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Re: [200e] Re: 261e or 259e capable of higher frequencies?

2008-09-28 by Thomas Buckler

subtract scales and octaves from your analysis.

On Sun, Sep 28, 2008 at 1:36 PM, Chris Muir <cbm@well.com> wrote:

>
> On Sep 28, 2008, at 11:27 AM, Thomas Buckler wrote:
> > Chris, thanks for all the data, but it doesn't really answer my
> > question.
>
> I was hoping to re-frame your question. Earlier, you said:
>
> > It just makes no sense to me why roughly 2/3s, the majority of
> > possible
> > pitches, are inaccessible
> > to the composer.
>
> This shows a fundamental misunderstanding of the nature of pitch. (and
> sadly, the pun was intended)
>
> I was hoping to point out that the PITCH range is pretty wide, at
> least as wide as acoustic instruments, and it is only missing about an
> octave and a half off of the high end of human hearing as far as
> fundamental pitches are concerned.
>
> -C
>
> Chris Muir
> cbm@well.com <cbm%40well.com>
> http://www.xfade.com
>
>  
>


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