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by Danijel Domazet-2
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Hi music-dsp,
I'd like to learn about mathematics of music. Could someone please recommend a book on this? Focus should be on the math, not on the whole music theory, if possible... Cheers! Danijel Domazet CEO www.LittleEndian.com -- dupswapdrop -- the music-dsp mailing list and website: subscription info, FAQ, source code archive, list archive, book reviews, dsp links http://music.columbia.edu/cmc/music-dsp http://music.columbia.edu/mailman/listinfo/music-dsp |
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Re: "mathematics of music" book?
by Victor Lazzarini
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I like this one:
http://www.maths.abdn.ac.uk/~bensondj/html/maths-music.html Victor On 15 Sep 2009, at 12:26, Danijel Domazet wrote: > Hi music-dsp, > I'd like to learn about mathematics of music. Could someone please > recommend a book on this? Focus should be on the math, not on the > whole > music theory, if possible... > > Cheers! > > > Danijel Domazet > CEO > www.LittleEndian.com > > -- > dupswapdrop -- the music-dsp mailing list and website: > subscription info, FAQ, source code archive, list archive, book > reviews, dsp links > http://music.columbia.edu/cmc/music-dsp > http://music.columbia.edu/mailman/listinfo/music-dsp -- dupswapdrop -- the music-dsp mailing list and website: subscription info, FAQ, source code archive, list archive, book reviews, dsp links http://music.columbia.edu/cmc/music-dsp http://music.columbia.edu/mailman/listinfo/music-dsp |
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Re: "mathematics of music" book?
by Andy Farnell
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I found Dave Bensons book interesting. http://www.maths.abdn.ac.uk/~bensondj/html/maths-music.html Of course if you're serious a classic like Moore is the thing http://www.amazon.com/Elements-Computer-Music-Richard-Moore/dp/0132525526 For cheap and cheerful you can get oldies like Elmore and Heald or Olson in Dover for pennies these days. http://www.amazon.com/Music-Physics-Engineering-Harry-Olson/dp/0486217698 Bear in mind that if you really want to understand the 'math' of music you will have to stray beyond 'math books' into the realms of physics and psychology too. On Tue, 15 Sep 2009 13:26:08 +0200 Danijel Domazet <Danijel.Domazet@...> wrote: > Hi music-dsp, > I'd like to learn about mathematics of music. Could someone please > recommend a book on this? Focus should be on the math, not on the whole > music theory, if possible... > > Cheers! > > > Danijel Domazet > CEO > www.LittleEndian.com > > -- > dupswapdrop -- the music-dsp mailing list and website: > subscription info, FAQ, source code archive, list archive, book reviews, dsp links > http://music.columbia.edu/cmc/music-dsp > http://music.columbia.edu/mailman/listinfo/music-dsp dupswapdrop -- the music-dsp mailing list and website: subscription info, FAQ, source code archive, list archive, book reviews, dsp links http://music.columbia.edu/cmc/music-dsp http://music.columbia.edu/mailman/listinfo/music-dsp |
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Re: "mathematics of music" book?
by Victor Lazzarini
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Olson... the first book in the area I ever set my eyes on! Thanks
for reminding me of it... Victor On 15 Sep 2009, at 12:46, Andy Farnell wrote: > > I found Dave Bensons book interesting. > > http://www.maths.abdn.ac.uk/~bensondj/html/maths-music.html > > Of course if you're serious a classic like Moore is the thing > > http://www.amazon.com/Elements-Computer-Music-Richard-Moore/dp/0132525526 > > For cheap and cheerful you can get oldies like Elmore and Heald or > Olson in Dover for pennies these days. > > http://www.amazon.com/Music-Physics-Engineering-Harry-Olson/dp/0486217698 > > Bear in mind that if you really want to understand the 'math' of music > you will have to stray beyond 'math books' into the realms of physics > and psychology too. > > > On Tue, 15 Sep 2009 13:26:08 +0200 > Danijel Domazet <Danijel.Domazet@...> wrote: > >> Hi music-dsp, >> I'd like to learn about mathematics of music. Could someone please >> recommend a book on this? Focus should be on the math, not on the >> whole >> music theory, if possible... >> >> Cheers! >> >> >> Danijel Domazet >> CEO >> www.LittleEndian.com >> >> -- >> dupswapdrop -- the music-dsp mailing list and website: >> subscription info, FAQ, source code archive, list archive, book >> reviews, dsp links >> http://music.columbia.edu/cmc/music-dsp >> http://music.columbia.edu/mailman/listinfo/music-dsp > -- > dupswapdrop -- the music-dsp mailing list and website: > subscription info, FAQ, source code archive, list archive, book > reviews, dsp links > http://music.columbia.edu/cmc/music-dsp > http://music.columbia.edu/mailman/listinfo/music-dsp -- dupswapdrop -- the music-dsp mailing list and website: subscription info, FAQ, source code archive, list archive, book reviews, dsp links http://music.columbia.edu/cmc/music-dsp http://music.columbia.edu/mailman/listinfo/music-dsp |
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Re: "mathematics of music" book?
