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I know what you mean. I think it might have to do with the length of the sound waves and how they intermingle. I didn't read that anywhere that's what I think happens. It's more evident to me when we play in a circle and I think it's all the mixture of sound waves interacting more directly, at times I will hear an orchestra or specific instruments. One time I heard an opera voice. The surroundings textures count too.