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  2. Pythagorean tuning - Wikipedia

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    The purpose of this adjustment is to move the 12 notes within a smaller range of frequency, namely within the interval between the base note D and the D above it (a note with twice its frequency). This interval is typically called the basic octave (on a piano keyboard, an octave has only 12 keys).

  3. List of musical scales and modes - Wikipedia

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    List of musical scales and modes Name Image Sound Degrees Intervals Integer notation # of pitch classes Lower tetrachord Upper tetrachord Use of key signature usual or unusual ; 15 equal temperament

  4. Musical tuning - Wikipedia

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    In just intonation, the frequencies of the scale notes are related to one another by simple numeric ratios, a common example of this being ⁠ 1 / 1 ⁠, ⁠ 9 / 8 ⁠, ⁠ 5 / 4 ⁠, ⁠ 4 / 3 ⁠, ⁠ 3 / 2 ⁠, ⁠ 5 / 3 ⁠, ⁠ 15 / 8 ⁠, ⁠ 2 / 1 ⁠ to define the ratios for the seven notes in a C major scale, plus the return to the ...

  5. Scale model - Wikipedia

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    Lego builders use miniland scale (1:20), minifig scale (1:48), and micro scale (1:192) [note 1] Generally, the larger the building, the smaller the scale. Model buildings are commonly made from plastic, foam, balsa wood or paper. Card models are published in the form of a book, and some models are manufactured like 3-D puzzles. Professionally ...

  6. List of rail transport modelling scale standards - Wikipedia

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    In terms of model railway operation, gauge 3 is the largest (standard gauge) scenic railway modelling scale, using a scale of 13.5 mm to the foot. The Gauge '3' Society represents this aspect of 2 + 1 ⁄ 2 -inch gauge railway modelling with both electric and live steam operation.

  7. List of scale model sizes - Wikipedia

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    Model railways (T) T scale, using 3 mm gauge track to represent 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) gauge railways. Hasegawa also produces plastic ship models in this scale. 1:432: 0.706 mm The scale used during World War II by the U.S. Navy for aircraft recognition. 1:426: 0.028: 0.715 mm

  8. 12 equal temperament - Wikipedia

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    12-tone equal temperament chromatic scale on C, one full octave ascending, notated only with sharps. Play ascending and descending ⓘ. 12 equal temperament (12-ET) [a] is the musical system that divides the octave into 12 parts, all of which are equally tempered (equally spaced) on a logarithmic scale, with a ratio equal to the 12th root of 2 (≈ 1.05946).

  9. Harry Partch's 43-tone scale - Wikipedia

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    Quadrangularis Reversum, one of Partch's instruments featuring the 43-tone scale. The 43-tone scale is a just intonation scale with 43 pitches in each octave.It is based on an eleven-limit tonality diamond, similar to the seven-limit diamond previously devised by Max Friedrich Meyer [1] and refined by Harry Partch.