[LAU] Re: That must suck. For me it's about beauty--musicisjustone path

[Robin Gareus]

Charles Linart wrote:
> There are 12 frequencies of sound that are recognized by the human ear
> as musical notes.

no. actually it's the ratio of freq. that matters. You can approximate
half-tones with (base_freq * 2^(n/12)) "tempered piano"...

> The limited use of other frequencies can produce rhythms to bind the
> notes into musical compositions.  Technology gives us the ability to
> turn everything into a drum, but you still need those 12 frequencies
> to produce melody.
> 
> I am sure that someone smarter than I could precisely describe
> mathematically what constitutes rhythm and melody.  Not all sound is
> music, but any sound can be incorporated into music.

you are making things simpler than they are and should be!
robin