Talk:Diesis
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[edit] Audio file
Seeing the request for an audio file here, I thought I might be able to make one with Scala. A quick attempt seems to have worked. Scala makes MIDI files, so I'm not sure it would work correctly on various computers, so I thought I'd ask before I added it to the article. I know it could sound better, but it is just demonstrating the sound of the diesis comma. I just wonder if people think something like this would be useful for this page, and other pages on commas.
I uploaded the file to the Commons, Image:Diesis-example.mid, or just http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6c/Diesis-example.mid
Description of what the does: It first plays an octave (2:1), C3 to C4; then, starting from the same C3 pitch, it plays a justly tuned major third (5:4), then another, then another (ie, C, E, G#, B#). Then it plays the 2:1 octave C4 again, followed by the 125:64 B#, followed by both at once. The difference between the C and the B#, 128:125 is the diesis comma. In equal temperament, on a piano for example, B# is the same as C, and three major thirds in a row equal an octave. But three justly-tuned major thirds fall quite a bit flat of an octave. Does this file help understanding that?
I think I will post this question elsewhere too, where someone might actually see it! Reactions? Pfly 08:51, 16 November 2007 (UTC)
- MIDI files are not audio; they are abstract sequences of musical events. Here's an actual audio file rendered from the MIDI: Image:Diesis-example.ogg.
- See Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Tunings, Temperaments, and Scales#Audio file demonstrating diesis comma for more information. —Keenan Pepper 01:52, 17 November 2007 (UTC)
