Re: Digest Number 489

Gerald Eskelin wrote,

>>Regarding high harmonic ratios such as 45/32 and 27/16, do you really think
>>human perception operates in that vicinity??? I can't imagine "locking in"
>>on such high ratios. I'm perfectly willing to relinquish that domain to the
>>instrumental number crunchers.

To which Paul Erlich helpfully responded:

> Gerald, you're being misled by these ratios. 45/32 and 27/16 form a 4:5:6
> triad with 9/8, so with 9/8 there, they would be very easy to "lock into".
> To be fair, I agree that these ratios alone would be too difficult to lock
> into on their own, but that was not the context here -- it was a full chord.

Thanks, Paul. I'm still wrestling with the number jargon here on the List.
Every little bit helps.

Jerry