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06 September 2026 15:17

Music (western) being explained by maths is quite a common technique to show the structure of it, and how the 12 note scale came about and works. Here's one very readable account of it - with added javascript (which makes it playable in any browser). runjs.app/blog/music-t...

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06 September 2026 15:17

Music Theory for Programmers comments · posted on 2026.09.02 at 16:19:13 (c=1, p=9)

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06 September 2026 15:17

The author explores music theory from first principles using code and the Web Audio API. By treating sound as numbers and frequencies as ratios, the article demystifies scales, chords, and notation as logical engineering decisions rather than arbitrary conventions or memorized rules.

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06 September 2026 15:17

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06 September 2026 15:17

Music Theory for Programmers https://runjs.app/blog/music-theory-for-programmers https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49541888