This is a sample of a metal kitchen mixing bowl. The first note (b, not perfect b) is unpitched and recorded as is. The following notes are the original note pitched up 1 semitone each time to achieve a 13 note scale b to b.
Example of the Locrian diatonic scale. Note the dark, inharmonious sound. The Locrian scale is difficult to work with due to so few harmonic intervals.
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
Sound file of melodic A minor scale Digital recording, made with an acoustic piano and Audacity software by Opus33. This music is in the public domain. The recording is not copyrighted, and it is hereby released by Opus33 into the public domain. The following tag, though it is not quite accurate, is included in order to authorize this file according to the Wikipedia rules:
Sound file of the harmonic A minor scale Digital recording, made with an acoustic piano and Audacity software by Opus33. This music is in the public domain. The recording is not copyrighted, and it is hereby released by Opus33 into the public domain. The following tag, though it is not quite accurate, is included in order to authorize this file according to the Wikipedia rules:
Complexe sonore: the octatonic scale may be arranged as four major chords or seventh chords. Created by Hyacinth (talk) 13:49, 13 June 2010 using Sibelius 5.
7-tone equal tempered scale represented in traditional notation. + and - indicates approximate distance above and below notated pitch. Pitch bend matches intervals.
Author: Created by Hyacinth (talk) 23:38, 12 October 2010 using Sibelius 5.