I’m curious—what kind of a puzzle would require perfect pitch that couldn’t be done with a microphone and computer? Is that simply against the rules or would that actually be insufficient to solve the problem?
Since the puzzle may end up being resurrected next time we win, I don’t want to spoil the details. But we had someone who is doing a Ph.D in computer music who was unable to get the correct pitches out by computer. Perhaps he could have given more time.
I should add that I don’t really understand music very well, so I wouldn’t necessarily be able to explain it even if it were in the hunt.
Well, you could muck things up a bit so that the analysis becomes difficult. For example, you could convert the 30th through 91st prime numbers into a waveform with a pitch that can be picked out by humans but not by a guitar tuner. Maybe.
I’m curious—what kind of a puzzle would require perfect pitch that couldn’t be done with a microphone and computer? Is that simply against the rules or would that actually be insufficient to solve the problem?
Since the puzzle may end up being resurrected next time we win, I don’t want to spoil the details. But we had someone who is doing a Ph.D in computer music who was unable to get the correct pitches out by computer. Perhaps he could have given more time.
I should add that I don’t really understand music very well, so I wouldn’t necessarily be able to explain it even if it were in the hunt.
Or even someone reasonably musical and a piano (or more likely a piano smartphone app).
Well, you could muck things up a bit so that the analysis becomes difficult. For example, you could convert the 30th through 91st prime numbers into a waveform with a pitch that can be picked out by humans but not by a guitar tuner. Maybe.