{"items": [{"author": "Mac", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/jefftk/posts/298171173563274?comment_id=298214620225596", "anchor": "fb-298214620225596", "service": "fb", "text": "Rich tones. Composed anything yet?", "timestamp": "1328284237"}, {"author": "disaster_face", "source_link": "http://www.reddit.com/r/WeAreTheMusicMakers/comments/p9qdx#c3nnjnx", "anchor": "r-c3nnjnx", "service": "r", "text": "some accordions have bass registers that work similarly... reeds in multiple octaves sounding at once so that the octave switch isn't very noticeable. The bass pedal idea puts the concept to the same kind of use.\n\n
I think it's a cool idea, and not at all gimmicky if put to such a practical purpose.\n", "timestamp": 1328307790}, {"author": "MrNoMoniker", "source_link": "http://www.reddit.com/r/WeAreTheMusicMakers/comments/p9qdx#c3no336", "anchor": "r-c3no336", "service": "r", "text": "This is an awesome and thought provoking idea. \n\n
How are you planning to implement the sounds in a pedal board? I'm interested in this stuff too and I've heard of a few Arduino spin off boards that are about the size of a deck of cards and capable of audio synthesis.\n\n
Keep us updated!\n", "timestamp": 1328310954}, {"author": "MoonRabbit", "source_link": "http://www.reddit.com/r/WeAreTheMusicMakers/comments/p9qdx#c3no9ct", "anchor": "r-c3no9ct", "service": "r", "text": "I think it's a cool idea, but to me there's a perceivable jump between A & Bb.\n", "timestamp": 1328312027}, {"author": "caveat_cogitor", "source_link": "http://www.reddit.com/r/WeAreTheMusicMakers/comments/p9qdx#c3nob65", "anchor": "r-c3nob65", "service": "r", "text": "→ edit: nvm, figured it out.\n", "timestamp": 1328312337}, {"author": "jmmcd", "source_link": "http://www.reddit.com/r/WeAreTheMusicMakers/comments/p9qdx#c3nrj4u", "anchor": "r-c3nrj4u", "service": "r", "text": "→ Agreed. The most salient higher note in A feels like it disappears. \n\n
The idea is cool though. Just a little manual adjusting of the octave weightings is needed.\n", "timestamp": 1328334916}, {"author": "cbr", "source_link": "http://www.reddit.com/r/WeAreTheMusicMakers/comments/p9qdx#c3nwnsz", "anchor": "r-c3nwnsz", "service": "r", "text": "→ I agree that it could use some tweaking, but one thing I've found interesting is that whichever one people hear first, they tend to hear the biggest jump when they get back to it. So I would hazard a guess you started with the Bb.\n", "timestamp": 1328387999}, {"author": "MoonRabbit", "source_link": "http://www.reddit.com/r/WeAreTheMusicMakers/comments/p9qdx#c3nxnsk", "anchor": "r-c3nxnsk", "service": "r", "text": "→ → Yes true. it could be perception bias.\n", "timestamp": 1328394659}, {"author": "caveat_cogitor", "source_link": "http://www.reddit.com/r/WeAreTheMusicMakers/comments/p9qdx#c3nodt8", "anchor": "r-c3nodt8", "service": "r", "text": "Interesting, as this is similar to something I've thought of doing before.\n\n
Since you are so far ahead of me (I'm lazy) here's a thought to make it a little different...\n\n
Do this, but expand the idea through all frequency ranges from 20hz-20khz. You could probably drop the weighting of the octaves that way. Then after that series of tones is created, run them all through an EQ to get the right frequency range that you are looking for in your 'instrument', which sounds in this case like you want something bassy... but you could create a whole other instrument by applying a different eq to it as well. Would be interesting to see how that sounds. I'd also wonder what that would sound like with a little chorus effect applied. Synthetic organ?\n", "timestamp": 1328312802}, {"author": "sgtdisembodied", "source_link": "http://www.reddit.com/r/WeAreTheMusicMakers/comments/p9qdx#c3np7dw", "anchor": "r-c3np7dw", "service": "r", "text": "can someone please explain? I kinda get the idea and I'm familiar with all the terms, but I think I need a comparison to traditional octaving to understand this fully.\n", "timestamp": 1328318176}, {"author": "[deleted]", "source_link": "http://www.reddit.com/r/WeAreTheMusicMakers/comments/p9qdx#c3npjjp", "anchor": "r-c3npjjp", "service": "r", "text": "This is similar to how Shepard's Tones are created.\n", "timestamp": 1328320544}, {"author": "tjbassoon", "source_link": "http://www.reddit.com/r/WeAreTheMusicMakers/comments/p9qdx#c3npsci", "anchor": "r-c3npsci", "service": "r", "text": "→ It's called th "barberpole" effect. Happens visually when a barberpole turns and the stripes always look like they're going up, even though the pole itself doesn't move. Likewise, you can build a scale that doesn't seem to change octaves, yet at the same time is always rising in pitch.\n", "timestamp": 1328322290}, {"author": "Jarakie", "source_link": "http://www.reddit.com/r/WeAreTheMusicMakers/comments/p9qdx#c3nsaef", "anchor": "r-c3nsaef", "service": "r", "text": "Can someone explain this to me like I'm 5? that'd be effing awesome. I think I understand but don't have my guitar to double check. I'm a bit lacking on my music theory, but as a full time sound tech I'll blame that on doing all the actual work and maintaining my stage\n", "timestamp": 1328341952}, {"author": "Woody3381", "source_link": "http://www.reddit.com/r/WeAreTheMusicMakers/comments/p9qdx#c3nsyy8", "anchor": "r-c3nsyy8", "service": "r", "text": "Holy shit!! TIL about Shepard tones. W.T.F.!!!\n", "timestamp": 1328352032}]}