ryaanahmed
commented
2 years ago Instead of multiplying a base frequency times the angle factor, let's try creating ratios in the range [1, 2], so we get divisions of an octave.
Open christianscarlett opened 2 years ago
ryaanahmed
commented
2 years ago Instead of multiplying a base frequency times the angle factor, let's try creating ratios in the range [1, 2], so we get divisions of an octave.
ryaanahmed
commented
2 years ago Or instead of ratios, we can treat each side segment as a fraction of the whole length of the perimeter, where the perimeter represents an octave by default (but could be adjusted to a larger interval).
Polygons
Assessment
The concept of this tool seems pretty complete. Besides a few bugs, it was pretty easy to get started making sounds with it in a way that made sense.
The frequencies can get high very quickly and can become too high to hear with a human ear. The “restrict frequencies” toggle helps, but maybe we want to reconsider how the pitch is chosen for each side.
The settings largely make sense except for the “Base frequency” setting. I see the tooltip that says it is the frequency of the first pitch, but does that mean the rest of the pitches are determined relative to the first? Maybe it would make more sense if it was clear in the UI how each pitch is determined.
Ideas
The “Unsynced” message should be on every tool, it’s very helpful.
The instrument picker should appear on the page the same way it does on all the other tools.
Does each successive pitch have to increase monotonically? Would be cool to experiment generating melodies with the polygons (angle size/direction could determine interval, for example)