From: The Reid on
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.
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From: The Reid on
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)
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From: The Reid on
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.
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From: David Horne, _the_ chancellor of the royal duchy of city south and deansgate on
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.

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From: David Horne, _the_ chancellor of the royal duchy of city south and deansgate on
<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.

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