pitch_freq: Pitch conversions

In leonawicz/tabr: Music Notation Syntax, Manipulation, Analysis and Transcription in R

Pitch conversions

Description

Convert between pitches, chords, semitones and frequencies.

Usage

pitch_freq(notes, a4 = 440)

pitch_semitones(notes)

chord_freq(notes, a4 = 440)

chord_semitones(notes)

freq_pitch(
  freq,
  octaves = c("tick", "integer"),
  accidentals = c("flat", "sharp"),
  collapse = FALSE,
  a4 = 440
)

freq_semitones(freq, a4 = 440)

semitone_pitch(
  semitones,
  octaves = c("tick", "integer"),
  accidentals = c("flat", "sharp"),
  collapse = FALSE
)

semitone_freq(semitones, a4 = 440)

Arguments

notes	character, noteworthy string, space-delimited or vector of individual entries. See details.
a4	the fixed frequency of the A above middle C, typically 440 Hz.
freq	numeric vector, frequencies in Hz.
octaves	NULL or character, "tick" or "integer" octave numbering in result.
accidentals	NULL or character, represent accidentals, "flat" or "sharp".
collapse	logical, collapse result into a single string. key and style.
semitones	integer values of pitches.

Details

Frequencies are in Hertz. Values are based on the 12-tone equal-tempered scale. When converting an arbitrary frequency to pitch, it is rounded to the nearest pitch. pitch_freq() and pitch_semitones() strictly accept single notes in noteworthy strings and return numeric vectors. chord_freq() and chord_semitones() accept any noteworthy string and always return a list. These are provided so that all functions are type-safe. See examples.

Value

integer, numeric or noteworthy vector

Examples

x <- "a e4 a4 e5 a5"
y <- pitch_freq(x)
y

freq_semitones(y)
freq_pitch(y)

identical(as_noteworthy(x), freq_pitch(y, "integer", collapse = TRUE))

s <- pitch_semitones(x)
s
semitone_pitch(s)

x <- "a, a,c#e"
chord_semitones(x)
chord_freq(x)

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