source file: mills2.txt Date: Sat, 8 Feb 1997 18:07:35 -0800 Subject: Re: pitch specification in CET From: Brian Belet On Fri, 7 Feb 1997 15:22:01 -0800 Bill Alves said: >However, if you're using a tuning system that does not replicate any >particular interval, how do you specify pitches? Do you just pick one pitch >as the starting point and number them? That seems rather awkward. > I dispense with "pitch" altogether, and just work in frequency space using ratio designations (a la Partch, Harrison, & Johnston/Tenney matrices). The frequency of current reference is 1:1, and then subsequent pitch(es) reflect from that point via ratios (> 1 ascend; < 1 descend). -- Brian B. *********************************************************** * Brian Belet, D.M.A. bbelet@sjsuvm1.sjsu.edu * * Music Systems Coordinator VOX: (1)-408-924-4632 * * School of Music & Dance FAX: (1)-408-924-4773 * * San Jose State University * * One Washington Square, San Jose, CA 95192-0095, USA * *---------------------------------------------------------* * http://www.music.sjsu.edu/Comp/belet.html * *********************************************************** Received: from ns.ezh.nl [137.174.112.59] by vbv40.ezh.nl with SMTP-OpenVMS via TCP/IP; Sun, 9 Feb 1997 15:20 +0100 Received: by ns.ezh.nl; (5.65v3.2/1.3/10May95) id AA29508; Sun, 9 Feb 1997 15:20:20 +0100 Received: from ella.mills.edu by ns (smtpxd); id XA30292 Received: from by ella.mills.edu via SMTP (940816.SGI.8.6.9/930416.SGI) id GAA23356; Sun, 9 Feb 1997 06:18:05 -0800 Date: Sun, 9 Feb 1997 06:18:05 -0800 Message-Id: Errors-To: madole@mills.edu Reply-To: tuning@ella.mills.edu Originator: tuning@eartha.mills.edu Sender: tuning@ella.mills.edu