1,288 Royalty-Free Audio Tracks for "5 Equal Temperament Intervals"

Examples of digital clipping (Source: Beethoven's Fifth, 30 second cut, loudest peaks occur at 19.9, 20.7, 22.7 and 23.8 second marks). A set of five files: 1. Original, normalized to 1 dB margin to full scale. 2. +2dB overload 3. +5 dB overload 4. +10 dB overload 5. +20 dB overload

Examples of digital clipping (Source: Beethoven's Fifth, 30 second cut, loudest peaks occur at 19.9, 20.7, 22.7 and 23.8 second marks). A set of five files: 1. Original, normalized to 1 dB margin to full scale. 2. +2dB overload 3. +5 dB overload 4. +10 dB overload 5. +20 dB overload

Examples of digital clipping (Source: Beethoven's Fifth, 30 second cut, loudest peaks occur at 19.9, 20.7, 22.7 and 23.8 second marks). A set of five files: 1. Original, normalized to 1 dB margin to full scale. 2. +2dB overload 3. +5 dB overload 4. +10 dB overload 5. +20 dB overload

*Just diminished fifth on C = G♭ (Ben Johnston's notation). 36:25 = 631.28 cents. Limit: 5-limit.

Just major seventh chord on C (8:10:12:15).

*Syntonic comma on C = C+ (Ben Johnston's notation). 81:80 = 21.51 cents. Limit: 5-limit. MIDI pitch bend: 113,10

*Wolf fifth on C = G- (Ben Johnston's notation). 40:27 = 680.45 cents. Limit: 5-limit.

Melodic half step in Bohlen-Pierce tuning (Equal Tempered)

Regular diatonic tuning 72-tone. A regular diatonic tuning is five "whole tones", T, and two half tones, S, arranged in any rotation of TTSTTTS. In 12-tone, T=200 cents and S=100 cents. In 72-tone, T=233.3 cents and S=16.6. This is that scale: C = 0 D = 233.3 E# = 466.6 F# = 483.3 G = 716.6 A = 950 B# = 1183.3 C = 1200

Regular diatonic tuning 53-tone. A regular diatonic tuning is five "whole tones", T, and two half tones, S, arranged in any rotation of TTSTTTS.

Regular diatonic tuning 31-tone. A regular diatonic tuning is five "whole tones", T, and two half tones, S, arranged in any rotation of TTSTTTS.

Diatonic scale in 19-et on C. MIDI pitch bend matches intervals. Steps: 0, 3, 6, 8, 11, 14, 17, and 19. Cents: 0, 189.473684210526315789, 378.947368421052631578, 505.263157894736842105, 694.736842105263157894, 884.210526315789473684, 1073.684210526315789473, and 1200 cents. Created in Sibelius with midi pitch bend on 8 (6) different instruments.

*Just diminished seventh on C = B- (Ben Johnston's notation). 128:75 = 925.42 cents. Limit: 5-limit. MIDI pitch bend: 17,72

*Octave (2/1) minus major chroma ((2:1)/(135:128)=256:135), 135th subharmonic on C = C♭- (Ben Johnston's notation). Just: 256/135 = 1107.82 cents. Limit: 5-limit. MIDI pitch bend: 64,66

*Bohlen-Pierce scale: interval between C and H, greater just minor seventh on C = H. Just: 9/5 = 1017.60 cents. Limit: 5-limit. MIDI pitch bend: 81,69

*Bohlen-Pierce scale: interval between C and D, semitone maximus on C = D. Just: 25/21 = 301.85 cents. MIDI pitch bend: 76,64

*Just major seventh on C = B. 15:8 = 1088.27 cents. Limit: 5-limit. MIDI pitch bend: 31,60

*Acute minor seventh on C = B♭+. Just: 729/400 = 1039.10 cents. Limit: 5-limit. MIDI pitch bend: 66,76

*Acute minor third on C = Eb+. Equal-tempered: 2243/200:1 = 337.15 cents. Limit: 5-limit. MIDI pitch bend: 114,75

*Bohlen-Pierce scale: interval between C and G, just major sixth on C = G. Just: 5/3 = 400 cents. Limit: 5-limit. MIDI pitch bend: 127,58

*Just augmented third on C = E♯. 125:96 = 456.99 cents. Limit: 5-limit.

*Acute minor sixth on C = A♭+. Just: 81/50 = 835.19 cents. Limit: 5-limit. MIDI pitch bend: 33,75

*Just major third on C = E. Just: 5:4 = 386.31 cents. Limit: 5-limit. MIDI pitch bend: 79,59 A M3 with pitch bend on 79,59 for about 386.31 cents rather than 400.

