Microtonal music

[Fortisimo]

And an even more important question, how can you possibly like it? Lmao, I like things that are out of the ordinary, especailly in the realm of music, but microtonal makes me want to reach into my ear canals and rip my own eardrums out. I'm afraid that if I listen to it too long I will lose any ability to tune to real notes... Of cousrse, then I might like it...

Have a listen. But be warned... it's microtonal...

 

http://tonalsoft.com/downloads/music/prent...nd-mountain.mp3

 

For those of you not familiar with microtonal music.. its basically using frequencies instead of notes to write music... That's why it all sounds out of tune; it is. Theoretically, the chords and melodies and whatnot (if you can call them that) are in tune with each other... It kills me though... just listen... and be afraid.. very afraid...

 

However, I shouldn't bash all microtonal music.. there is a good, clean branch known as "Lucytuning"... it is a well founded, and actually good sounding tuning scale similar to the traditional scale. Here is a song written lucy tuned:

 

http://www.harmonics.com/lucy/lsd/hurray.mp3

[Xenon]

  Fortisimo said:

http://tonalsoft.com/downloads/music/prent-rodgers_candland-mountain.mp3

No. Just No.

 

Oh. And a clarinet doing a real glissando is just wrong.

 

Actually, it got almost acceptable in the second half.

 

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http://www.harmonics.com/lucy/lsd/hurray.mp3

That actually wasn't bad, but still not something I would really listen to.

[sax5warrior]

ahhhhhhh my ears! ahhhhhhhhh! wow....that was not cool to listen

[Fortisimo]

Lol, I know.

 

Lucy Tuning Spiral; This is how lucy tuning works. It is based off of a circular temprament....

[MartinHorn]

In regards to the first one, my ears have just been ****. Thanks a lot.

[Fortisimo]

Lmfao, that's a good way to describe it.