Tag: CALCULATIONS

  • Linear Phase vs Minimum Phase (Equaliser)

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    General – similar Phases will Cancel each other Out, the Less Equal a Phase is the more Natural it Sounds and the more Energy is coming through  – to Fast Correct Phase Issues therefore often a Polarity Switch is available, which Inverts the Selected Wave, whereas a More Advanced Method is to Move Waves in…

  • Logarithmic Scale (Math)

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    General – thus to Make any Big Range more Manageable, we use a Logarithmic Scale  – this is True for Any Kind of Scale, but here Especially Explained in Relation to Music  – e.g. in Measuring Amplitude, as you Multiply the Change in Air Pressure, you only Add Numbers to the Loudness Scale with a…

  • Samples per Beat

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    General Example 1 1) Since 1 Beat is 60, we need to Divide 60 / 120  2) Since SR is 44100 we Need to Multiply that 0.5 by 44100 – 44100 x 0.5 = 22050 Samples per Beat Example 2 1) Since 1 Beat is 60, we need to Divide 60 / 103  2) Since…

  • Tuning Temperaments

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    General – 15th to 17th there was a Lot of “Mean Tone” Tuning Used – but in the 17th (1680) Werckmeister Developed “Well Temperated” Tunings – Especially the 18th and 19th Centuries Used “Well Temperated” – 20th Century Started to Tune to “Equal Temperated” Mainly for Whole Tone Scaled Compositions and Atonal Music – “Equal…