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Re: Convert semitones to pitch?
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Paul Morris |
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Re: Convert semitones to pitch? |
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Sun, 17 Aug 2014 13:11:28 -0700 (PDT) |
mark damerell wrote
> pitch-semitones converts a pitch to semitones. Please does the inverse
> function exist?
Hi Mark, As I understand it, what is called a "pitch" in LilyPond consists
of three values: an octave, a note name/position within that octave
(ABCDEFG), and an alteration (sharp, flat, natural, etc.). So that means
there's no consistent way to go from semitones to a "pitch" (in the LilyPond
sense) because the same semitone value could be mapped to multiple
"pitches," an f-sharp and a g-flat in the same octave, for instance.
But maybe you're interested in some different notion or understanding of
"pitch"?
-Paul
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