> An interesting thing to note here is the >. This is Alda syntax for “go up to the next octave.” Whyyy? You are going up an octave. The notes/pitch/frequency

> An interesting thing to note here is the >. This is Alda syntax for “go up to the next octave.” Whyyy? You are going up an octave. The notes/pitch/frequency are going up. The subsequent c is higher than the preceding b. Why the hell do you notate that "b > c", not "b < c"?