by Michael Gogins-2
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Also, to clarify, do you mean the mathematics of sounds or the
mathematics of scores and notes? The latter is what is discussed in The Topos of Music. Regards, Mike On 9/15/09, Victor Lazzarini <Victor.Lazzarini@...> wrote: > Olson... the first book in the area I ever set my eyes on! Thanks > for reminding me of it... > > Victor > On 15 Sep 2009, at 12:46, Andy Farnell wrote: > >> >> I found Dave Bensons book interesting. >> >> http://www.maths.abdn.ac.uk/~bensondj/html/maths-music.html >> >> Of course if you're serious a classic like Moore is the thing >> >> http://www.amazon.com/Elements-Computer-Music-Richard-Moore/dp/0132525526 >> >> For cheap and cheerful you can get oldies like Elmore and Heald or >> Olson in Dover for pennies these days. >> >> http://www.amazon.com/Music-Physics-Engineering-Harry-Olson/dp/0486217698 >> >> Bear in mind that if you really want to understand the 'math' of music >> you will have to stray beyond 'math books' into the realms of physics >> and psychology too. >> >> >> On Tue, 15 Sep 2009 13:26:08 +0200 >> Danijel Domazet <Danijel.Domazet@...> wrote: >> >>> Hi music-dsp, >>> I'd like to learn about mathematics of music. Could someone please >>> recommend a book on this? Focus should be on the math, not on the >>> whole >>> music theory, if possible... >>> >>> Cheers! >>> >>> >>> Danijel Domazet >>> CEO >>> www.LittleEndian.com >>> >>> -- >>> dupswapdrop -- the music-dsp mailing list and website: >>> subscription info, FAQ, source code archive, list archive, book >>> reviews, dsp links >>> http://music.columbia.edu/cmc/music-dsp >>> http://music.columbia.edu/mailman/listinfo/music-dsp >> -- >> dupswapdrop -- the music-dsp mailing list and website: >> subscription info, FAQ, source code archive, list archive, book >> reviews, dsp links >> http://music.columbia.edu/cmc/music-dsp >> http://music.columbia.edu/mailman/listinfo/music-dsp > > -- > dupswapdrop -- the music-dsp mailing list and website: > subscription info, FAQ, source code archive, list archive, book reviews, dsp > links > http://music.columbia.edu/cmc/music-dsp > http://music.columbia.edu/mailman/listinfo/music-dsp > -- Michael Gogins Irreducible Productions http://www.michael-gogins.com Michael dot Gogins at gmail dot com -- dupswapdrop -- the music-dsp mailing list and website: subscription info, FAQ, source code archive, list archive, book reviews, dsp links http://music.columbia.edu/cmc/music-dsp http://music.columbia.edu/mailman/listinfo/music-dsp |
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Re: "mathematics of music" book?
