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Journal of the Society of Motion Picture Engineers ( Volume: 32, Issue: 3, March 1939)
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The Electrical Production of Musical Tones

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SMPTE
Doc Type
Journal Article
Article Type
research-article
Abstract
Music is a study that is primarily an art; its scientific aspects have been recognized since ancient days. An outline is given of the physical basis of harmony upon which in turn are based the musical scales. A short outline of the historical development of the modern scale is included, the discords produced in the tempered scale due to natural harmonics and summation and difference tones being noted. In the electronic instruments the musical tones can be generated as such in the first instance, or may be produced as a synthesis of pure tones; instruments embodying these principles are described briefly. A method of the synthesis of musical qualities is described, and at the presentation of the paper, such tones were demonstrated using the Hammond (electric) organ, the wave-forms being shown on an oscillograph. In conclusion it is suggested that the possibility of removing the limitations of the traditional keyboard instruments gives an opportunity of abandoning the tempered scale in favor of the just scale.
Publication Date
1939-03-01
DOI
10.5594/J12017
Link
https://doi.org/10.5594/J12017
Author(s)
S. T. Fisher
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