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I had a programmable calculator that could generate tones at specific frequencies. Then I learned that consecutive musical notes (an octave apart) have exactly double the frequency, so I was able to convert any written melody into music. But I never knew which frequency matched which note. It didn't matter much, as long as you preserve the relative intervals, the melody is recognizable.

Others thought I was some kind of wizard performing black magic, but the concept was so simple. Just one single, simple little piece of knowledge. Actually, I barely knew anything about music or sound programming.

parent bajard 1 day ago

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