16 Dec
2002
16 Dec
'02
7:41 a.m.
On Sun, Dec 15, 2002 at 09:12:55 +0100, David Olofson wrote:
You're still missing the point. Note pitch is <something>/note, which
is a linear scale. With 12t, it's identical to 12tET. This is very
easy to process.
No, you're still missing the point ;)
What you said is only true of 12tET, and (as we know) 12tET<->octave
conversion is trivial and reversable.
As soon as you have not ET scales you will have to either:
1) include lots of standardised scale metadata
2) use pitch anyway (or no other processor will understand your 'note' data)
- Steve
I don't get it. If you're supposed to place
the scale converter
*first*, then how are you supposed to be able to apply anything
like traditional music theory, rather than pure, continous pitch
based theory? You will have to know the *exact* temperament of
the scale (to decode the input, and to generate output in the
same scale), even if you're only worried about notes.
That holds true for per-note descriptions too. The only way you can
improve in it is with *extensive* scale metadata. Which we dont
have and dont plan to have.