The Golden Ratio (or Golden Mean) is an area indicated by a proportion based on the Fibonacci series [more info]. Since the Renaissance (and likely before), artists, architects, and composers have been aware of the importance of the Golden Mean and have used it in numerous works. Therefore, it’s only natural that we should be curious as [...]

In this Fugue from “The Art of the Fugue“, Bach shows us what he can do with a theoretical countersubject. It’s theoretical because he starts the piece without the presence of the actual subject known so well from the rest of the book. Then, he introduces this real subject (in sustained half notes — see [...]

We’re used to cameras and video cameras having a timer function, but sometimes it’s useful to put the start of a sound file on a timer. Delay Sound Player let’s you do just that. It’s like having a timer function for sound file playback. The patch is simple: drag and drop your file into the [...]

Download TapNTune 1.3 (9.2 mb dmg) This update fixes some problems with the tuner’s input. This fix will mostly affect users with “clean input”, such as keyboard or guitar players who use a jack. In addition, the application icon has been fixed so that users can click in the middle of the notes in icon view [...]

Higher quality mp3: [Audio clip: view full post to listen] This arrangement is different in that it utiilizes only 2 sizes of melodica: the Suzuki Pro 37 Alto and the B-24 Bass. Aside from some octave shifting in the bass parts, there wasn’t any transcription necessary to fit within these ranges. The parts are covered [...]

I had originally intended to use an Andes 25 F flute melodica for the recorder part, but it’s an octave too high, so I ended up with the minor sin of using the instrument that was intended! This recording introduces 4 new melodicas into the mix, all produced by Suzuki. The distribution of parts is [...]