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A microtone is indeed a very small interval: 4904 microtones make one [[cent]], and 5884949 an octave. | A microtone is indeed a very small interval: 4904 microtones make one [[cent]], and 5884949 an octave. | ||
Two sounds different only by 1µt produce a very slow beat; depending on the frequency one have to wait more or less to recocnize it. The beat frequency is | Two sounds different only by 1µt produce a very slow [[beat]]; depending on the frequency one have to wait more or less to recocnize it. The beat frequency is | ||
* at the upper limit of the hearing range (20 kHz) 7 minutes | * at the upper limit of the hearing range (20 kHz) 7 minutes | ||
Revision as of 08:47, 25 October 2018
The Microtone is an interval measure that is sufficiently precise for all thinkable musical and music-science purposes. Besides its high accuracy, it is of a high neutrality since it favors neither twelve-tonality nor even the octave.
One actual microtone (1µt) would be defined as one millionth of the tone:
| Name | Size in cent |
|---|---|
| Ton (=9/8) | 203.91000173077 |
| Millitone | 0.20391000173077 |
| Mikcotone | 0.00020391000173077 |
The Microtone Challenge
A microtone is indeed a very small interval: 4904 microtones make one cent, and 5884949 an octave.
Two sounds different only by 1µt produce a very slow beat; depending on the frequency one have to wait more or less to recocnize it. The beat frequency is
- at the upper limit of the hearing range (20 kHz) 7 minutes
- in the range of the highest acoustic sensibility (4 kHz) 35 minutes
- at the lower limit of the hearing range (16 Hz) 7 days
Given this, will it be ever possible to make a microtone experience at all?