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I play the double bass, electric bass, most brass instruments - with a preference for the low - and some other instruments, as well as sing (choir, รก capella and solo). I know a fair bit of music theory and arranging, as well as some musical acoustics. I have a huge crush on musical instruments in general. My main focus is jazz and related genres, but I find myself in other contexts now and then.


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comment Dissonance across different octaves
@Gauthier: the "roughness" is an effect of the construction of the ear. The two tones stimulate overlapping regions of the basilar membrane. The frequency bandwidth sensitive for overlap is increasingly greater at low frequencies (below 1000 Hz). I've written a longer explanation in another answer. :-)
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comment Dissonance across different octaves
@MatthewRead: yes, the third note is a combination tone. See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Combination_tone or my answer to music.stackexchange.com/questions/5824/… .
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comment Music hardware needed to be able to produce the sounds & style in the following video
Add a computer with software for sequencing, recording and processing.
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answered The autodidact's road to piano
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comment How to fret an F# root note with a drop-E capo?
It would have been nice with sort of a button you could press with your thumb that fretted the F#! :-)
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answered Dissonance across different octaves
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comment Scale from Hungarian Rhapsody No.2
Interesting. I perceive the Eb (b2) tone to be a key characteristic for the phrase and the passing over E to be subimportant. So in choosing one scale that captures the characteristics perceived by me I would vote for mixolydian b2 b6. That's why. I realize this judgement of mine is important information, and perhaps I should have asked idober if he would settle for an answer ignoring the E and, if not, have given the EDIT two scales answer right away. (Or, if idober would have been okay with ignoring the Eb, stated that what was left was a mixolydian b6.)
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comment Scale from Hungarian Rhapsody No.2
:-) And I'm thinking it doesn't really matter. I just wanted to give an alternative interpretation when posting my answer.
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Arrrgh. These stupid guitar tabs. Hrmpf.
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comment Is it possible to create the illusion of a sub-harmonic?
@luserdroog: I pluck them simultaneously using my index and middle fingers. And yes I try to have a little more emphasis on the B. (One day I might post a video, but don't get your hopes up...)
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comment How useful are learning aids in teaching oneself piano?
I'll second Babu.
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comment Scale from Hungarian Rhapsody No.2
A comment about klezmer: In a klezmer context the D Freygish would not have to resolve to Gm, but would instead likely be the tonic of the piece. It is common to emphasize this by ending with a bass statement such as with the notes D - A - D.
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comment Scale from Hungarian Rhapsody No.2
I also think that luser droog's answer is valid. These are just different ways of looking at the same thing.
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