Math. behind Cents calculation for musical intervals

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uday_shankar
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Math. behind Cents calculation for musical intervals

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Somebody asked me to explain from bottom up how the Cents calculation work. That wasn't possible without explaining the fundamentals of musical intervals. Here's my explanation:

https://youtu.be/kIYl9nhrgDI

uday_shankar
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Re: Math. behind Cents calculation for musical intervals

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Added a little mathematical description, to show, among many things, the cents calculation is useful regardless of the temperament used.

https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_ ... tid=ZbWKwL

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