2017-06-26 23:56 GMT+02:00 Peter Gentry <peter.gen...@sunscales.co.uk>: > > > -----Original Message----- > From: David Kastrup [mailto:d...@gnu.org] > Sent: 26 June 2017 15:31 > To: Peter Gentry <peter.gen...@sunscales.co.uk> > Cc: Lilypond <lilypond-user@gnu.org> > Subject: Re: : Re: transpose range > > "Peter Gentry" <peter.gen...@sunscales.co.uk> writes: > >> From: David Kastrup [mailto:d...@gnu.org] >> >> "Peter Gentry" <peter.gen...@sunscales.co.uk> writes: >>> >>> The numeric pitch (op) is calculated by (define op (+ (* 14 o) (* n >>> 2) (/ a 2))) “op is a unique number representing the pitch of the >>> note” >> >>> Uh, that's pretty bad since it sees eis as equal to fes. Anything >>> wrong with just using (ly:pitch-tones p) instead? >> >> a. I had not heard of ly:pitch-tones p) b. for most folks eis is the >> same sound as fes. Neither my battered old ears or my tuner could >> detect the difference. 😊 > > Well, I am glad that you don't sing in my hearing range then and you should > throw away that tuner. > > A semitone difference is quite noticeable. > > dak@lola:/usr/local/tmp/lilypond$ lilypond scheme-sandbox GNU LilyPond > 2.19.59 Processing `/usr/local/share/lilypond/2.19.59/ly/scheme-sandbox.ly' > Parsing... > guile> (apply - (map ly:pitch-tones (list #{ eis #} #{ fes #}))) > 1/2 > guile> > > > -- > David Kastrup > > A semi tone difference is indeed noticeable but surely there is no semitone > between e sharp and f flat?
There is. > It’s the same key on the piano! Nope. > Where is the semitone? David gave you the proof ;) > Instead of enlightening me you simply reply with a superior and dismissive > tone which is uncalled for. e sharp and f are the same key, same for e and f flat, but not e sharp and f flat. You confused them. As far as I understand David made a joke to have you rethink what you wrote ;) Cheers, Harm _______________________________________________ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user
