Ready for a math and history lesson? We break down microtonal music’s mind-bending tones for the modern guitar player ...

The ancient Greek mathematician and philosopher Pythagoras, who lived 2,500 years ago, applied his genius to music as well throughout his brilliant career, creating the Pythagorean comma as part of ...

Pythagoras created a tuning system where musical notes are related by a perfect 5th. This method was used to turn the orbits of K2-138 system planets into music.

Simple-ratio tip: Ratios with small numbers, such as 3:2 or 5:4, are easier to recognize by ear than large fractions. Use the denominator limit to decide whether you want a practical musical label or ...

In July 1966, in a studio in London, a sitar and a violin tried to meet. Ravi Shankar, the sitar maestro who did more than anyone to carry Indian classical music to the world, sat down with Yehudi ...

Comma tip: The classic Pythagorean comma is not a fixed Hz amount. It is a cents and ratio difference, so the audible beat rate depends on the register you use for the comparison. Tempering tip: To ...

This is a highly precise, complete chromatic tuner for PC and mobile that enables musicians to tune a wide array of instruments with expert-level accuracy. This is an advanced digital tuning ...

Influenced by Indian raga and nontraditional tuning systems, he created hypnotic works with a spiritual bent and created an unconventional piano. By William Robin William Robin is an associate ...

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