by Danijel Domazet-2
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Michael,
I mean the mathematics of sounds. For example: I am trying to build a simple "harmonizer", and - I'd like to understand what it means to "harmonize a melody to a 4th and a 7th". Where do I shift my frequencies!!? Things like that. Thanks, Danijel Domazet CEO www.LittleEndian.com Michael Gogins wrote: > Also, to clarify, do you mean the mathematics of sounds or the > mathematics of scores and notes? The latter is what is discussed in > The Topos of Music. > > Regards, > Mike > > On 9/15/09, Victor Lazzarini <Victor.Lazzarini@...> wrote: > >> Olson... the first book in the area I ever set my eyes on! Thanks >> for reminding me of it... >> >> Victor >> On 15 Sep 2009, at 12:46, Andy Farnell wrote: >> >> >>> I found Dave Bensons book interesting. >>> >>> http://www.maths.abdn.ac.uk/~bensondj/html/maths-music.html >>> >>> Of course if you're serious a classic like Moore is the thing >>> >>> http://www.amazon.com/Elements-Computer-Music-Richard-Moore/dp/0132525526 >>> >>> For cheap and cheerful you can get oldies like Elmore and Heald or >>> Olson in Dover for pennies these days. >>> >>> http://www.amazon.com/Music-Physics-Engineering-Harry-Olson/dp/0486217698 >>> >>> Bear in mind that if you really want to understand the 'math' of music >>> you will have to stray beyond 'math books' into the realms of physics >>> and psychology too. >>> >>> >>> On Tue, 15 Sep 2009 13:26:08 +0200 >>> Danijel Domazet <Danijel.Domazet@...> wrote: >>> >>> >>>> Hi music-dsp, >>>> I'd like to learn about mathematics of music. Could someone please >>>> recommend a book on this? Focus should be on the math, not on the >>>> whole >>>> music theory, if possible... >>>> >>>> Cheers! >>>> >>>> >>>> Danijel Domazet >>>> CEO >>>> www.LittleEndian.com >>>> >>>> -- >>>> dupswapdrop -- the music-dsp mailing list and website: >>>> subscription info, FAQ, source code archive, list archive, book >>>> reviews, dsp links >>>> http://music.columbia.edu/cmc/music-dsp >>>> http://music.columbia.edu/mailman/listinfo/music-dsp >>>> >>> -- >>> dupswapdrop -- the music-dsp mailing list and website: >>> subscription info, FAQ, source code archive, list archive, book >>> reviews, dsp links >>> http://music.columbia.edu/cmc/music-dsp >>> http://music.columbia.edu/mailman/listinfo/music-dsp >>> >> -- >> dupswapdrop -- the music-dsp mailing list and website: >> subscription info, FAQ, source code archive, list archive, book reviews, dsp >> links >> http://music.columbia.edu/cmc/music-dsp >> http://music.columbia.edu/mailman/listinfo/music-dsp >> >> > > > dupswapdrop -- the music-dsp mailing list and website: subscription info, FAQ, source code archive, list archive, book reviews, dsp links http://music.columbia.edu/cmc/music-dsp http://music.columbia.edu/mailman/listinfo/music-dsp |
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Re: "mathematics of music" book?
by douglas repetto-2
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Great suggestions so far! Just a reminder that we have lots of book reviews by list members on the music-dsp website: http://music.columbia.edu/cmc/music-dsp If you'd like to contribute something please let me know! douglas Danijel Domazet wrote: > Hi music-dsp, > I'd like to learn about mathematics of music. Could someone please > recommend a book on this? Focus should be on the math, not on the whole > music theory, if possible... > > Cheers! > > > Danijel Domazet > CEO > www.LittleEndian.com > > -- > dupswapdrop -- the music-dsp mailing list and website: > subscription info, FAQ, source code archive, list archive, book reviews, dsp links > http://music.columbia.edu/cmc/music-dsp > http://music.columbia.edu/mailman/listinfo/music-dsp > -- ............................................... http://artbots.org .....douglas.....irving........................ http://dorkbot.org .......................... http://music.columbia.edu/cmc/music-dsp .......... repetto............. http://music.columbia.edu/organism ........................................ http://douglasrepetto.org -- dupswapdrop -- the music-dsp mailing list and website: subscription info, FAQ, source code archive, list archive, book reviews, dsp links http://music.columbia.edu/cmc/music-dsp http://music.columbia.edu/mailman/listinfo/music-dsp |
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Re: "mathematics of music" book?
by Michael Gogins-2
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Don't expect this to be small, quick, or easy.
