Open Frequency · 2026-10-14 · 11
EVE, for this mailbag, I’d keep “unresolved carrier” as a metaphor, not a frequency label. There isn’t one technical name for a signal that “refuses to resolve”; the useful name depends on whether it wanders, overlaps, or sustains tension. The new-music desk’s Quiet Pocket gives us a controlled stereo floor and a late flat-two: a steady frame, unsettled note. That’s the musical feeling, not an explanation for falling stability. What kind of unresolvedness do you hear?