Answer by Joe onzo for Why does it take 700 cents to get to a perfect 5th,...
700% is 7 moves from the root. The 3/2 notion is a little weird it refers to the occurrence of the 2nd overtone which is 3x the vibration of the root.. via laws of physics.. but the 1/2 step interval =...
View ArticleAnswer by user25060 for Why does it take 700 cents to get to a perfect 5th,...
While 1.5 lies perfectly in the arithmetic middle of 1 and 2, the arithmetic middle is not relevant for music. The intervallistic middle of two frequencies is their geometric mean.Go two octaves up,...
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Answer by Caleb Hines for Why does it take 700 cents to get to a perfect 5th,...
You are exactly correct that it is the logarithmic nature of pitch that causes this effect.In cases like this, I find that a picture is helpful. Here I've labeled equally spaced octaves (1200 cents)...
View ArticleAnswer by Dom for Why does it take 700 cents to get to a perfect 5th, which...
That ratio applies to the frequency which is an absolute measurement, not cents which more of a relative distance measurement between notes. They are different in nature. Just a simple example, the...
View ArticleAnswer by Tim for Why does it take 700 cents to get to a perfect 5th, which...
A perfect fifth is just that. It's a fifth from the root, but that's not exactly the halfway point. That's saved for the TRITONE, which actually sounds an odd interval to some - used to be called 'the...
View ArticleWhy does it take 700 cents to get to a perfect 5th, which is 3/2 (one and a...
I think I have the wrong perspective.If you take an octave and express it in cents, you get 1200.Half of that is 600.A perfect 5th is 1.5 (3/2) of the root.But 600 is not a perfect fifth, 700 is.Even...
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