The Science of Music

heckler73 said:

the Van De Graaff generator was perhaps superfluous.
But it looks cool...

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tyler.durden said:

It's all fairly meaningless, just inserting aesthetics into the sub-forum under the guise of science

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panhead said:

Yes it has an interaction with our body , the interaction plays a huge role in my selection of speaker systems for my sound systems .

Im not a big fan of subwoofers or the omnidirectional bass they create , it takes away from the music & leaves boom instead of pure bass .

The interaction between the sound source & my body is at its peak only thru using line array systems , big , bulky & mega expensive but the feeling from sitting in the sweet spot of a true full range line array is immersive .

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heckler73 said:

Here's a book I read 20+ years ago that set my mind on the topic of unlocking the mathematical and geometric keys to music. I still have a hard copy with scribbling throughout
I wouldn't say it is that deep as far as the science goes (especially compared to University texts), but it does cover a lot of the basics, and is still considered a fundamental work.

https://archive.org/details/sciencemusic00jean

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tyler.durden said:

Cool! I just bought a used copy in very good condition off amazon for $4.

http://www.amazon.com/Science-Music-Dover-Books/dp/0486619648/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1423036040&sr=8-1&keywords=science and music sir james jeans

I'm going to read the entire thing while in the john. Thanks for the recommendation...

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I think it is worth $4 easy
If anything, it gives one a greater appreciation for details in music one might normally overlook. Things like tone or reverb...the delicate weaving of different frequencies. It's been a couple years since I last read it myself, and then it was just for some reference. I'd probably learn some "new" things in giving it a review.

The reason I remember it (and won't forget it) is because Tony French references it in his text Vibrations and Waves. I recall the day I read it in a footnote and had a laugh. I suppose that's a funny thing about music; it comes up in places one wouldn't expect. But it can be a powerful tool for learning, too. It's the original newspaper...the original fable. The original communion.

That reminds me...I got to whip out a Zappaism the other day. Someone was asking me if I was "practicing a religion...Christian or Muslim or...?"
I chuckled and gesturing with my left hand in a rapid sweep of the imaginary frets on an air-guitar I replied, "No...I'm a practicing Musician".

MartaStuart said:

Music is our life!

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tyler.durden said:

Now that I'm thinking about it, I wonder what the difference is physically when your body is immersed in the sound waves speakers produce compared to a audiophile pair of headphones. IOW, with speakers sound pressure is vibrating throughout your entire body, while headphones are only a fraction of the waves but directly into the ear. They seem like such similar experiences when immersed in the music, but somewhat different from a physics pov. I don't know if that makes any sense, I'm pretty baked...

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panhead said:

It makes perfect sense , i own some audiophile cans & can relate the differences , being in front of a properly set up line array is all immersive , the big differences between headphones & a line array is with the bass & mid bass as well as the seoeration of highs , mids & lows , with a line array the entire room is a sweet spot , i cant post pics anymore so i reactivated an old thread titled Whats your room like where it shows one of my line array systems & some of my gear , most of what makes line arrays so special is covered in that thread .

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tyler.durden said:

Cool. Could you post the link to that thread, I couldn't find it...

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panhead said:

I dont know why it hasnt showed up in new posts , i posted in the old thread & it shoulda brought it back to life , i dont even know how to post links using this iphone i just bought , normally i post from computers & let my kids talk me into this tablet shit .

Lemme try & bring it up again in new posts .

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