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abstrakraft
on Aug 29, 2022
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Why 12 notes in Western music?
Yes, this quantity is the relative phase of the harmonics, although the human ear is generally considered to be insensitive to phase.
jacquesm
on Aug 30, 2022
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The human ear is insensitive, but the human
ears
are not. Or, more accurately, the human brain is not.
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