Music theory for nerds (2016)

Re:Music theory for nerds (2016) by criddell on Wednesday February 16, 2022 @10:45AM (#30361445)

Is the phenomenon you describe in your last paragraph the thing that makes a Shepard scale work?

If one were to make a pitch classifier machine, would it always agree with the human ear?

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Re:Music theory for nerds (2016) by sevagh on Wednesday February 16, 2022 @11:33AM (#30362097)

I don't know much about the Shepard scale.

Regarding a pitch classifier machine, typically algorithms for pitch classification/tracking/detection focus only on the fundamental frequency (or f0) of the input sound wave. So, _technically_ pitch and f0 are used interchangeably where they shouldn't be.

I have yet to see a pitch classifier machine that tries to implement the special workings of the human auditory system.

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