Subject: Re: [linux-audio-dev] XAP: a polemic
From: Tim Goetze (tim_AT_quitte.de)
Date: Thu Dec 19 2002 - 01:06:54 EET
David Olofson wrote:
>On Wednesday 18 December 2002 18.20, Tim Goetze wrote:
>[...]
>> >> i'll remind you that 9.5 = 19 / 2 -- that doesn't prove
>> >> me wrong.
>> >
>> >Well, that doesn't make x == x / 2. (Unless x == 0, but that's
>> >irrelevant, of course.)
>>
>> the meter describes only the division of musical cycles,
>> not which beats are emphasized. otherwise all 4/4 pieces
>> would sound the same.
>
>Well, that's a point - but I think we should leave that part to the
>user. The API isn't supposed to create the music! :-)
nah, i'll not start again. just count the votes, you know mine.
tim
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