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Old 12-26-2011, 08:41 AM   #4 (permalink)
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Well the problem with conforming to the 12 tones of the western scales is only there if we're leading the machine to believe that 1 tone is the base measurement. If the computer can divide the note by 12 or 32 you've got a lot more range.
well no, equal temperament was constructed to make things a little easier, the purpose isn't to divide an octave into equal parts. Tonality is created through the fifth relation to each note and their closest overtones, expanding further would just lead you into more distant regions and we'd be left with roving harmony, if you want to abandon tonality altogether then you would have no need for a scale to begin with.
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