Re: [MMM] 3(+?) tuning lists

Gerry,

metatuning is the easiest one to explain -- it's for
offtopic posting by microtonalists. Want to argue
politics or copmlain about the other lists or tell
about your day at the park? Metatuning. It keeps the
other lists on topic.

tuning is the granddaddy list. It used to cover
everything and any tuning related topic may still be
safely discussed there. But since there are different
interests, there are different lists.

MakeMicroMusic is for the discussion of PRACTICAL
aspects of microtonality. How to do it. What has been
done. Math and general scale theory are usually off
topic in MMM. The idea of MMM is a place where
composers can post and discuss their work. Theory is
supposed to be for the other lists.

There is also tuning-math, where hard core tuning math
theory takes place.

Therefore, your questions about instruments and synth
modules would be fine in MMM or in tuning. In MMM I
might guess you would find more people with actual
experience using a variety of instruments.

A discussion of african tunings might go over fine in
tuning, tuning-math, or MMM depending on its focus.
Want to talk about using african scales in tuning and
instrumnet building? MMM. Want to talk about a general
mathematical theory of african scales? tuning or
tuning-math.

- Jeff

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>From: Gerry Platt <gp@...>
>To: MakeMicroMusic@yahoogroups.com
>Subject: [MMM] 3(+?) tuning lists
>Date: Tue, Jan 15, 2002, 3:38 PM
>

> Hi, I'm new to this list so I'm writing to express my
> interests and to seek
> clarification about the number of yahoo tuning lists:
>
> 1. By using key words to search yahoo lists I found 3 lists:
> tuning@yahoogroups.com
> MakeMicroMusic@yahoogroups.com and
> metatuning@yahoogroups.com
>
> could someone please clarify this division as it's not clear
> to me by
> reading through the postings? (is there a FAQ which answers
> this?).
>
> 2. I've always been interested in the relationship between
> music and
> mathamatics, beyond this the issues that I would like to
> discuss on the
> appropriate lists are:
>
> i). African tunings: I grew up in Africa and love the music.
I
> recently
> read: 'Africa and the Blues' by Gerhard Kubik (University
> Press of
> Mississipi. ISBN 1-57806-146-6). I don't know if this has
been
> discussed
> here but would like to know which yahoo list is the
> appropriate one on
> which to initiate such a discussion?
> (See quote at end of this mail).
>
> ii). I seek guidence on buying a suitable microtunable syth
> module. Before
> I go into the detail of my needs I first need to know which
> list is the
> appropriate one on which to pose my questions?
>
> My apologies to those who recieve multiple copies of this
> mail, I'm posting
> it to all 3 of the above lists.
>
> with respect
> Gerry Platt.
>
>
> "The ideal harmonics-based pentatonic system over a single
> fundamental
> incorperates tones representing partials 4 to 9.
> Characteristically, it
> extends beyond the scope of a single octave, with its lower
> component
> forming a tetratonic pattern. From bottom to top the scale
> goes like this:
> 0 cents / 386 cents / 702 cents /969 cents / 1200 cents /
1404
> cents. This
> scale, if sung in descending order, sounds stunningly
> blues-like, though
> this is hardly the whole storey".
> Gerhard Kubik.
>
> (I've slightly edited the above. GP.).
>
>
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