J. Dan Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 Not to kill the mood, because there's a lot of hilarious stuff here, but to be semi-serious for a moment, can we agree that to be a "note", it has to be in the audible range? I mean, the lowest "note" in the galaxy isn't a note any more than orange is a note. It's just a really slow cycle of pressure fluctuations. 20-20kHz, and probably not even that for most people. Dan Acoustic/Electric stringed instruments ranging from 4 to 230 strings, hammered, picked, fingered, slapped, and plucked. Analog and Digital Electronic instruments, reeds, and throat/mouth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iLaw Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 Not to kill the mood, ... Too late, Dan. You killed the mood. But don't worry ITGITC or somebody will get it back. Yes, you're right. The reason for all of the joking is because the whole idea is ludicrous. Like suggesting that if somebody is dribbling a basketball 1.72 times a second they're dribbling a concert "A" eight octaves below A440. That's written as an F#, of course, (bottom line, alto clef) if you're writing for a standard Eb basketball. Larry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mexico Charlie Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 That's written as an F#, of course, (bottom line, alto clef) if you're writing for a standard Eb basketball. Larry. I don't care who y'are, that there's funny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JpScoey Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 I did a little math abuse on that low Bb, 57 octaves below middle C. That works out to .00000000000000161346 Hz, which would take 619786049855589 seconds, or 19,639,834 years to complete one cycle. Speaking in my capacity as a piano-tuner, I can only be thankful that a piano doesn't have that sort of range. Apart from needing to have unfeasibly long arms to reach the bottom key, imagine having to wait 19 million years to check whether the string is in tune? And worse - what if it wasn't & you had to re-tune it? That'd be 38 million years of my life wasted. John. some stuff on myspace Nord: StageEX-88, Electro2-73, Hammond: XK-1, Yamaha: XS7 Korg: M3-73 EXpanded, M50-88, X50, Roland: Juno D, Kurzweil: K2000vp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonysounds Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 In space, no one can hear you scream. Hitting "Play" does NOT constitute live performance. -Me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SK Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 In space, no one can hear you scream - like playing jazz on American Idol. CD: http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/stevekessler Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff_D_in_MD Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 can we agree that to be a "note", it has to be in the audible range?No, sorry, I don't agree. The article is about pressure waves in a gas, which constitutes "sound." A "note" is merely the label attached to a particular frequency. Besides, maybe it's not audible to humans, but how do you know it's not audible to some other race of beings? Yamaha P2 acoustic, Yamaha P120 digital, Nord Electro 3HP, QSC K10. FOR SALE: Nord Electro 2-61. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J. Dan Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 Besides, maybe it's not audible to humans, but how do you know it's not audible to some other race of beings? Because there aren't any. Dan Acoustic/Electric stringed instruments ranging from 4 to 230 strings, hammered, picked, fingered, slapped, and plucked. Analog and Digital Electronic instruments, reeds, and throat/mouth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SK Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 how do you know it's not audible to some other race of beings? Picturing an alien band playing notes that won't be heard for millions of years. Must be all ballads, considering the 19 million year latency issue. CD: http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/stevekessler Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProfD Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 The aliens can transpose their instruments in 20 million year intervals. So, they can hear tunes in real time. It just sounds like a DX7 EP detuned several octaves. Still ballads though. PD "The greatest thing you'll ever learn, is just to love and be loved in return."--E. Ahbez "Nature Boy" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JpScoey Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 I did a little math abuse on that low Bb, 57 octaves below middle C. That works out to .00000000000000161346 Hz, which would take 619786049855589 seconds, or 19,639,834 years to complete one cycle. imagine having to wait 19 million years to check whether the string is in tune? And worse - what if it wasn't & you had to re-tune it? That'd be 38 million years of my life wasted. *Afterthought - I could probably make the time up in the high treble section. John. some stuff on myspace Nord: StageEX-88, Electro2-73, Hammond: XK-1, Yamaha: XS7 Korg: M3-73 EXpanded, M50-88, X50, Roland: Juno D, Kurzweil: K2000vp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffLearman Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 That's written as an F#, of course, (bottom line, alto clef) if you're writing for a standard Eb basketball. Larry. I don't care who y'are, that there's funny. +1 Though, I never could find an Eb basketball. I always had to settle for the Bb ones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff_D_in_MD Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 Besides, maybe it's not audible to humans, but how do you know it's not audible to some other race of beings? Because there aren't any. Maybe, maybe not. I'm not suggesting UFOs and Roswell and all that b.s. I'm just saying the universe is so big--"vastly, hugely, mind-bogglingly big" as Douglas Adams put it in the Hitchiker's Guide--and light travel times consequently so long that it remains unclear whether there is (or was, or will be) other sentient life somewhere within 15 billion light years of here. Yamaha P2 acoustic, Yamaha P120 digital, Nord Electro 3HP, QSC K10. FOR SALE: Nord Electro 2-61. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Muscara Posted August 15, 2009 Share Posted August 15, 2009 What about whales? "I'm so crazy, I don't know this is impossible! Hoo hoo!" - Daffy Duck "The good news is that once you start piano you never have to worry about getting laid again. More time to practice!" - MOI Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iLaw Posted August 15, 2009 Share Posted August 15, 2009 What about whales? That's how Joe reached Double Secret Banninated status. He's not afraid to ask the hard questions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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