[seqfan] Re: New keywords "look" and "hear"

Neil Sloane njasloane at gmail.com
Mon Jan 27 08:16:46 CET 2014


This is explained in one of the "music" or "listen" pages: the numbers
are read mod 88 and so mapped to the keys of
an 88-key grand piano. But you can adjust the controls
of the midi panel and play the sequence on the drums (or any other
instrument) if you like

Neil


On Sun, Jan 26, 2014 at 9:24 PM, DAN_CYN_J <dan_cyn_j at comcast.net> wrote:

> Russ,
>
> Nice sound but how are the larger integers converted to music?
> Is there a limit reached and then a re-increment of the integers?
>
> Cheers,
>
> Dan
>
> ----- Original Message -----
>
> From: "Neil Sloane" <njasloane at gmail.com>
> To: "Sequence Fanatics Discussion list" <seqfan at list.seqfan.eu>
> Sent: Sunday, January 26, 2014 4:06:18 PM
> Subject: [seqfan] New keywords "look" and "hear"
>
> Russ Cox has implemented this (thank you Russ!),
> so the two new keywords now work.
>
> For an example, look at http://oeis.org/A007318,
> which has both the new keywords.
>
> When you click "hear" it is the same as clicking "listen".
> But the point of this keyword is that it tells you
> that this is a sequence worth listening too.
>
> Likewise "look" is the same as clicking "graph",
> and is a signal that the graph of this sequence
> is worth looking at.
>
> "look" and "hear" are like Michelin stars, and are only
> to be awarded to specially interesting sequences.
>
> Anyone can add them, but please do it sparingly.
>
> For example, I just added "hear" when I approved the new
> entry http://oeis.ord/A235431. It has a simple
> definition, but I enjoyed listening to it.
>
> I still have to update the "format" etc pages to mention the new keywords.
> Neil
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Dear Friends, I have now retired from AT&T. New coordinates:

Neil J. A. Sloane, President, OEIS Foundation
11 South Adelaide Avenue, Highland Park, NJ 08904, USA.
Also Visiting Scientist, Math. Dept., Rutgers University, Piscataway, NJ.
Phone: 732 828 6098; home page: http://NeilSloane.com
Email: njasloane at gmail.com



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