Re: parallels (was RE: anti-looper bigots)

[Matthias Grob <matilists@gmail.com>]

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
>