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Note to self: "Mids never appear in the perchain." Check that expanding the definition of mid intervals to include the 4th and 5th hasn't changed this. [[User:TallKite|TallKite]] ([[User talk:TallKite|talk]]) 04:46, 30 January 2020 (UTC) | Note to self: "Mids never appear in the perchain." Check that expanding the definition of mid intervals to include the 4th and 5th hasn't changed this. [[User:TallKite|TallKite]] ([[User talk:TallKite|talk]]) 04:46, 30 January 2020 (UTC) | ||
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I came across this page yesterday because Jason suggested it as a better approach to the problem TAMNAMS is trying to solve. But I can't get very far before I'm lost. "Both fractions are always of the form 1/N, thus the octave and/or the 3-limit interval is split into N parts. The interval which is split into multiple generators is the multigen. The 3-limit multigen is referred to not by its ratio but by its conventional name, e.g. P5, M6, m7, etc." What is N? And what are these conventional names P5, M6, m7? --[[User:Cmloegcmluin|Cmloegcmluin]] ([[User talk:Cmloegcmluin|talk]]) 16:57, 15 April 2021 (UTC) | I came across this page yesterday because Jason suggested it as a better approach to the problem TAMNAMS is trying to solve. But I can't get very far before I'm lost. "Both fractions are always of the form 1/N, thus the octave and/or the 3-limit interval is split into N parts. The interval which is split into multiple generators is the multigen. The 3-limit multigen is referred to not by its ratio but by its conventional name, e.g. P5, M6, m7, etc." What is N? And what are these conventional names P5, M6, m7? --[[User:Cmloegcmluin|Cmloegcmluin]] ([[User talk:Cmloegcmluin|talk]]) 16:57, 15 April 2021 (UTC) | ||
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: P stands for perfect, M for major (or multigen if not followed by a number) and m for minor. It's a 3-limit interval, so M2 = major 2nd = 9/8, A4 = aug 4th = 729/512, etc. | : P stands for perfect, M for major (or multigen if not followed by a number) and m for minor. It's a 3-limit interval, so M2 = major 2nd = 9/8, A4 = aug 4th = 729/512, etc. | ||
:: Okay, thanks. If there's a place where that terminology is explained, that might be great to link to (people like me who never formally studied music and are unfamiliar with those abbreviations might benefit. | |||
:: And re: N, what I meant was more like: what does it mean? Does the letter N stand for something? Or does that value represent something I would be familiar with? Or is it just some abstract number to work with? It's probably obvious to some readers (esp. given the way you matter-of-factly present it) but I have no idea myself. Thanks for indulging my questions. Hopefully I can at least help improve the accessibility of the ideas for others. --[[User:Cmloegcmluin|Cmloegcmluin]] ([[User talk:Cmloegcmluin|talk]]) 23:04, 15 April 2021 (UTC) | |||