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skitterchomp · 2 years

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(demo for clarinet, piano, and NES. all instruments use alpha tuning centered at middle C = ~261.6hz)

in her 1986 release beauty in the beast, wendy carlos introduced "alpha tuning," an alternative to the common western 12-tone tuning system.

rather than dividing an octave (the distance from middle C to high C, a 2/1 frequency ratio) into 12 equal steps, alpha tuning divides a perfect fifth (about the distance from C to G, a 3/2 frequency ratio) into 9 equal steps.

this diagram shows where the notes of each tuning fall relative to a typical piano keyboard. while both include middle C and G, every other note differs at least somewhat. in alpha tuning, major thirds (the distance from C to E) are flatter, and minor thirds (the distance from E to G) are sharper, but both still sound quite nice. on the other hand, in alpha tuning the octave (the distance from middle C to high C) is completely missing! it falls right in between two notes of the scale.

but alpha tuning has unique pitches of its own. my favorite is the 2-step interval, sometimes called a "neutral 2nd". this interval divides the minor 3rd exactly in half, and has no equivalent in so-called standard tuning. it appears throughout the demo above.

today, many software packages support alpha tuning. for more on wendy carlos' tunings, see her article in Computer Music Journal and the xenharmonic wiki.

#music #alpha tuning #microtonal #wendy carlos

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jubileebloom · 20 days

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an Experience I had this afternoon

anyway. don't be self-deprecating about your interests and oh fuck music theory is A Lot.

#art #mini comic #comic #music theory #microtonal

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222sls · 8 months

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dailymotion

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#wendy carlos #microtonal #music

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zadalamia · 6 months

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urhg. i make music now that's so wow

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pleease check out my first ever song!! :) means a lot.

deets: program: cakewalk vsts: dsk synthdrums and microtone 5000(09-tet tuning)

#music #synth #experimental #microtonal #electro #electronic music #noise #cakewalk #Bandcamp #Youtube

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soundgrammar · 6 months

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Listen to: I'm Not Trying to Wake Up by 75 Dollar Bill Little Big Band

#75 Dollar Bill #75 Dollar Bill Little Big Band #microtonal #minimalism #modal #Bandcamp #music

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beingharsh · 11 months

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"Rare Chord: Nem7add4‡9‡11‡13 (harmony in 31-edo)", Zhea Erose / Five Piano Pieces for David Tudor, Sylvano Bussotti

#someone did the comparison in the comments and i thought it was funny #zhea erose #sylvano bussotti #microtonal

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spoolofthreat · 2 months

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#sevish #rhythm #microtonal

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onyx-p · 3 days

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i have figured out how to make microtonal music in jummbox. this is a very dangerous discovery for my music. microtonal onyxP is coming.

#microtonal #onyxp #silly #jummbox

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thehumanwiki · 7 days

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music theory: okay now remember the difference between an augmented chord and a diminished chord is that a diminished flattens the fifth and an augmented sharpens the fifth which makes two sets of perfect thirds. remember that if you split up your octaves into 31 tone-equal temperament two sets of perfect thirds actually make a neutral chord instead which Does Not Exist in the 12 TET style of western music.

me: yea that makes sense

artist tips: you can evenly space eyes on a drawing of a face by keeping them an eyes’ length apart :)

me: ?!??!!!!what?!!

#i find the gaps in my knowledge weird af #i know the types of triads in 31 EDO music but i don’t know how to draw a non-melting face #it is my curse #meme #Music theory #drawing #not art #just in case this shows up when someone is looking for art #how do you draw faces #music #music memes #31 tet #microtone #microtonal #i love microtones #31 edo my beloved #31 edo #text post

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scum-cat · 1 year

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microtonal lullaby with focus on perfect 5ths (12 equal divisions of 3/2)

#mickelart #music #microtonal #microtonality #harmony #xenharmonic #composer #midi #fl studio

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literally-1894 · 3 months

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Who needs the Wizarding World of Harry Potter when you have the World of Harry Partch?

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#microtonal #20th century classical #classical music #frank zappa #the residents #harry partch #arizona #Youtube #I posted this because I've been reading VALIS. PKD is the same kind of white guy as Partch.

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jfk-blown-away-blog · 13 days

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Seriously fun to play with, and it only cost about $30 in supplies and a morning + afternoon to actually work on it.

#196 #/r/196 #r/196 #r196 #music #guitar #my music #basitar #fretless #microtonal

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222sls · 5 months

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this one is in an eight-tone scale that i made up myself, modeled after the lydian mode but with two main adjustments:

i made the third step in the scale (the note that sets the lydian mode apart from a major scale) one step higher, to make it twinkly and allow for subminor and supermajor chords;

i split the sixth step into two notes one step apart, F♯ and G♭,and playing them back-to-back allows for twinkly ornamentation (:

this feels like a turning point for me personally, i really like this one lol. like it feels like it's getting more listenable

#music #microtonal #31-tet #mine

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musicollage · 20 days

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