The phenomenon where a sustained note seems to go up in pitch when played louder is called the 'Shepard tone'?
Fact #7 of 200. Read the answer and test yourself.
The answer
False. That describes the 'octave illusion' or 'tritone paradox'; Shepard tone is a pitch spiral.
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