Discrete Shepard Scale

[DarkAura971]

This one is actually pretty easy to pinpoint when a new note comes in.

[nejtilsvampe]

I've become immune to the illusion now :p

[myrahubs]

This is pretty cool - especially the graphic- but these things haven't been able to trick me yet. I can always pinpoint when the new note comes in, probably because I'm used to listening for other instruments when playing in an orchestra.

One adjustment you could make: try using a different time interval between the notes. Right now, one note exits just as a new note enters, which helps emphasize their entrance/exit. I'd be interested in seeing if that strengthens the illusion.

[darbeel1]

Well, doesn't the high pitches just keep getting higher to point where we can't hear it... I mean... yeh.

[lolipop71538]

its reapeating if you listen carefully.....

[brizabonskee]

It's so weird. Just sit and focus on it and it's like... every tone you've ever perceived is a lie. So weird.

[elmoK1LL3Dyou]

RIght on bromine.

[GWIvid]

aha. i usd to be tricke by it. not anymore :D i hear te not as the same every time

[bergAgreb]

i found the secret about this scale, lmao nice trick

[StoopidSins]

It's the same tone over and over for those who dont understand.. you can play this video over and over but it will seem as if it continualy gets higher or lower with no end..

[Axamunia]

Hahaha no you jerk, it's a bunch of tones that makes our ears fake the octaves

[Migiona]

You can play it on the piano with two octaves kind of switching.

[TheCanCollecter]

@Migiona How do you play this on piano?!

[dimenhigh]

@TheCanCollecter its just a scale - pick any1 lol 

[TheCanCollecter]

@dimenhigh It's not just any scale, it's a chromatic scale.

[WestCoastUninc]

ur such a dumb whore

[StoopidSins]

I am pretty easy, but dumb, now that's debatable

[Kamayzing]

Neat.

[ShudeBwerkin]

What's the big deal, I don't get it.

[Syahin001]

i'll explain it for ya'

at first, you'll hear the sound as if it goes from low pitched tone to high pitched tone, but instead of going high pitched, it goeas all way back to low pitched tone, so thus, the tone sounded as if it is repeated.

At 0:05 you'll realize that the tone just got back to its low pitched tone, rather than hearing it reaching the high pitched tone, so does at 0:10 or 0:12.

[Meta1Head91]

The scale goes up and up but It doesn't seem to get any higher or lower because all octaves are being played at once.

[MyceliaProductions42]

Dude...I totally get it. Beatsystem's "Endlessly Downward" is the epitome of that lesson. Nice one!

[cyborgtroy]

I've heard better...