What Phi (the golden ratio) Sounds Like

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Phi = φ = 1.61803398874989484820458683436563811772­...

"What Phi (the golden ratio) Sounds Like" is a musical interpretation of the mathematical constant Phi. The formula I use to translate the digits of Phi into music is as follows:

1 = C
2 = D
3 = E
4 = F
5 = G
6 = A
7 = B
8 = C octave
9 = D octave
0 = no note is played

See my Pi and Tau videos for more explanation:
http://bit.ly/what-pi-sounds-like
http://bit.ly/what-tau-sounds-like

The melodies that you hear throughout this piece are taken directly from the first 39 digits of Phi. The tempo is set at 161.8 BPM.

Phi represents the golden ratio which has been used by artists, musicians and architects throughout history for it's aesthetically pleasing properties, and is seen to occur in nature in many forms. It is even used for trading algorithms and strategies in the financial market.

Here are a few examples:

MUSIC

-Composers Bartok, Satie, and Debussy amongst others have used the golden ratio in their various musical pieces.

ART

-Salvadore Dali's used the golden ratio in his masterpiece, "The Sacrament of the Last Supper", down to the dimensions of the canvas.

ARCHITECTURE

-The Parthenon in Greece is said to exhibit golden rectangles.
-Great Pyramid of Giza in Egypt has dimensions based on the Golden Ratio

NATURE

-The branching of veins and nerves, the proportions of chemical compounds, geometry of crystals, veins in leaves, flowers, shells, weather systems, the rings of Saturn, the clock cycle of brain waves in the human body, the magnetic resonance of spins in cobalt niobate crystals at the atomic level, and human genome DNA

MATH & DESIGN

-Seen in pentagrams, triangles, polyhedra, graveyard crosses, violins, postcards, and widescreen televisions.

Music by Michael John Blake
Video by Amos John Lanka (http://www.amoslanka.com)

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[SpaceInMind]

You should definitely do a video of what e (Euler's number) sounds like.

[xaayer]

Awwww you're so pretentious it's almost endearing! :)

Almost.

[Mark Rich]

does anyone know what the time signature would be for this?

[liameppes]

I agree, it's just like any other number or formula in the universe. For example, the formula for gravity just happens to be the equation we discovered that fits into the attraction between all matter.

[Danielius Goriunovas]

Does it really matter what kind of system we use?

[Martin23650]

Everything is in essence discovered. It fits perfectly because our base 10 system just worked out that way, it's the human link to everything

[dimesio]

Not that I believe in God, but the number wasn't created. It was discovered, and it happens to fit into just about everything around you.

[Ivanrunsblue]

No. It is a number created by human.

[Victor paes plinio]

the truth sound of the nature. phi is a magic number God use he to make everything.

[Timmity3]

the easiest and most natural way to count is base 12 BTW ;)

[Timmity3]

there are 12 notes in music. base 12 is the most natural way to count, 10 fingers and 2 palms. so that would be the best

[Steven Kenney]

DO MORE!!!!! MOOOORE!!!! o man ive been looking forever for someone to turn math into music like the fibonacci sequence and metatrons cube, and lucas number the flower a life and other things soundlike but im not at all good at math or music to be able to do that