Beat Rate Counter

[Thomas Cole]

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Mark D.,

If you want to know the actual beat rate of an interval, wouldn't you 
need to measure the frequencies of the coincident partials rather than 
computing from the fundamentals?

Tom Cole

Mark Davidson wrote:

>>Hi Pianotech List Readers,
>>
>>Do any of you know of an electronic beat rate counter? I want to be able to 
>>measure the beat rates of intervals. I think the faster intervals, 3rds, 6ths, 
>>12ths, would be countable.
>>
>>Mark Krag RPT
>>    
>>
>
>You can figure out beat rates of fundamentals without too 
>much trouble using any ETD that shows frequencies.
>
>Frequency ratios of pure intervals are
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>5th 3:2
>3rd 4:3
>6th 9:8
>12th 3:1
>
>Example (5th):
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>A 440
>E 659.25
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>Compare 659.25/3 and 440/2 (=219.75 and 220).
>Difference, .25, is the beat rate.
>
>-Mark Davidson
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