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In the Forum: Horn-Loaded Speakers
In the Thread: A single worst thing in today’s acoustic systems.
Post Subject: Life as an anagram...Posted by twogoodears on: 11/19/2009
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 Paul S wrote:
The discussion of the abstract nature of the elusive "Hertz" reminds me that individuals and orchestras have long tuned to different "Abstract A", in the "first place".  Besides, once you broaden a "tone" into an instrumental "note", all bets are off, anyway.

Not to mention the havoc wrecked by the recording process...

Hell, "playback" itself starts to seem pretty Abstract...

Paul S


Yes, Paul... you're right, as whole life seems VERY, almost painfully, utterly mysterious as it is all based on abstractions, subtleties, conventions, meanings and habits... when this consciousness happens, it's like something changes and also the humblest word - as the basic brick which builds, supports our lives - need a careful explanation and has its weight in everyday life.

Also: a tuning fork, the basic, humble tool which makes a full orchestra to play "in tune" is - as applied math and acoustic, a sort-of interpretation of Nature and its Laws - giving 440 cycles (hertz) flat to the trained musician ear, who filters the pure tone as "the officially accepted" tuning pitch, by convention... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Well_temperament The diapason (tuning fork) is not something abstract, but a vibrating steel bent bar, producing an A=a note... now at 440 hz, centuries ago at 415 hz, tomorrow... who know?

BTW... did you notice that "tone" has - by chance - one of its anagrams as "note"?  

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