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i have a user page now :)
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==music theory that does not have a name yet==
==list of things i do not like about the wiki==
A number of things bother me about the way tuning is done on this wiki and in general, in particular octave/tritave equivalence, generators, and the excessive use of hard-to-understand vocabulary and math which often isn't even all that relevant or helpful. The last one should not be a surprise; the first two might be. I find generators extremely unintuitive, and while they may be useful for things, that does not mean I have to like them. I also dislike the concept of equivalence in general. I think *every* pitch should be considered its own thing.
this list is here because listing all the things i ''do'' like would take too long.


So I decided to formalize the ideas that I have been exploring into a music theory, inspired by [https://youtu.be/cMnuMjXeHrY Caftaphata].  
* things on here can be very hard to understand. this is not controversial.
 
* It's hard to find a page you're looking for even if you know what it's about, but especially if you don't know whether such a page exists in the first place. Important pages for starters should be accessible by following links from the main page. In particular, I'd like a "bird's eye view of bird's eye view pages" page to be linked on the main page.
 
* Octave equivalence is assumed ''everywhere''. 5/2 and 5/4 are the same as much as 9/8 and 10/9 are the same; treating them the same can be useful in certain contexts, but they are not fundamentally the same thing. And in a space dedicated to exploring new tuning and music, it is very silly and annoying to constantly assume octaves essentially don't matter. (Tritave equivalence isn't a solution, it just moves the problem. I think ''every'' pitch should be considered its own thing.)
===Terms===
First, some terms. Most of these are widely-used but I might be using them slightly differently here.
 
- Harmonic series
The set of pitches with frequencies that are integer multiples of the fundamental, including the fundamental itself. This is called the harmonic series of that fundamental.

Latest revision as of 19:28, 11 July 2025

Todo: short bio thingy , add more todos

list of things i do not like about the wiki

this list is here because listing all the things i do like would take too long.

  • things on here can be very hard to understand. this is not controversial.
  • It's hard to find a page you're looking for even if you know what it's about, but especially if you don't know whether such a page exists in the first place. Important pages for starters should be accessible by following links from the main page. In particular, I'd like a "bird's eye view of bird's eye view pages" page to be linked on the main page.
  • Octave equivalence is assumed everywhere. 5/2 and 5/4 are the same as much as 9/8 and 10/9 are the same; treating them the same can be useful in certain contexts, but they are not fundamentally the same thing. And in a space dedicated to exploring new tuning and music, it is very silly and annoying to constantly assume octaves essentially don't matter. (Tritave equivalence isn't a solution, it just moves the problem. I think every pitch should be considered its own thing.)
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