pretty funny

http://xenharmonic.wikispaces.com/Fractional+monzos

The bottom of the page says "Algebraic considerations
For the mathematically inclined (other people may want to skip this paragraph) we note that monzos are elements of a free abelian group...."

Pretty funny when you consider the PhD math-geekery of the entire page above it.

I think it's time for an overhaul of the xenharmonic wiki pages that will at least put this kind of overtly theoretical mathematical tuning-speak in a corner where it can't turn off musicians who are coming to learn about the actual sound of microtonal music. The 'corner' can be visible from links, but clearly labelled as hardcore mathematical theory.

At the very least, these pages need to be translated from Mathglish into English.

AKJ

Scratch that comment...I see that it's already in it's own corner...my bad.

AKJ

--- In tuning@yahoogroups.com, "akjmicro" <aaron@...> wrote:
>
> http://xenharmonic.wikispaces.com/Fractional+monzos
>
> The bottom of the page says "Algebraic considerations
> For the mathematically inclined (other people may want to skip this paragraph) we note that monzos are elements of a free abelian group...."
>
> Pretty funny when you consider the PhD math-geekery of the entire page above it.
>
> I think it's time for an overhaul of the xenharmonic wiki pages that will at least put this kind of overtly theoretical mathematical tuning-speak in a corner where it can't turn off musicians who are coming to learn about the actual sound of microtonal music. The 'corner' can be visible from links, but clearly labelled as hardcore mathematical theory.
>
> At the very least, these pages need to be translated from Mathglish into English.
>
> AKJ
>