Microtonal Music

When I first envisioned what this blog post was going to be, I had plans to make it a stereotypical blog post - microtonal music is x, here is why it is interesting, here is the history behind it, here is some mathematical explanation, etc. But then I realized . . . this is my website. I can do whatever I want.

Here are some cool examples of microtonal music:

Gamelan performance recorded in Peliatan, Bali (1985)

808 Cowbell

The 808's cowbell circuit produces a sound with two tones at 540 Hz (C5+55 cents) and 800 Hz (G5+35 cents). These form an out-of-tune perfect fifth (6.80 semitones). [1]

Aphex Twin - <afx korg>

[1] Werner, K. et al. (2014). "More Cowbell: a Physically-Informed, Circuit-Bendable, Digital Model of the TR-808 Cowbell." Audio Engineering Society.