Fibonacci Sequence Modulo 13

from Bassic Lahjic by Swircle 987

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This song features one of the coolest sequences ever discovered - the fibonacci sequence. Of course, it shoots out toward infinity, so when I tried "listening to it" in high school, I quickly stumbled upon the notion of what I later found to be called "modular arithmetic."

Modular arithmetic is also sometimes referred to as "clock arithmetic," because it is like arithmetic that occurs around a circle...instead of a line. Long story short, I was able to hear the fibonacci sequence by having it travel around a "circle" of pitches.

In this case, the number of pitches used to sonify the fibonacci sequence is 13 - the number of pitches in an octave, including the octave.

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Fibonacci Sequence Modulo 13

0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8,
0, 8, 8, 3, 11, 1, 12,
0, 12, 12, 11, 10, 8, 5,
0, 5, 5, 10, 2, 12, 1,
0.

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from Bassic Lahjic, track released January 19, 2012
Composed, produced, mixed, and mastered by Swircle 987, aka Will Beazley.

Well, the fibonacci sequence did determine the pitch sequence for the bass line ... but I did the rest! ^_^

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Swircle 987, aka Will Beazley, is an abstractician. An abstractician deals primarily with things in the abstract such as Mathematics, Music, and Art. Swircle 987 is the name Will Beazley has given to himself for the purpose of representing his music and art. ... more

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