From: The Reid on 11 Aug 2006 04:14 Following up to Mxsmanic >Frequencies of sound that relate to each other in small integer ratios >are pleasing to the ear. The larger the integers in the ratio, the >less pleasant the combination of frequencies. Non-integer ratios are >even worse, and frequencies that are relatively prime to each other >sound worst of all. so you are claiming the musicality of sound is dependant upon the counting base we selected? Sounds like total bollox to me, but I only ever read one music theory book. -- Mike Reid I will agree bendybuses are a good idea when they build bungalows on Mayfair Walk-eat-photos UK "http://www.fellwalk.co.uk" <-- you can email us@ this site Walk-eat-photos Spain "http://www.fell-walker.co.uk"
From: The Reid on 11 Aug 2006 04:19 Following up to Dave Frightens Me >I agree with all you say 'cept for the bit about bells. I hate the >bells that ring out from our nearby church, but don't mind the trains >that rattle past. a psycho man would say you have deep seated unconscious guilt about your suppressed homosexuality. (but he would be talking bollox of course) -- Mike Reid I will agree bendybuses are a good idea when they build bungalows on Mayfair Walk-eat-photos UK "http://www.fellwalk.co.uk" <-- you can email us@ this site Walk-eat-photos Spain "http://www.fell-walker.co.uk"
From: The Reid on 11 Aug 2006 04:42 Following up to Mxsmanic >since I long ago discovered that >people will not take you seriously you're not taken seriously because you don't argue intelligently and post bollox. -- Mike Reid I will agree bendybuses are a good idea when they build bungalows on Mayfair Walk-eat-photos UK "http://www.fellwalk.co.uk" <-- you can email us@ this site Walk-eat-photos Spain "http://www.fell-walker.co.uk"
From: David Horne, _the_ chancellor of the royal duchy of city south and deansgate on 11 Aug 2006 05:30 Dave Frightens Me <deepfreudmoors(a)eITmISaACTUALLYiREAL!l.nu> wrote: > On Fri, 11 Aug 2006 05:46:51 +0200, Mxsmanic <mxsmanic(a)gmail.com> > wrote: > > >Dave Frightens Me writes: > > > >> Aren't you usually right? > > > >I take care to be right more often than not. > > 51% of the time? Yes, that may be accurate. That he takes care- not that he's right. -- David Horne- http://www.davidhorne.net usenet (at) davidhorne (dot) co (dot) uk http://homepage.mac.com/davidhornecomposer http://soundjunction.org
From: David Horne, _the_ chancellor of the royal duchy of city south and deansgate on 11 Aug 2006 05:30
<barney2(a)cix.compulink.co.uk> wrote: > In article <rivnd2tdtbgliel6quku1bd0hlh6im0t7o(a)4ax.com>, > mxsmanic(a)gmail.com (Mxsmanic) wrote: > > > *From:* Mxsmanic <mxsmanic(a)gmail.com> > > *Date:* Fri, 11 Aug 2006 05:50:05 +0200 > > > > barney2(a)cix.compulink.co.uk writes: > > > > > Why, then, is a major triad such as C4 E4 G4 (with ratios of C4:E4 > > > 1.259921 and E4:G4 1.189204) ... > > > > What instrument are you playing? > > In this case, a theoretical piano, but of course the point would apply > (with some small variations in frequency) to any other instrument/s. I await his answer with amusement. In particular, how he'll manage to incorrectly paraphrase something he picks up on wiki. -- David Horne- http://www.davidhorne.net usenet (at) davidhorne (dot) co (dot) uk http://homepage.mac.com/davidhornecomposer http://soundjunction.org |