Re: CHAT: conlang and alternate tuning WAS: from the ashes...

En réponse à William Annis <annis@...>:

>
>         Well, the theory for this sort of microtonal music is a little
> harder to come by.  :)   http://www.dnai.com/~jinetwk/whatisji.html is
> a good start.  I've been interested in this myself for quite some
> time, though my approach from electronica, so I have some Python code
> to make intonational tinkering easier and a few web pages explaining
> how to make a certain powerful software synth (Reaktor) speak in Just
> Intonation.
>
Well, I read the page, and though I understand the principle, I still don't
understand the implications (the intervals must be expressed as ratios of whole
numbers, but compared to what? And what is really a temperament?). Maybe an
example would be welcome. Since the last conlang I created is accompanied with
a conculture which has absolutely nothing to do with European culture, I'd like
to come up with a musical scale which is original for them :)) .

>
>         It occurs to me that there are *several* conlanger who are
> into alternative tuning systems in music.  This is curious, but I
> think the tinkering conlangers do translates well to the processes of
> most alt-tuning people: you get to do even *more* tinkering with the
> scales and harmonies for a new piece of music.  Make your own
> language, make your own musical system.
>
It seems indeed that there is the same relationship between making a language
and writing poetry, and between making a musical scale and writing music :) .

Christophe.

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