Glossary |
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Autoharp |
A popular form of chorded zither, invented in the 19th Century. Autoharp® was a registered copyright of by Oscar Schmidt |
PolyHarp |
A Polyphonic, microtonal-friendly chorded virtual instrument. |
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Base Key |
A frequency that all the chords are relative to. |
Just |
A system of intonation where all the intervals can be expressed as integral ratios. |
EDO |
Equal Divisions of an Octave. Modern Western music is mostly written in 12 EDO, also known as 12 tone equal Temperament (12 TET). |
EDI |
Equal Divisions of another Interval. PolyHarp lets you divide any interval into equal parts, e.g. 1:4@5/4 is the first degree of a 5/4 (perfect third) divided into 4 equal parts. |
TET |
Tone Equal Temperament. The overwhelming number of Western music uses 12 TET, also known as 12 EDO (equal divisions of an octave) |
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Interval |
A difference in pitch between two frequencies. |
Interval Spec |
A coded name for an interval, like "V" or "3/2" or "7:19". |
On String |
A virtual string that is positioned where the On String Interval places it, but with the tuning of the string's interval. |
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Chord Bar |
A Chord Type that is transposed by an interval related to the Base Key. If the Base Key is C, a V7 chord would resolve to be a G7. |
Chord Bars |
A set of Chords. |
Chord Button |
A button that represents a Chord Bar. |
Chord Type |
A set of intervals. For example, a Major (M) chord would be based on the intervals I, III, V. |
Lock Bar |
A bar which stays down until you touch it again. |
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PolyHarp patch |
A configuration of PolyHarp: ChordBars, chords, colors, and layout |
Course |
Several "strings" behaving as (nearly) the same pitch. |
String Area |
A rectangle or other quadrilateral with virtual strings to strum. |