Wendy Carlos Alpha scale

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 Note degree

Value in cents

Nearest just interval

Difference in cents from just interval

Interval Name

1

0

1/1

0
 unison

2

78.000

21/20

-6.467
 minor semitone

3

156.000

35/32

+0.860
 septimal neutral second

4

234.000

8/7

+2.826
 septimal whole tone

5

312.000

6/5

-3.641
 minor third

6

390.000

5/4

+3.686
 major third

7

468.000

21/16

-2.781
 narrow fourth

8

546.000

48/35

-0.816
 septimal augmented fourth

9

624.000

10/7

+6.512
 Euler's tritone

10

702.000

3/2

-0.045
 perfect fifth

11

780.000

63/40

-6.423
 major sixth

12

858.000

5/3

-26.359
 septimal major sixth

13

936.000

12/7

+2.870
 just minor seventh

14

1014.000

9/5

-3.596
 classic major seventh

15

1092.000

15/8

+3.731
 octave - septimal comma

16

1170.000

63/32

-2.736
 1/4-tone, septimal diesis + 1 octave

17

1248.000

72/35

-0.770
 -

18

1326.000

15/7

+6.557
 major diatonic semitone + 1 octave

19

1404.000

9/4

-0.090
 major ninth

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