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%frequencies
 
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freqG = 440*(2^(-2/12)); %frequency of the G note
 
freqG = 440*(2^(-2/12)); %frequency of the G note
  

Latest revision as of 07:59, 19 January 2011

%Michaela Carrieres %HW#1

clear; clc;

%SMOKE ON THE WATER


delta = 0.00005;

bpm = 112; %beats per minute

bps = bpm/60; %beats per second

z = zeros(2/delta,1); %silence

%frequencies

freqG = 440*(2^(-2/12)); %frequency of the G note

freqBflat = 440*(2^(1/12)); %frequency of the Bflat note

freqC = 440*(2^(3/12)); %frequency of the C note

freqDflat = 440*(2^(4/12)); %frequency of the Dflat note


%note durations part 1a

durquarter1 = 0:delta:bps/4;%duration of a quarter note

durhalf1 = 0:delta:bps/2;%duration of a half note

durqdot1 = 0:delta:((bps/4) + (bps/8));%duration of a dotted quarter note

dureighth1 = 0:delta:bps/8;%duration of an eighth note


%note durations part 1b

durquarter2 = 0:delta:bps/8; %duration of a quarter note sped up

durhalf2 = 0:delta:bps/4; %duration of a half note sped up

durqdot2 = 0:delta:((bps/4) + (bps/8))/2; %duration of a dotted quarter note sped up

dureighth2 = 0:delta:bps/16; %duration of an eighth note sped up


%notes for song part 1a

G = sin(2*pi*freqG*durquarter1);

Bflat = sin(2*pi*freqBflat*durquarter1);

Cdot = sin(2*pi*freqC*durqdot1);

Dfeight = sin(2*pi*freqDflat*dureighth1);

Chalf = sin(2*pi*freqC*durhalf1);

song1 = [G,Bflat,Cdot,G,Bflat,Dfeight,Chalf,G,Bflat,Cdot,Bflat,G];

sound(song1,1/delta)

sound(z,1/delta)

wavwrite(song1,1/delta,'SmokeOnTheWater_normal');


%notes for song part 1b

G = sin(2*pi*2*freqG*durquarter2);

Bflat = sin(2*pi*2*freqBflat*durquarter2);

Cdot = sin(2*pi*2*freqC*durqdot2);

Dfeight = sin(2*pi*2*freqDflat*dureighth2);

Chalf = sin(2*pi*2*freqC*durhalf2);

song2 = [G,Bflat,Cdot,G,Bflat,Dfeight,Chalf,G,Bflat,Cdot,Bflat,G];

sound(song2,1/delta)

sound(z,1/delta)

wavwrite(song2,1/delta,'SmokeOnTheWater_higherandfaster');


%notes for song part 1c

G = sin(2*2*pi*freqG*durquarter1);

Bflat = sin(2*2*pi*freqBflat*durquarter1);

Cdot = sin(2*2*pi*freqC*durqdot1);

Dfeight = sin(2*2*pi*freqDflat*dureighth1);

Chalf = sin(2*2*pi*freqC*durhalf1);

song3 = [G,Bflat,Cdot,G,Bflat,Dfeight,Chalf,G,Bflat,Cdot,Bflat,G];

sound(song3,1/delta)

sound(z,1/delta)

wavwrite(song3,1/delta,'SmokeOnTheWater_higher');


%BEATLES SONG

[beatles,Fs] = wavread('Beatles.wav');

revbeatles = flipud(beatles); %reversing the clip from the Beatle's song

sound(revbeatles,Fs) %playing the reversed clip

wavwrite(revbeatles, Fs, 'Reversed Beatles');

%Played normally, the song says "number nine"

%Played in reverse, the song sounds like it says "Turn me on done men"


Media:SmokeOnTheWater_normal.wav

Media:SmokeOnTheWater_higherandfaster.wav

Media:SmokeOnTheWater_higher.wav

Media:Reversed Beatles.wav

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