12 Dec
2002
12 Dec
'02
12:18 p.m.
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