Fixed Interval Notation: Limits of Use


Hm, sounds legal. Not really, but it’s occurring to me now I’m making a system that’s more for analyzing than composing. Having some latitude with changing what frequency the note “A” is, for example, is pretty useful is some cases. Jimi Hendrix, for example, tended to tune down his guitar a little, probably just by ear. In FIN the note might be called 11, or 11.5, or 11.75. The more complex a number it is, the harder it is to read off the page. But if you just want to know what the exact note someone else is playing, it is useful information. I’ve tried making a simple equation to translate the frequencies (in Hz.) to simple decimal numbers, but you run into a problem pretty quick. Let’s ease into this with this very simple, randomly selected video:

Now it gets a little more complicated:

So you see there’s some more work to do. Think about it.

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