NOTE: If you are using a modem or are on a very slow network,
you may experience interuptions or delay in the
deliviery of audio. We have attempted to solve this problem
through the use of archived files (which would improve delivery). Unfortunately,
there is not consistent browser support for this. Therefore, we do not
use archived files, and thus there will more likely be delays
in the delivery of the audio. We hope that the situation will
improve over the next six months and that we can provide high
quality audio in the future. However, the more you use this applet
the faster the audio response will be, since the audio will be cached.