Talk:Physics of music

Could someone please fix the graphs so they don't wrap funny (with a wide screen)? I don't know how to do it... - Omegatron

Anyone watching this page? I just redid the sound article and ran across this one. Seems like there's a lot of overlap. I wonder how to best tidy things up. - kmccoy 07:28, 9 Jul 2004 (UTC)


 * Well it is more oriented specifically to music, explaining harmony, etc. I am not sure if they should be merged or just refer to each other. - Omegatron 13:37, Jul 9, 2004 (UTC)


 * I made some links to other pages to get more attention towards it. We'll see what happens. - Omegatron 13:47, Jul 9, 2004 (UTC)

While I know it's a somewhat contentious issue (and might not belong on this page anyway) I find some of the terminology a little odd here - what's called the "temperate scale" is more often (in some circles, anyway) called an "equal-tempered scale", and to say it's the usual scale used in Western music ignores the fact that this is a relatively recent development. Various unequal temperings were far more common until recently. And of course, that only applies to instruments with a fixed scale - the vast majority of instruments use more flexible intonation and will bend tones to fit the prevailing harmonies. Might not belong on this page at all, but if the "temperate scale" is mentioned here, I would think that some of the other cultural information would fit in as well. Jaddle 1:21, 21 Feb, 2005 (UTC)