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Harmonic Mirror scales

🔗Lawrence Ball <Lawrenceball@planettree.demon.co.uk>

3/6/2001 3:01:24 AM

Hi Jacky,
please can you give us more background, information and examples about you
harmonic mirror scales.
These sound inspiring, and can you elaborate also about what's behind these?
high regards
Lawrence

JL:
It appears we have similar sounding methods of doing this with
electronics. I have uploaded a 35 second long example of my drone
sound design to my folder in the files section for everyone to check
out. This one is in the key of E, which is the lowest functional note
I can sing in. It has always interested me to know what my vocal 1/1
is - which seems to be E.

Here I have layered the sweeps of harmonics 1-16, 1-8 and 1-4, so
there is constant movement going on. Any comments are welcome and if
anyone feels so compelled, you may use this sample in your music,
provided you let me hear what you do with it. I have a compliment of
JI scales that I use over this kind of drone, which are derived from
a series I have grown to call the "Harmonic Mirror", of which there
are 12 - a scale for each month of the year. Some of this I've spoken
about before here.

Yes, I have enjoyed David Beardsley's music too for all these
attributes.