Microtone
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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 very high neutrality since it favors neither twelve-tonality nor even the [[octave]]. One microtone (**1µt**) is defined as one millionth of the [[Tone]]. == The Microtone Challenge == A microtone is indeed a very small interval: 4904 microtones make one [[cent]], and 5884949 an octave. Two sounds differing by 1 µt 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? ---- German: [[xenharmonie:Mikroton]]
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<html><head><title>Microtone</title></head><body>The <strong>Microtone</strong> is an <a class="wiki_link" href="/interval%20measure">interval measure</a> that is sufficiently precise for all thinkable musical and music-science purposes. Besides its high accuracy, it is of a very high neutrality since it favors neither twelve-tonality nor even the <a class="wiki_link" href="/octave">octave</a>.<br /> <br /> One microtone (<strong>1µt</strong>) is defined as one millionth of the <a class="wiki_link" href="/Tone">Tone</a>.<br /> <br /> <!-- ws:start:WikiTextHeadingRule:0:<h2> --><h2 id="toc0"><a name="x-The Microtone Challenge"></a><!-- ws:end:WikiTextHeadingRule:0 --> The Microtone Challenge </h2> A microtone is indeed a very small interval: 4904 microtones make one <a class="wiki_link" href="/cent">cent</a>, and 5884949 an octave.<br /> <br /> Two sounds differing by 1 µt produce a very slow beat; depending on the frequency one have to wait more or less to recocnize it. The beat frequency is<br /> <ul><li>at the upper limit of the hearing range (20 kHz) 7 minutes</li><li>in the range of the highest acoustic sensibility (4 KHz) 35 minutes</li><li>at the lower limit of the hearing range (16 Hz) 7 days</li></ul><br /> Given this, will it be ever possible to make a <em>microtone experience</em> at all?<br /> <br /> <hr /> German: <a class="wiki_link" href="http://xenharmonie.wikispaces.com/Mikroton">xenharmonie/Mikroton</a></body></html>