200e

On Sep 28, 2008, at 11:38 AM, Thomas Buckler wrote:
> subtract scales and octaves from your analysis.


I'll try, but it's hard. Octaves and scales evolved pretty much as a  
direct result of the way humans perceive sound. Doublings in frequency  
are built into the human perceptual system, probably because the first  
harmonic of a sound is 2x the base frequency. This means that the  
first harmonic of a sound that has a base frequency of 10,000 Hz, will  
fall at 20,000 Hz.

One way to think about this with the 261e, is that if you get the  
fundamental frequency up to 7040 Hz, the first harmonic is at 14,080  
Hz, and the second harmonic is above the range of human hearing.

-C

Chris Muir
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