*Just tritone on C = G♭- (Ben Johnston's notation). 64/45 = 609.78 cents. Limit: 5-limit. MIDI pitch bend: 16,67

*Just augmented fourth (45th harmonic) on C = F♯+. 45/32 = 590.22 cents. Limit: 5-limit. MIDI pitch bend: 112,60 Midi pitch bend on ~B 112,60 for 590.234375 cents rather than 600.

*Just diminished fourth on C = F♭ (Ben Johnston's notation). 32:25 = 427.37 cents. Limit: 5-limit. MIDI pitch bend: 97,72

*Classic augmented fourth on C = F♯. 25/18 = 568.72 cents. Limit: 5-limit. MIDI pitch bend: 127,85 on P4

21-tet scale on C (57.14 cent steps). Easley Blackwood, Jr.'s notation for 21 equal temperament. Intervals are notated similarly to those they approximate and there are distinct enharmonic equivalents (E-sharp-down = F-down). MIDI pitch bend matches intervals.

16-tet scale on C (75 cent steps). Easley Blackwood, Jr.'s notation for 16 equal temperament. Intervals are notated similarly to those they approximate and there are fewer enharmonic equivalents. MIDI pitch bend appears to match intervals (0,56, etc.).

*Schisma on C = B♯++ (Ben Johnston's notation). 32805:32768 = 1.9537 cents. Limit: 5-limit. MIDI pitch bend: 80,64

ii-V-I turnaround in C, in four-part harmony.

ii-V-I turnaround in C, in four-part harmony.

5-limit Otonality and Utonality: overtone and "undertone" series, partials 1-5 numbered.

A raw recording of a home-made 5-string kantele played by an uneducated person. The first part is an adaptation of the traditional song Vaka vanha Väinämöinen. The other parts are some random ways in which the instrument can be played and may or may not correspond to traditional playing methods.

*Just augmented sixth on C = A♯. 125:72 = 955.03 cents. Limit: 5-limit. MIDI pitch bend: 78,49

*Just augmented seventh (125th harmonic) on C = B♯+++. 125:64 = 1158.94 cents. Limit: 5-limit. MIDI pitch bend: 110,50

*Pythagorean diminished fourth on C = F♭-- (Ben Johnston's notation). 8192:6561 = 384.36 cents. Limit: 3-limit.

Miracle scale, derived from the secor (s = 116.72 cents), plus the difference between 10 secors and a perfect octave (q = 32.84 cents). MIDI pitch bend appears to match intervals. The Miracle scale is 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0' s s s s s s s s s s+q The difference between s and q (r) is used in the File:Blackjack scale.mid.

Blackjack scale, derived from the secor (s = 116.72 cents), the difference between 10 secors and a perfect octave (q = 32.84 cents), and the difference between that and a secor (r = s-q = 83.88 cents). MIDI pitch bend appears to match intervals. If the Miracle scale is 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0' s s s s s s s s s s +q q +r q +r q +r q +r q +r q +r q +r q +r q +r q +r +q then the Blackjack scale is 0 >0 1 >1 2 >2 3 >3 4 >4 5 >5 6 >6 7 >7 8 >8 9 >9 <0 0' q r q r q r q r q r q r q r q r q r q r q

*Just augmented fifth on C = G♯. 25:16 = 772.63 cents. Limit: 5-limit. MIDI pitch bend: 31,55

Leading-tone seventh chord often serves a dominant function. This example is from Mozart's K. 283 III, mm. 64-69.

Symphony No. 5, first movement, bars 195-227

Mahler Symphony No. 5, IV. Adagietto

Mahler Symphony No. 5, I. Trauermarsch

Mahler Symphony No. 5, V. Rondo Finale

Mahler Symphony No. 5, II. Stürmisch bewegt, mit größter Vehemenz

*Just augmented second (75th harmonic) on C = D♯ (Ben Johnston's notation). 75:64 = 274.58 cents. Limit: 5-limit. MIDI pitch bend: 111,55

Triad in Bohlen-Pierce tuning (0 7 10). Title refers to number of semitones (unison=0).

Leading-tone diminished seventh chords as dominant in Beethoven's Piano Sonata No. 5, Op. 10, no. 1, I, mm.1-10.

Leading-tone seventh chord often serves a dominant function. This example is from Beethoven's no. 5 op. 10, no. 1, I, mm.13-16.