Does This Sound Ever Stop Rising?

Name: Does This Sound Ever Stop Rising?
Uploaded: 2026-11-12T03:55:29+11:00
Duration: 18 s
Description: Hear an original 18-second Shepard–Risset glide and see why a sound can seem to rise without reaching the top.

Play at a comfortable level. Can you hear where the sound starts over?

How the sound works

Each tone slides up in pitch. As the higher tones fade out, lower ones fade in. The tones are an octave apart, so the blend can sound like it keeps rising.

Read about the Shepard–Risset effect

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