This is an extremely deep field with over 200 years of work from world class thinkers such as Fourier, Helmholtz, and Gabor. It overlaps with extensive, very well funded cutting edge, secret research on signal processing for military and spy purposes. _A Computer Music Tutorial_ has an out of date but useful introduction. Gareth Loy has two books, one on sounds and one on notes, MusiMathathics I and II, that may be useful. Many computer music people start with Ken Steiglitz' _A DSP Primer_. There are numerous graduate texts on digital signal processing, either in general or focused on audio and music. You would be well advised to do your reading in tandem with a signal processing language. DSP researchers use MatLab, Octave can also be used. If you have Mathematica, that is an excellent tool because you can hear any function or graph. Music researchers use any or all of these as well as Csound, Pure Data, or other programmable software synthesizers. The author of Pure Data, Miller Puckette, has an online book that provides a pretty basic introduction that could nevertheless be useful because you can play with the examples in PD and hear everything, at http://crca.ucsd.edu/~msp/techniques.htm. _The Csound Book_ actually covers a lot of the same ground in a scattered sort of way, but also with useful examples. Hope this helps, Mike On 9/15/09, Danijel Domazet <Danijel.Domazet@...> wrote: > Michael, > I mean the mathematics of sounds. > > For example: I am trying to build a simple "harmonizer", and - I'd like > to understand what it means to "harmonize a melody to a 4th and a 7th". > Where do I shift my frequencies!!? Things like that. > > > Thanks, > > Danijel Domazet > CEO > www.LittleEndian.com > > > > Michael Gogins wrote: >> Also, to clarify, do you mean the mathematics of sounds or the >> mathematics of scores and notes? The latter is what is discussed in >> The Topos of Music. >> >> Regards, >> Mike >> >> On 9/15/09, Victor Lazzarini <Victor.Lazzarini@...> wrote: >> >>> Olson... the first book in the area I ever set my eyes on! Thanks >>> for reminding me of it... >>> >>> Victor >>> On 15 Sep 2009, at 12:46, Andy Farnell wrote: >>> >>> >>>> I found Dave Bensons book interesting. >>>> >>>> http://www.maths.abdn.ac.uk/~bensondj/html/maths-music.html >>>> >>>> Of course if you're serious a classic like Moore is the thing >>>> >>>> http://www.amazon.com/Elements-Computer-Music-Richard-Moore/dp/0132525526 >>>> >>>> For cheap and cheerful you can get oldies like Elmore and Heald or >>>> Olson in Dover for pennies these days. >>>> >>>> http://www.amazon.com/Music-Physics-Engineering-Harry-Olson/dp/0486217698 >>>> >>>> Bear in mind that if you really want to understand the 'math' of music >>>> you will have to stray beyond 'math books' into the realms of physics >>>> and psychology too. >>>> >>>> >>>> On Tue, 15 Sep 2009 13:26:08 +0200 >>>> Danijel Domazet <Danijel.Domazet@...> wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>>> Hi music-dsp, >>>>> I'd like to learn about mathematics of music. Could someone please >>>>> recommend a book on this? Focus should be on the math, not on the >>>>> whole >>>>> music theory, if possible... >>>>> >>>>> Cheers! >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Danijel Domazet >>>>> CEO >>>>> www.LittleEndian.com >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> dupswapdrop -- the music-dsp mailing list and website: >>>>> subscription info, FAQ, source code archive, list archive, book >>>>> reviews, dsp links >>>>> http://music.columbia.edu/cmc/music-dsp >>>>> http://music.columbia.edu/mailman/listinfo/music-dsp >>>>> >>>> -- >>>> dupswapdrop -- the music-dsp mailing list and website: >>>> subscription info, FAQ, source code archive, list archive, book >>>> reviews, dsp links >>>> http://music.columbia.edu/cmc/music-dsp >>>> http://music.columbia.edu/mailman/listinfo/music-dsp >>>> >>> -- >>> dupswapdrop -- the music-dsp mailing list and website: >>> subscription info, FAQ, source code archive, list archive, book reviews, >>> dsp >>> links >>> http://music.columbia.edu/cmc/music-dsp >>> http://music.columbia.edu/mailman/listinfo/music-dsp >>> >>> >> >> >> > -- > dupswapdrop -- the music-dsp mailing list and website: > subscription info, FAQ, source code archive, list archive, book reviews, dsp > links > http://music.columbia.edu/cmc/music-dsp > http://music.columbia.edu/mailman/listinfo/music-dsp > -- Michael Gogins Irreducible Productions http://www.michael-gogins.com Michael dot Gogins at gmail dot com -- dupswapdrop -- the music-dsp mailing list and website: subscription info, FAQ, source code archive, list archive, book reviews, dsp links http://music.columbia.edu/cmc/music-dsp http://music.columbia.edu/mailman/listinfo/music-dsp |
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Re: "mathematics of music" book?
