bonifartius 𒂼𒄄 @bonifartius@social.cleverlibre.org

@freemo We can say with certainty that concert pitch (actually set by A4 being standardized at 440hz today) was higher in the past - as high as A = 401hz. Not every instrument is tunable. Bells and some double reed instruments will never change pitch over their life times. By looking at bells from the 15th and 16th c we can tell that music was in general pitched somewhat higher then today.

The big innovation in modern tuning is equal temperament. All modern digital tuning has an precisely equal ratio between each half step. (about 1.059 to 1) This makes music work like you describe. Start on any pitch and the music will sound the same if the relative intervals are followed.

However much more than absolute pitch, relative pitch is hard without modern measurement methods, Prior to the 1700s the most common tuning was to tune in pure 5ths where every 5th was tuned by ear to a 2/3 ratio. It works pretty well until you get to the point where you go from the end of the circle of fifths back to what should be the note you started on. You find you are off by a scotch less than a quarter tone. This terrible sounding interval is a "wolf fifth" because it howls.

In pure fifths each key had its own flavor and so it was important to play a piece in the key it was written in. The major thirds that define the modern major chords are the most effected by these variations which explains why many pieced before JS Back and company are dominated by 4ths and 5ths that are safer in a pure-fifths tuning.

Bach's innovation which caught on across western music was to "fudge the thirds" to make them all sound similar - giving us the last common tuning the so called well-tempered tuning.

@wyliesau @Vox BTW, I really know how to make coconut wine. Father in-law insisted he'll teach me when we were living in the Philippines.
It's not made from actual nuts btw. They bleed them trees and ferment the sap. And it involves climbing too. Also, watch out for coconut crabs! 😂

@freemo en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_pitch_standards_in_Western_music

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https://baraag.net/@jeffcliff@shitposter.club/111711178501080496

i don't know if my songs are good or bad. i have only been composing seriously for two years. i am sure that i am still inexperienced as a composer.

> picture
i want to support free software.
in fact, i have sent my drawing to GNU. but it didn't seem to help them much.

this is my dream. i make money from commissions, etc, put this work in the free license, and donate to them. (some of the money will also gotmy my living expenses, otherwise i would die)

Vortex shedding as winds pass Heard Island resulted in this Kármán vortex street in the clouds.

https://www.minds.com/newsfeed/1590733777145958409

The situation is grim

@gabriel
Congratulations! You're now free of all that data and the associated worries that come with it. Best step is to take up knitting, touch grass, and never burden yourself with a computer ever again.

@lain Both are soulless.

Emacs hooks are very useful and you're almost certainly using them whether you're aware of it or not. They're also not terribly complicated once you understand a few basic things about them. In this post, I introduce the basics of emacs hooks.

Please let me know if you find it useful, if you have any feedback, and if there are any other topics you'd like me to cover in this style.

https://www.danliden.com/posts/20231217-emacs-hooks.html