DISS  : Calculate sensory dissonance from spectral input

     The "diss" command measures the degree of sensory dissonance for
     successive vertical sonorities or acoustical moments.  The command
     processes one or more "**spect" spines and produces a single "**diss"
     spine as output.  Each data record in the **spect input represents
     a concurrent set of discrete frequencies ("spectrum").  Spectral
     data consist of sets of paired frequency/amplitude values for each
     pure tone component present.  (N.B.  **spect data are in the form:
     <freq>;<db SPL> <freq>;<db SPL> etc.)  Numerically increasing output
     values correspond to increased sensory dissonance.

     The "diss" command implements a measurement method for sensory
     dissonance described by Kameoka and Kuriyagawa (1969a/b).  This command
     was written by Keith Mashinter.  Note that problems with the Kameoka
     and Kuriyagawa measurement method are described in Mashinter (1995).

Syntax:

     diss [inputfile ...] [ > outputfile]

Options:

     -h    : prints this help screen

  Refer to reference manual for further details.