by Richard Dobson
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Danijel Domazet wrote:
> Michael, > I mean the mathematics of sounds. > > For example: I am trying to build a simple "harmonizer", and - I'd like > to understand what it means to "harmonize a melody to a 4th and a 7th". > Where do I shift my frequencies!!? Things like that. > Well, that is 10% maths and 90% music theory. "a 7th" is for example insufficient - could be a major or minor 7th (and there are other more exotic possibilities). Those numbers are not really mathematical, but simple counting - the written distance on the music staff from one note to another. Thus C up to F# is an "augmented fourth" since C up to F is a 4th, then stretched a bit; while C up to Gb (identical sound in equal temperament, same keys on the piano) is a "diminished 5th", since C up to G is a 5th; then shrunk a little bit. There is no audible difference; a neutral description is "a tritone". To get numbers for a harmonizer, you need to look up 12-tone Equal Temperament (for which the web is more than sufficient), and work out how to increment frequency in ET semitones. For a simple harmonizer you would offer a range over some number of semitones, the intervals being fixed; at a further level you ask for a key or tonic and transpose diatonically according to the steps of the scale; at a further level still you might offer tunings in different temperaments such as Pythagorean or Just (etc), and quarter-tone or finer intervals. And so on. Richard Dobson -- dupswapdrop -- the music-dsp mailing list and website: subscription info, FAQ, source code archive, list archive, book reviews, dsp links http://music.columbia.edu/cmc/music-dsp http://music.columbia.edu/mailman/listinfo/music-dsp |
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Re: "mathematics of music" book?
by robert bristow-johnson
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On Sep 15, 2009, at 10:13 AM, Danijel Domazet wrote: > Michael, > I mean the mathematics of sounds. > > For example: I am trying to build a simple "harmonizer", and - I'd > like > to understand what it means to "harmonize a melody to a 4th and a > 7th". > Where do I shift my frequencies!!? Things like that. > > > Thanks, > > Danijel Domazet > CEO > www.LittleEndian.com you have a very cool domain name. very creative. and politically correct (i can say that as a former big-endian, Mot partisan and intel detractor). i would recommend Gereth's Musimathics (both volumes), if you want a book in print. it will set you back about US$170. i dunno the other books. there's a book that Alex Case did recently on effects that can give you an idea about what some effects are. if you're unfamiliar with the traditional diatonic scales and the 12 note per octave equally-tempered scale, i know there are books about that, too, but i dunno who they are. i would only say that if your understanding is at that remedial level, you have a way to climb before implementing a harmonizer, whether it be "intelligent" (changes the interval according to the incoming pitch) or not. not meaning to discourage, just to let you know that there will be other technical issues to solve long after you understand where to shift your frequencies (based on a given interval). keep a line on this mailing list and maybe the comp.dsp newsgroup and ask questions. i think you'll learn just as much as you will from the books. goud luk. -- r b-j rbj@... "Imagination is more important than knowledge." -- dupswapdrop -- the music-dsp mailing list and website: subscription info, FAQ, source code archive, list archive, book reviews, dsp links http://music.columbia.edu/cmc/music-dsp http://music.columbia.edu/mailman/listinfo/music-dsp |
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Re: "mathematics of music" book?
