Fwd: Re: [linux-audio-dev] XAP: Pitch control

[Steve Harris]

On Thu, Dec 12, 2002 at 03:10:07PM +0000, Nathaniel Virgo wrote:
> The only real disadvantage to this scheme is that some note-processing 
> algorithms probably don't work in relative pitch.  For example, if for some 
> reason you wanted to map all 12 tones of a normal scale onto just the white 
> keys, while keeping the pitch bend range at 2 semitones, you wouldn't be able 
> to do it in this system.  The note_pitch way of doing things doesn't solve 
> this either, come to that, it just makes the problem less obvious.

I'm coming to this conclusion too, I think that note numbering is just a
red herring: you still dont have enough scale metadata to do any
processing on it, unless its ET, and then its trivial whatever your pitch
representation.

- Steve