TUNING digest 662

John Chalmer's 'Cents w/o Logs' post is intriguing, and even fun! For
years I've kept my hand calculator always handy as I compose in order to
keep track of my various ratio relationships (& wanderings) as well as
the many cents <--> frequency conversions.

Years ago, when calculators were VERY high priced luxuries (I originally
opted for a slide rule because calculators with log functions were $200+),
this log-less conversion would have been a jewel. (I read Helmholz / Ellis,
but just glanced through the appendices -- my error I now see!)

Luckily, hand calculators are now a casual, inexpensive consumer commodity,
and so buying one with log function is no longer difficult. So, I'll
continue to use the log function for my work -- with a few button pushes
it is easier than the log-less path.

Still, I find it wonderous! And, I will undoubtedly stay up much too late
tonight working with it just to satisfy my curiosity! Thanks, John, for
the post!
-- Brian B.

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