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🎸 String Vibration Modes (2D): Harmonics, Pluck Position, Inharmonicity and Melde Resonance

Canvas side view of a stiff vibrating string: pluck it with the mouse, see the first six modes, the harmonic spectrum, node positions, inharmonic stretching and a driven (Melde) resonance curve, with live graphs, sound and numerical checks.

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String Vibration Modes (2D): Harmonics, Pluck Position, Inharmonicity and Melde Resonance ↗ Open standalone
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Canvas side view of a stiff vibrating string: pluck it with the mouse, see the first six modes, the harmonic spectrum, node positions, inharmonic stretching and a driven (Melde) resonance curve, with live graphs, sound and numerical checks.

Vibrating StringHarmonicsStanding WavesInharmonicityResonance

2D · HTML5 Canvas 2D · 60 FPS target · runs fully client-side, no install

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