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Re: parallels (was RE: anti-looper bigots)
absolutely!
I started building an octaver when I understood that guitarist dont
just like distortion for their overtones (mostly in single strings)
but also the undertones (mostly when playing 5th intervals)
On 6 Aug 2009, at 11:28, kkissinger@kevinkissinger.com wrote:
> Quoting Tony K <bigtonyk@gmail.com>:
>>
>>> Popular songs such as "Iron Man" and "Smoke on the Water" derive
>>> their
>>> sound from parallel fifths.
>>
>> I know I'm being picky here... but. Smoke on the Water is
>> parallel 4ths. I saw an interview with Ritchie where he discussed
>> how often that riff is played wrong (in 5ths) and that 4ths give
>> it an 'evil' sound.
>>
> Thanks for mentioning this... I wasn't aware of this.
>
> According to Hindemith's system, the top note of a 4th would be the
> root -- so the P4 could be regarded as an inverted 5th. I'll have
> to listen to this again -- intermodulation distortion would create a
> pitch a fifth below the bottom note of a 4th -- is it possible that
> we hear the root below the P4th even though the performer doesn't
> play it?
>
> -- Kevin
>