by Martin Eisenberg
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Does anyone know a current URL for Rocchesso's Introduction to
Sound Processing? The link reachable from his homepage at Verona doesn't work for me. Martin -- dupswapdrop -- the music-dsp mailing list and website: subscription info, FAQ, source code archive, list archive, book reviews, dsp links http://music.columbia.edu/cmc/music-dsp http://music.columbia.edu/mailman/listinfo/music-dsp |
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Re: "mathematics of music" book?
by Richard Dobson
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Martin Eisenberg wrote:
> Does anyone know a current URL for Rocchesso's Introduction to > Sound Processing? The link reachable from his homepage at Verona > doesn't work for me. > > This one works (I have just downloaded the file): http://profs.sci.univr.it/~rocchess/SP/sp.pdf Richard Dobson -- dupswapdrop -- the music-dsp mailing list and website: subscription info, FAQ, source code archive, list archive, book reviews, dsp links http://music.columbia.edu/cmc/music-dsp http://music.columbia.edu/mailman/listinfo/music-dsp |
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Re: "mathematics of music" book?
by Martin Eisenberg
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Richard Dobson wrote:
> http://profs.sci.univr.it/~rocchess/SP/sp.pdf Thanks, Richard! Martin -- dupswapdrop -- the music-dsp mailing list and website: subscription info, FAQ, source code archive, list archive, book reviews, dsp links http://music.columbia.edu/cmc/music-dsp http://music.columbia.edu/mailman/listinfo/music-dsp |
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Re: "mathematics of music" book?
by Jerry-40
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As long as we're throwing out titles, how about
DAFX: Digital Audio Effects, edited by Zölzer, and Digital Audio Signal Processing, also by Zölzer Jerry On Sep 15, 2009, at 4:26 AM, Danijel Domazet wrote: > Hi music-dsp, > I'd like to learn about mathematics of music. Could someone please > recommend a book on this? Focus should be on the math, not on the > whole > music theory, if possible... > > Cheers! > > > Danijel Domazet > CEO > www.LittleEndian.com > > -- > dupswapdrop -- the music-dsp mailing list and website: > subscription info, FAQ, source code archive, list archive, book > reviews, dsp links > http://music.columbia.edu/cmc/music-dsp > http://music.columbia.edu/mailman/listinfo/music-dsp > -- dupswapdrop -- the music-dsp mailing list and website: subscription info, FAQ, source code archive, list archive, book reviews, dsp links http://music.columbia.edu/cmc/music-dsp http://music.columbia.edu/mailman/listinfo/music-dsp |
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Re: "mathematics of music" book?
by Andrew C. Smith
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> To get numbers for a harmonizer, you need to look up 12-tone Equal
> Temperament (for which the web is more than sufficient), and work out > how to increment frequency in ET semitones. Not to pick a fight, but in order to create a harmonizer you really do need to understand the sensation of tone. For this, check out "On the Sensation of Tone" by Helmholtz. It's a mix of history (not "traditional" music theory) and science, but it will definitely help you in your quest for a harmonizer. Andrew On Wed, Sep 16, 2009 at 11:29 PM, Jerry <lanceboyle@...> wrote: > As long as we're throwing out titles, how about > > DAFX: Digital Audio Effects, edited by Zölzer, and > Digital Audio Signal Processing, also by Zölzer > > Jerry > > On Sep 15, 2009, at 4:26 AM, Danijel Domazet wrote: > >> Hi music-dsp, >> I'd like to learn about mathematics of music. Could someone please >> recommend a book on this? Focus should be on the math, not on the >> whole >> music theory, if possible... >> >> Cheers! >> >> >> Danijel Domazet >> CEO >> www.LittleEndian.com >> >> -- >> dupswapdrop -- the music-dsp mailing list and website: >> subscription info, FAQ, source code archive, list archive, book >> reviews, dsp links >> http://music.columbia.edu/cmc/music-dsp >> http://music.columbia.edu/mailman/listinfo/music-dsp >> > > -- > dupswapdrop -- the music-dsp mailing list and website: > subscription info, FAQ, source code archive, list archive, book reviews, dsp links > http://music.columbia.edu/cmc/music-dsp > http://music.columbia.edu/mailman/listinfo/music-dsp > dupswapdrop -- the music-dsp mailing list and website: subscription info, FAQ, source code archive, list archive, book reviews, dsp links http://music.columbia.edu/cmc/music-dsp http://music.columbia.edu/mailman/listinfo/music-dsp |
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Re: "mathematics of music" book?
by Danijel Domazet-2
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Great suggestions!
