Microtone: Difference between revisions
reworked: simplified list and links. Made cent size data visible by a small table: It seems that 6 decimal places (as shown in Gallery of just intervals) are sufficiently accurate :) |
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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 | ||