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AXIS keyboard demo for BP Scale (Part 1)

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Listen to a song in the BP Scale here: http://www.ziaspace.com/elaine... Music has lent me this keyboard, called the AXIS, for a few months, and I am rearranging the keys for the Bohlen-Pierce Scale, a macrotuning based on a 3/1 frequency ratio, divided by 13 equal steps. See http://www.ziaspace.com/elaine... for research on the BP Scale. This particular AXIS toured with the Lionel Richie Band on loan, went to me, and in two weeks I will be flying to Boston to give this AXIS to the Berklee College of Music, Synthesis Department - namely to Dr. Boulanger who will use it for his classes and for the new microtonal club.I teach Electronic Music at Scottsdale Community College. Come join the fun!

Channel: Science & Technology
Uploaded: December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm
Author: miselaineeous

Length: 03:07
Rating: 4.69
Views: 1621

Tags: AXIS  Bohlen  C-Thru  controller  electronic  keyboard  music  Pierce  Scale  

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zeekle (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)
To clarify: when I play a C, I can actually hear the E and G in the vibrating string but I have to listen much closer to hear even more notes that are in a single string, many microtonal. I found 12 but this could be because I was in a Western scale paradigm when I did the test. I used a No.2 pencil eraser touching all along the length of a continuously plucked guitar string and 12 notes clearly exist in one string: M3, P5 and 8va are certainly Western, more may be but others are clearly not.
zeekle (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)
I could be wrong but I don't think the Western scale was based off of a Maj Triad, I'm pretty sure it was based off of the harmonics that exist in a single vibrating string i.e. guitar string 5th fret=8va, 7th fret=Perfect 5th, 9th fret=Major 3rd.Every note has a Western Major triad in it.On a single string, I found a lot more notes than Pythagoras did (some microtonal).Have fun, I saw all your vids and it seems like you're searching for something totally new-I hope you find it-i didn't lol :S
TrustyShellback (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)
- - - - - As a music minor at SCSU (1972-1976) in New Haven CT, I took a course called "experimental" music. The content was very similar to your discussion. - - - - -
raw420x (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)
the axis B and P scale...? what...? now I have to rethink everything... this is amazing stuff...... thank you mis.
mrtyles (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)
truly innovative.
miselaineeous (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)
Baloney? She's an itty bitty thing.. skin and bones at 16 years old! Maybe the camera makes everyone look fat. :P
wallywalt (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)
Holy Crap! What a Huge Cat!
miselaineeous (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)
ha! YOU'RE the one who was doing algebra when you were 3 and programming php when you were 12 (and looking good doing it)! I always tell people my niece is a brainiack. ;)
dangerrrdoll (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)
How did all the genius DNA skip me? Srsly.
jstarret (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)
The idea is to use the simplest ratios as your measure. 1/1, 2/1, 3/2, 4/3, 5/4, 7/4, 9/8, etc.


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