Wednesday, August 02, 2023
Notes, intervals, tuning, temperament: the basics of music and their impact on the USTA sequencer
video upload by Frap Tools
In the previous video [posted here], we got a glimpse of how notes and overtones are related. Today, we'll see how we came to 12 notes in the West.
00:00 Introduction
00:48 Intervals and scales
01:13 Important disclaimer
01:49 Why seven notes? From the Greek tetrachord to Guido D'Arezzo
04:12 Where do 12 notes come from and what is the Pythagorean comma?
06:05 What is the difference between tuning and temperament?
08:32 Demoing the difference between temperament and tuning with the USTA sequencer"
Previously:
Why notes exist | Frap Talks
video upload by Frap Tools
"Let's talk about notes and why sometimes it's not clear how we're supposed to tune our instruments. What is A4? What is middle C? Why is there a C-1?
Timestamps:
00:00 The western musical notation
01:31 Why A4=440 Hz?
02:12 Playing together
03:12 Instrument ranges and note names
04:43 The scientific pitch notation
05:53 The MIDI note system
06:55 Absolute and relative note names
07:11 Notes on a modular synthesizer: USTA and BRENSO
09:41 Unipolar VS bipolar control voltages
10:59 Why do note names don't match sometimes
12:10 The difference between a note and a control signal
13:10 Final thoughts"
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