This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment Didn't quite finish this on the first sending. A3 = 220 cps A4 = 440 cps A5 = 880 cps Each semitone is 1/12 of the difference between each octave. As you can see the total cps differences between each octave increase as you go up the scale. Therefore, the number of cps between each semitone will also increase and 100 cents will correspond do a different number of cps depending where in the scale the semitone falls. Since beats are a product of the difference between two pitches cps's, the number of cents that correspond to beats will also vary depending on where in the scale you are. David Love davidlovepianos@comcast.net -----Original Message----- From: pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] On Behalf Of Alpha88x@aol.com Sent: Thursday, December 02, 2004 10:23 AM To: pianotech@ptg.org Subject: Re: Beats vs cycles vs cents Greetings, I know this is a delayed response on this thread, but I am confused. Granted that 1/100th of a half step is a different numeric value for each note of the piano, but 1/100th of a half step is always 100 divided into the munber of cycles (or distance) from one half step to the next succesive half step up (or down) isnt it? Julia PA In a message dated 3/15/2004 7:08:48 PM Eastern Standard Time, eromlignod@kc.rr.com writes: There are 100 cents in a half-step (semitone), but a cent is *not* 1/100th of a half-step. (100 cents is always a half-step no matter how high or low the frequency is. ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/ae/ac/ca/b2/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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