Tempered Scale - good or bad?
all 12 halftone intervals are identical (100 cent)
solves problem of transposition
how good (ìexactî) are the tempered intervals?
the fifth is good (called ìperfectî by musicians)
700 cent but should be 702 cent
ratio = 1.498
major third is sharp! 400 cent instead of 386 cent
1.26 instead of 1.25
example: 480+605 Hz 480+600 Hz
minor third is flat! 300 cent 315 cent
fourth is good 498 cent instead of 500 cent
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