Following an introductory book to music theory it says that if the frequency is doubled, the sound wave is increased by an octave.
How do I do this in ableton, are there any instruments with frequency knobs? I tried changing the frequency of something but it had a different effect to raising the octave.
Is there a very basic instrument in ableton I can use to test the theory covered? Something where I can visually view the sound waves and change their frequency, pitch etc to hear the effects? Or would you recommend using something else?
Thanks.
How to learn electronic music theory with Ableton?
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- KVRer
- 3 posts since 14 Jun, 2013
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- KVRAF
- 2147 posts since 30 Oct, 2006 from Australia, NSW
drop the spectrum plugin included in LIVE to view frequencies and there are also free oscilloscope plugins on the web as well. Use the oscillator octave control in Analog to increase or decrease the frequency range or Operator
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- Beware the Quoth
- 35440 posts since 4 Sep, 2001 from R'lyeh Oceanic Amusement Park and Funfair
Not quite. 'sound wave' isnt terminology that makes sense here. 'Octave' is used more in the realms of 'notes' than 'frequencies', but like 'doubling' here it basically does refer, relatively, to frequency. So if you double the frequencey of something it will be an octave higher. If you play something an octave higher, it will be at double the frequency than before. They are the same thing.hazardguess wrote:Following an introductory book to music theory it says that if the frequency is doubled, the sound wave is increased by an octave.
That's not enough information to work out what you've done, 'different effect' doesnt give us enough information.How do I do this in ableton, are there any instruments with frequency knobs? I tried changing the frequency of something but it had a different effect to raising the octave.
Frequency and pitch are the same thing.Is there a very basic instrument in ableton I can use to test the theory covered? Something where I can visually view the sound waves and change their frequency, pitch etc to hear the effects? Or would you recommend using something else?
To be honest, though, that's getting into synthesis not music theory. Just recording stuff into the Arangement view in Live and looking at it there will display anything relevant to music theory just as easily.
An idiot on Set Theory:
"In some cases there is an object called red that contains everything that is red. In much the same way a pot is a plate."
"In some cases there is an object called red that contains everything that is red. In much the same way a pot is a plate."
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- KVRer
- Topic Starter
- 3 posts since 14 Jun, 2013
Really helpful advice, thanks guys. It appears on further research what I'm really after is learning synthesis as opposed to music theory.
I notice the spectrum device displays the frequencies etc. Is there some way I can view this in wave form and adjust the frequency manually?
I notice the spectrum device displays the frequencies etc. Is there some way I can view this in wave form and adjust the frequency manually?
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- KVRer
- Topic Starter
- 3 posts since 14 Jun, 2013
Indeed I didn't notice that the "operator" sound wave actually changes on manual edit. Many thanks.