A pitch-class set in detected chord name

Realization

See and hear it

Same value

Also written as

Every notation of the pitch-class set concept, formatted from this value by the Symbolic library.

• Pitch-class numberslossy
  2-5-9
  • Drops root function, spelling. Dm is read as its pitch classes; which one is the root is forgotten.
• 12-bit binarylossy
  001001000100
  • Drops root function, spelling. Dm is read as its pitch classes; which one is the root is forgotten.
• Binary as decimallossy
  580
  • Drops root function, spelling. Dm is read as its pitch classes; which one is the root is forgotten.
• Note nameslossy
  D-F-A
  • Drops root function, spelling. Dm is read as its pitch classes; which one is the root is forgotten.
• Detected chord name · this pagelossy
  Dm
• Detected scale namelossy
  D minor
  • Drops root function, spelling. Dm is read as its pitch classes; which one is the root is forgotten.
  • Drops interpretation. Detected scale name is an interpretation and does not read back exactly.
• Decimal, root at bit 0 (Ian Ring)lossy
  548
  • Drops root function, spelling. Dm is read as its pitch classes; which one is the root is forgotten.

Other concepts

Bridges

Converting into another concept may need context this value does not carry (a root, an octave, a key). Where it is missing the library assumes a default and says so; where a step drops information it is listed.

• Chord symbol · Chord symbol

  lossy
  Dm

  Path pc-set → chord

  • Drops root function, spelling. Dm is read as its pitch classes; which one is the root is forgotten.
  • Drops interpretation. 2-5-9 is named Dm, a detection rather than a spelling.

• Note set · Letter names

  lossy
  D4-F4-A4

  Path pc-set → note-set · needs root, octave

  • Assumed root C. No root was given, so the value is read from C.
  • Assumed octave 4. No octave was given, so octave 4 is used.
  • Drops root function, spelling. Dm is read as its pitch classes; which one is the root is forgotten.

• Pitch-class distribution · Twelve weights

  lossy
  0,0,1,0,0,1,0,0,0,1,0,0

  Path pc-set → pc-space

  • Drops root function, spelling. Dm is read as its pitch classes; which one is the root is forgotten.

• Point set · Semitone offsets

  lossy
  2-5-9

  Path pc-set → point-set

  • Drops root function, spelling. Dm is read as its pitch classes; which one is the root is forgotten.

• Set class · Forte name

  lossy
  3-11A

  Path pc-set → pc-set-analysis

  • Drops root function, spelling. Dm is read as its pitch classes; which one is the root is forgotten.
  • Drops transposition. The set's Tn class (Forte name with A/B, prime form); the transposition is dropped.

• Grid position · Cells col,row (optional layout@origin: prefix)

  lossy
  aura@C3:2,2 2,3 3,3

  Path pc-set → note-set → grid-position · needs root, octave, layout

  • Assumed root C. No root was given, so the value is read from C.
  • Assumed octave 4. No octave was given, so octave 4 is used.
  • Assumed layout aura. No layout was given, so positions are read on the aura layout.
  • Assumed root C3. No root was given, so the value sounds above C3.
  • Drops root function, spelling. Dm is read as its pitch classes; which one is the root is forgotten.
  • Drops alternative positions. A4 has 2 positions on aura; the one nearest (0, 0) is kept.

• Note distribution · MIDI : weight pairs

  lossy
  62:1,65:1,69:1

  Path pc-set → note-set → note-space · needs root, octave

  • Assumed root C. No root was given, so the value is read from C.
  • Assumed octave 4. No octave was given, so octave 4 is used.
  • Drops root function, spelling. Dm is read as its pitch classes; which one is the root is forgotten.

• Pitch class · Pitch-class number

  lossy
  2

  Path pc-set → chord → pitch-class

  • Drops root function, spelling. Dm is read as its pitch classes; which one is the root is forgotten.
  • Drops interpretation. 2-5-9 is named Dm, a detection rather than a spelling.
  • Drops quality, bass. A chord symbol's root.

• Note · Letter name

  lossy
  D4

  Path pc-set → chord → pitch-class → note · needs octave

  • Assumed octave 4. No octave was given, so octave 4 is used.
  • Drops root function, spelling. Dm is read as its pitch classes; which one is the root is forgotten.
  • Drops interpretation. 2-5-9 is named Dm, a detection rather than a spelling.
  • Drops quality, bass. A chord symbol's root.

Live coding

Use in Symbolic Cycle

sym('pc-set/chord/Dm')