I finally got it to play when I used a computer. This is so cool Dom! Interesting how we don't experience the audio overtone series as "symmetrical," but when you recreate it as a rhythmic series it does look symmetrical....of course it does, as it uses whole number ratios. Perhaps because we're so attuned/tuned to Equal Temperament, I wouldn't say one gets any feeling of symmetry in the overtone series. Or maybe it's because "symmetry" just doesn't translate to melody in quite the same way as it does to rhythmic patterns. Regardless, I think you're onto something here.
The usual excellent writing on music theory! And whilst on the subject of Ancient Greek dudes can we hope for an essay on Euclidean Rhythms?
Thank you Jez, and great idea. I was using Euclidean rhythms recently.
Fantastic! But it seems like the audio files are all the same sine wave, when I think you intended for each one to demonstrate a different example?
I was also puzzled by this. I then realised each file needs to be closed ( X ) to be able to listen to another one.
That didn't work for me, at least on my phone. Will try on computer.
Hi Su, did you get it to work on your computer? Sounds a bit Kafka being caught in a world of only sine waves!
I finally got it to play when I used a computer. This is so cool Dom! Interesting how we don't experience the audio overtone series as "symmetrical," but when you recreate it as a rhythmic series it does look symmetrical....of course it does, as it uses whole number ratios. Perhaps because we're so attuned/tuned to Equal Temperament, I wouldn't say one gets any feeling of symmetry in the overtone series. Or maybe it's because "symmetry" just doesn't translate to melody in quite the same way as it does to rhythmic patterns. Regardless, I think you're onto something here.
Wonderful article. I love this type of content.