Natural or just intonation scales, i.e. based on harmonics consonance such that most adjacent pitches are related by harmonically pure ratios of small integers

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Aspects or methods of musical processing having intrinsic musical character, i.e. involving musical theory or musical parameters or relying on musical knowledge, as applied in electrophonic musical tools or instruments > Special musical scales, i.e. other than the 12-interval equally tempered scale; Special input devices therefor > Natural or just intonation scales, i.e. based on harmonics consonance such that most adjacent pitches are related by harmonically pure ratios of small integers

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• G10H 2210/476 Zarlino scales, e.g. octave subdivision based on the pitch ratios 9/8 + 10/9 + 16/15 + 9/8 + 10/9 + 9/8 + 16/15
• G10H 2210/481 Pythagorean scale, i.e. in which the frequency relationships of all intervals should be based on the perfect fifth, with ratio 3:2
• G10H 2210/486 Werckmeister scales, i.e. family of scales with 12 mostly rational intervals, e.g. for organs
• G10H 2210/491 Meantone scales, i.e. in which all non-octave intervals are generated from a stack of tempered perfect fifths; and wherein, by choosing an appropriate size for major and minor thirds, the syntonic comma is tempered to unison, e.g. quarter comma meantone, syntonic comma, d'Alembert modified meantone
• G10H 2210/496 Redfield scales, i.e. 12 intervals per octave, based on note ratios equal to (2**p)*(3**q)*(5**r) with p, q, r positive or negative integers
• G10H 2210/501 Altered natural scale, i.e. 12 unequal intervals not foreseen in the above
• G10H 2210/506 Danielou 53 interval scale, with note ratios equal to (2**p)(3**q)(5**r), with p, q, r positive or negative integers