Pitch Play Project (2010)
This program is an acoustic illusion that I saw at a children's science
museum. It should install on a windows platform.
What this program does is it play sounds that together form a musical
scale (notes A through G). However, it plays multiple A notes
from multiple scales at equal intensities simultaneously; the same
being true for notes B through G. This makes it difficult to
determine the relative pitch between one sound an another.
To operate the program just move your mouse over a colored button and
then left click. This should produce a "note" until you release
the left click button. Try going around the circle of musical
"note" buttons several times or even play simple songs (Frere Jacques,
for example).
To get this program click HERE
to download the zip file. Then remove the contents of the zip
file to a normal folder (not a zip folder or compressed folder) on your
computer. Finally, double click on setup
(setup.exe) and follow the steps from there. The pitch play
program will install and appear in your start menu..
Enjoy!