Ed wrote: snip This is something totally different than the distinctions between equal and non-equal tuning. The ear doesn't hear beats in isolation, but rather, they are plotted against pitch snip Yeah, totally different, yet real, and kindof interesting. Another 'goofy' phenomenon: In addition to graphing the beat rates of major thirds and minor thirds in a triad, if you graph the DIFFERENCE between the two, this will predict those chords that 'stand out' (Coleman IX, E triad, Moore Ab triad) and shows a particular 'smooth' pattern when graphing Equal beating temperaments. Are there beats between beats? Or the 'cancelling' effect? Hmmmmmm...... I think I've been spending too much time with the spreadsheet! Ron Koval _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp
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