Re:Basic Music Theory
by jeofken on Sunday February 14, 2021 @01:06PM
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The 5th too is very simple. It is 1.5x the root. So the the 8th of 440Hz is 880Hz, and the 5th is 660Hz. Western musical theory is amazingly fractional
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Actually, most music produced on physical instruments in the west doesn't have such nice ratios. I suggest reading about equal temperament (or watching some Adam Neely videos) if you're interested in learning more about how our tuning system diverges from the Pythagorean ideal.