Talk:159edo/Notation: Difference between revisions

Line 149:

::::::: If I understand you correctly, for an EDO that subdivides a the [[apotome]] into 15 equal-sized parts, we need "quartertones" that are 7/15 of an aptome but with symbols can be distinguished from 50-cent symbols not being used here? Isn't ''this'' the problem: that you wish to include quartertone symbols to ease adapting the system to people familiar with [[24edo]]? But if this is the case, wouldn't it be better to tell them "the truth" about quartertones: that they aren't actually quarter tones? Remember: the semitones in this system aren't 100cents either but we decided to use the exact symbols of [[12edo]]. --[[User:Xenwolf|Xenwolf]] ([[User talk:Xenwolf|talk]]) 21:27, 13 October 2020 (UTC)

:::::::: I'm perfectly aware of the fact that two "semitones" add up to more than a "whole tone" in this system- the exact same problem on a different level, as they are ''still'' called "semitones" in spite of this- but we seem to have a way of getting around that in this system by means of the double sharp and double flat accidentals... I guess you could say that I want to come up with a similar solution for these "quartertones". Alternatively, we should not only mention that the "quartertones" aren't exactly "quartertones", but also that the "semitones" aren't exactly "semitones"... --[[User:Aura|Aura]] ([[User talk:Aura|talk]]) 21:40, 13 October 2020 (UTC)

Revision as of 21:27, 13 October 2020 view source Xenwolf (talk \| contribs) autopatrolled, Bureaucrats, confirmaccount-notify, Interface administrators, Sysops 8,705 edits →My Second Idea for a Notation System: re ← Older edit		Revision as of 21:40, 13 October 2020 view source Aura (talk \| contribs) autopatrolled, emailconfirmed 5,920 edits No edit summary Newer edit →
Line 149:		Line 149:

	::::::: If I understand you correctly, for an EDO that subdivides a the [[apotome]] into 15 equal-sized parts, we need "quartertones" that are 7/15 of an aptome but with symbols can be distinguished from 50-cent symbols not being used here? Isn't ''this'' the problem: that you wish to include quartertone symbols to ease adapting the system to people familiar with [[24edo]]? But if this is the case, wouldn't it be better to tell them "the truth" about quartertones: that they aren't actually quarter tones? Remember: the semitones in this system aren't 100cents either but we decided to use the exact symbols of [[12edo]]. --[[User:Xenwolf\|Xenwolf]] ([[User talk:Xenwolf\|talk]]) 21:27, 13 October 2020 (UTC)		::::::: If I understand you correctly, for an EDO that subdivides a the [[apotome]] into 15 equal-sized parts, we need "quartertones" that are 7/15 of an aptome but with symbols can be distinguished from 50-cent symbols not being used here? Isn't ''this'' the problem: that you wish to include quartertone symbols to ease adapting the system to people familiar with [[24edo]]? But if this is the case, wouldn't it be better to tell them "the truth" about quartertones: that they aren't actually quarter tones? Remember: the semitones in this system aren't 100cents either but we decided to use the exact symbols of [[12edo]]. --[[User:Xenwolf\|Xenwolf]] ([[User talk:Xenwolf\|talk]]) 21:27, 13 October 2020 (UTC)

			:::::::: I'm perfectly aware of the fact that two "semitones" add up to more than a "whole tone" in this system- the exact same problem on a different level, as they are ''still'' called "semitones" in spite of this- but we seem to have a way of getting around that in this system by means of the double sharp and double flat accidentals... I guess you could say that I want to come up with a similar solution for these "quartertones". Alternatively, we should not only mention that the "quartertones" aren't exactly "quartertones", but also that the "semitones" aren't exactly "semitones"... --[[User:Aura\|Aura]] ([[User talk:Aura\|talk]]) 21:40, 13 October 2020 (UTC)