Topic: Re: [MMM] re: Science Friction
1 scales
| File | Description | Notes | Period (ยข) | Limit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| beardsley | David Beardsley's scale used in "Science Friction". superparticular | 12 | 1200.0 | 19 |
Thread (10 messages)
From: David Beardsley (2002-06-27) Subject: Re: [MMM] re: Science Friction ----- Original Message ----- From: "Robert Walker" <robertwalker@...> > Hi David, > > > I don't have any speakers hooked up to my computer right now, > > so I wonder if it sounds anything like my Science Friction, in harmonic > > just intonation from the Trenton Avant Garde Festival presents a > > Recital Without Musicans cassette. Premiered at the 1995 Trenton Avant > > Garde Festival Composer's series. > > I wonder? > > I used this name because it is the name of one of the FM7 voices. > > It is a harmonic series piece. Uses a series that starts > > 1/1 2/1 1/3 5/4 7/6 13/6 6/17 17/12 4/3... Mine made it to the Scala archive: ! beardsley.scl ! David Beardsley's scale used in "Science Friction". superparticular 12 ! 17/16 9/8 19/16 5/4 21/16 11/8 3/2 13/8 27/16 7/4 15/8 2/1 * David Beardsley * http://biink.com * http://mp3.com/davidbeardsley
From: paulerlich (2002-06-27) Subject: Re: [MMM] re: Science Friction --- In MakeMicroMusic@y..., David Beardsley <db@b...> wrote: > > Mine made it to the Scala archive: > > ! beardsley.scl > ! > David Beardsley's scale used in "Science Friction". superparticular > 12 > ! > 17/16 > 9/8 > 19/16 > 5/4 > 21/16 > 11/8 > 3/2 > 13/8 > 27/16 > 7/4 > 15/8 > 2/1 this is identical to the wendy carlos harmonic scale, which i would think should also be in the scala archives: http://www.microtonalsynthesis.com/scale_carlos_harmonic.html
From: David Beardsley (2002-06-27) Subject: Re: [MMM] re: Science Friction ----- Original Message ----- From: "paulerlich" <paul@...> > this is identical to the wendy carlos harmonic scale, which i would > think should also be in the scala archives: I found it in Wilkinson before I even heard Wendy Carlos use it. Ben Johnston and La Monte Young have also used it. * David Beardsley * http://biink.com * http://mp3.com/davidbeardsley
From: manuel.op.de.coul@eon-benelux.com (2002-06-27) Subject: Re: [MMM] re: Science Friction > Mine made it to the Scala archive: > > ! beardsley.scl Paul is right, it was removed and the name is carlos_harm.scl. Manuel
From: paulerlich (2002-06-27) Subject: Re: [MMM] re: Science Friction --- In MakeMicroMusic@y..., manuel.op.de.coul@e... wrote: > > Mine made it to the Scala archive: > > > > ! beardsley.scl > > Paul is right, it was removed and the name is carlos_harm.scl. > > Manuel i didn't mean to suggest david's name should be removed altogether . . . vibes are bad enough around here . . .
From: jpehrson2 (2002-06-27) Subject: Re: [MMM] re: Science Friction --- In MakeMicroMusic@y..., "paulerlich" <paul@s...> wrote: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MakeMicroMusic/message/3511 > --- In MakeMicroMusic@y..., David Beardsley <db@b...> wrote: > > > > Mine made it to the Scala archive: > > > > ! beardsley.scl > > ! > > David Beardsley's scale used in "Science Friction". superparticular > > 12 > > ! > > 17/16 > > 9/8 > > 19/16 > > 5/4 > > 21/16 > > 11/8 > > 3/2 > > 13/8 > > 27/16 > > 7/4 > > 15/8 > > 2/1 > > this is identical to the wendy carlos harmonic scale, which i would > think should also be in the scala archives: > > http://www.microtonalsynthesis.com/scale_carlos_harmonic.html ***Just out of curiosity... what is the "logic" of this scale?? I'm presuming there *is* one if two people came up with it "independently..." Joseph
From: manuel.op.de.coul@eon-benelux.com (2002-06-27) Subject: Re: [MMM] re: Science Friction >i didn't mean to suggest david's name should be removed >altogether . . . vibes are bad enough around here . . . No, of course, but I had already removed it. I don't remember when. David's name was preserved in the other file. I don't like duplicates, since there are already so many files. Manuel
From: paulerlich (2002-06-27) Subject: Re: [MMM] re: Science Friction --- In MakeMicroMusic@y..., "jpehrson2" <jpehrson@r...> wrote: > --- In MakeMicroMusic@y..., "paulerlich" <paul@s...> wrote: > > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MakeMicroMusic/message/3511 > > > --- In MakeMicroMusic@y..., David Beardsley <db@b...> wrote: > > > > > > Mine made it to the Scala archive: > > > > > > ! beardsley.scl > > > ! > > > David Beardsley's scale used in "Science Friction". > superparticular > > > 12 > > > ! > > > 17/16 > > > 9/8 > > > 19/16 > > > 5/4 > > > 21/16 > > > 11/8 > > > 3/2 > > > 13/8 > > > 27/16 > > > 7/4 > > > 15/8 > > > 2/1 > > > > this is identical to the wendy carlos harmonic scale, which i would > > think should also be in the scala archives: > > > > http://www.microtonalsynthesis.com/scale_carlos_harmonic.html > > > ***Just out of curiosity... what is the "logic" of this scale?? I'm > presuming there *is* one if two people came up with > it "independently..." it's a 12-tone tuning, which is convenient. includes harmonics 8-16, which is 8 notes, and the other 4 notes "fill the gaps" with a selection of higher, but not too much higher, harmonics: 17, 19, 21, and 27. if you're restricted to tuning each 12-equal pitch plus or minus 50 cents, then this is pretty much the only was to do this.
From: David Beardsley (2002-06-27) Subject: Re: [MMM] re: Science Friction ----- Original Message ----- > > ***Just out of curiosity... what is the "logic" of this scale?? > I'm > > presuming there *is* one if two people came up with > > it "independently..." > > it's a 12-tone tuning, which is convenient. includes harmonics 8-16, > which is 8 notes, and the other 4 notes "fill the gaps" with a > selection of higher, but not too much higher, harmonics: 17, 19, 21, > and 27. 17:18:19:20:21:21:22:24:26:27:28:30 >if you're restricted to tuning each 12-equal pitch plus or > minus 50 cents, then this is pretty much the only was to do this. Not the reason I was using this scale. * David Beardsley * http://biink.com * http://mp3.com/davidbeardsley
From: David Beardsley (2002-06-27) Subject: Re: [MMM] re: Science Friction ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Beardsley" <db@...> > 17:18:19:20:21:21:22:24:26:27:28:30 make that 16:17:18:19:20:21:21:22:24:26:27:28:30 dB