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- From: romain@salt.eng.pyramid.com (Romain Kang)
- Newsgroups: rec.audio
- Subject: Re: Math problem - pitch control
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- Date: 21 Aug 92 01:21:54 GMT
- References: <1992Aug20.124103.2066@seada.com>
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- In <1992Aug20.124103.2066@seada.com> sue@snafu.seada.com (Sue Raul) writes:
- | If a normal speed tape deck has a pitch control that
- | goes 10% in both directions, how many semitones does
- | it go in both directions?
-
- Knowing this net, I'm probably the 13th know-it-all to respond, but...
- A one octave increase in pitch corresponds to a doubling in frequency.
- Each octave comprises 12 semitones, so a semitone increase corresponds
- to an increase by a factor of the 12th root of 2 (assuming equal
- temperament). Hence:
-
- log 1.1 log 0.9
- --------- = 1.65 --------- = -1.82
- log 2 log 2
- ----- -----
- 12 12
-
- Adding correct dimensions to these equations is left as an exercise
- to the reader.
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- "Your fifths are too narrow!"
- "Hogwash, yours are too wide!"
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