In common occidental music - the one I assume you are most familiar with, for the sake of the article - each octave is divided into twelve equal notes. The octave divided in twelve equal parts of 100 cents Cents are often used when tuning instruments or when speaking about musical notes because they are based on a logarithmic scale too, which means that there is always the same amount of cents between any two adjacent notes in the twelve tone system, no matter their pitch, and this amount is 100 cents.įigure 1. For example, A5 (880 Hz) has a frequency twice as high as A4 (440 Hz), but four times that of A3 (220 Hz), even though A5 is only two octaves above A3 it will be eight times A2 and sixteen times A1 (and so on). It’s important to understand that the notion of ‘equal division’ is not on a straight line, but rather on a logarithmic scale. In Western music, the octave is divided into twelve equally-separated notes. Double that frequency and you have the note one octave above, and halve it you get the octave below. This means that the note of A is set to the 440 Hz frequency. The note to which pretty much all music is attuned to, in the Western world, is A440. Pitch is the height of the note, and can be measured via frequency, in Hertz (Hz). In music, a note has a pitch and a duration.
I will also hop between the terms microtonal and xenharmonic, as they are interchangeable.įirst of all, some basics. With this article, I will try to demystify the theory behind microtonal music so you can understand it, and hopefully appreciate it. Therefore, it’s often never even encountered to begin with. First, it’s complex and pretty much endless, and then it’s also quite obscure, being only rarely used in day-to-day context. Regardless, every comment that I can share here will be posted anonymously, and I will remove any personally identifiable information before posting a review/experience/comment.Microtonal music is a subject seldom tackled. Please note that I gave respondents the option to not have their text shared, and a small number of respondents did tell me not to share their comments. My hope is to post those responses in future posts. I have a boatload of qualitative data that I have to dig through–paragraphs of user reviews, experiences, and other notes that the respondents explained in detail.
#MUS2 NOTATION REVIEW SOFTWARE#
Music notation software has changed so much, for example from paid, single sales to subscriptions, and the emergence of free software, online programs, and many new contenders. I hope this proves useful to both those new to the software market and those who are seasoned.
#MUS2 NOTATION REVIEW PROFESSIONAL#
It seems that the talk about these programs in universities, online, and by professional musicians is consistent with the data procured.
What programs are users considering moving to? What percentage of users left another program? What percentage of users want to leave their current program? Would users recommend the software to others?įrom a score of 1 to 5 5 being the least buggy, 1 being the most buggy: What are the overall experiences of users? What do users say the weaknesses of their software are? What do users say the strengths of their software are? They are involved in the professions below:īy software, broken down by how they pay (or don’t):
They were drawn from a survey of Twitter, Facebook, and readers of this blog over the course of approximately one month.This is not based on hearsay or the opinions of their colleagues just their own use of the software. These responses are based on personal experience with the software.Each respondent has used their software for at least one finished project.I ensured that none of them are a representative, programmer, or other affiliate of a notation software company.
#MUS2 NOTATION REVIEW PDF#
Here are the findings! Music Notation Software User Reviews Images too small? Click here for a PDF of the charts. There were over 150 responses to the Music Notation Software Survey, which gathered a ton of data from users of music notation software.
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