Physics-first music theory

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Physics Primitives

Timbre Harmonic Series Frequency Ratios

Music Primitives

Intervals Scales Chords Rhythm

How Ears Hear

The Ear & Cochlea Beating & Roughness Equal Loudness Auditory Masking Missing Fundamental Shepard Tones

Physics in Depth

Waveform Gallery Fourier Analysis Standing Waves Sound Waves

Sound Design

Instrument Physics Consonance & Dissonance Dissonance Curves ADSR Envelope Digital Audio

Organizing Pitch

Twelve-Tone Equal Temperament (12-TET) The Step-7 Cycle Pentatonic & Cross-Cultural Scales Chord Progressions Functional Analysis

Reference

Naming System Notation Layer PhizMusic Glossary Pitch Reference Table Translation Tables

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Music theory rebuilt from physics, for minds that think in equations.

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