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They're slightly different pitches in a non-equal temperament, depending on the key the temperament is based on.
by CarVac 7y ago
They're slightly different pitches in a non-equal temperament, depending on the key the temperament is based on.
- tripzilch 7y agoIndeed "slightly different", as opposed to "totally different", which they are not. And apparently the human ear can be train to ignore this slight difference (which everybody does because we are used to 12-TET). And this, for me, kind of throws the whole "simple integer fraction ratio == pleasing harmony" a bit into question. It's probably not wrong, but there's definitely more to it. But it's hard to explore, because you need the exposure to get used to the new microtonals if you want to experiment with it. Definitely very hard to test scientifically because it depends so much on a particular person's musical background and education.