I think I will go for Gareth's "Musimathics". Thank you all for help... thank you, big rbj :)... Danijel Domazet CEO www.LittleEndian.com robert bristow-johnson wrote: > On Sep 15, 2009, at 10:13 AM, Danijel Domazet wrote: > > >> Michael, >> I mean the mathematics of sounds. >> >> For example: I am trying to build a simple "harmonizer", and - I'd >> like >> to understand what it means to "harmonize a melody to a 4th and a >> 7th". >> Where do I shift my frequencies!!? Things like that. >> >> >> Thanks, >> >> Danijel Domazet >> CEO >> www.LittleEndian.com >> > > you have a very cool domain name. very creative. > > and politically correct (i can say that as a former big-endian, Mot > partisan and intel detractor). > > i would recommend Gereth's Musimathics (both volumes), if you want a > book in print. it will set you back about US$170. i dunno the other > books. > > there's a book that Alex Case did recently on effects that can give > you an idea about what some effects are. > > if you're unfamiliar with the traditional diatonic scales and the 12 > note per octave equally-tempered scale, i know there are books about > that, too, but i dunno who they are. i would only say that if your > understanding is at that remedial level, you have a way to climb > before implementing a harmonizer, whether it be > "intelligent" (changes the interval according to the incoming pitch) > or not. not meaning to discourage, just to let you know that there > will be other technical issues to solve long after you understand > where to shift your frequencies (based on a given interval). > > keep a line on this mailing list and maybe the comp.dsp newsgroup and > ask questions. i think you'll learn just as much as you will from > the books. > > goud luk. > > -- > > r b-j rbj@... > > "Imagination is more important than knowledge." > > > > > -- > dupswapdrop -- the music-dsp mailing list and website: > subscription info, FAQ, source code archive, list archive, book reviews, dsp links > http://music.columbia.edu/cmc/music-dsp > http://music.columbia.edu/mailman/listinfo/music-dsp > dupswapdrop -- the music-dsp mailing list and website: subscription info, FAQ, source code archive, list archive, book reviews, dsp links http://music.columbia.edu/cmc/music-dsp http://music.columbia.edu/mailman/listinfo/music-dsp |
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Re: "mathematics of music" book?
by Chuckk Hubbard
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Any book with Wendy Carlos, Harry Partch, and Adriaan Fokker is fine with me.
For psychology I enjoyed Meyer's 'Emotion and Meaning in Music'. -Chuckk On Tue, Sep 15, 2009 at 2:31 PM, Victor Lazzarini <Victor.Lazzarini@...> wrote: > I like this one: > > http://www.maths.abdn.ac.uk/~bensondj/html/maths-music.html > > Victor > > On 15 Sep 2009, at 12:26, Danijel Domazet wrote: > >> Hi music-dsp, >> I'd like to learn about mathematics of music. Could someone please >> recommend a book on this? Focus should be on the math, not on the >> whole >> music theory, if possible... >> >> Cheers! >> >> >> Danijel Domazet >> CEO >> www.LittleEndian.com >> >> -- >> dupswapdrop -- the music-dsp mailing list and website: >> subscription info, FAQ, source code archive, list archive, book >> reviews, dsp links >> http://music.columbia.edu/cmc/music-dsp >> http://music.columbia.edu/mailman/listinfo/music-dsp > > -- > dupswapdrop -- the music-dsp mailing list and website: > subscription info, FAQ, source code archive, list archive, book reviews, dsp links > http://music.columbia.edu/cmc/music-dsp > http://music.columbia.edu/mailman/listinfo/music-dsp > -- http://www.badmuthahubbard.com -- dupswapdrop -- the music-dsp mailing list and website: subscription info, FAQ, source code archive, list archive, book reviews, dsp links http://music.columbia.edu/cmc/music-dsp http://music.columbia.edu/mailman/listinfo/music-dsp |
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