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A perfect minor wholetone is a frequency rtio of 10:9.
A perfect major wholetone is a frequency ratio of 9:8.
Are these noticeably different from an equal temper wholetone? (200 cents)
A perfect major wholetone is a frequency ratio of 9:8.
Are these noticeably different from an equal temper wholetone? (200 cents)
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drwls
They are certainly different from each other.
They also differ from the equivalent equitempered pairs, where the frequency ratio of successive chromatic-scale notes is 2^(1/12) = 1.059
They also differ from the equivalent equitempered pairs, where the frequency ratio of successive chromatic-scale notes is 2^(1/12) = 1.059
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