9-ED3_2 Wendy Carlos alpha
For a general introduction to EDO and these presets, please visit Introduction to EDO tunings.
About this tuning
Wendy Carlos 'alpha' is one of three equal division scales developed while working on the album Beauty in the Beast (1986). Alpha divides the 2:3 perfect fifthPitches a fifth apart have a 2:3 frequency ratio (in just intonation) or a difference of 700 cents (in 12 tone equal temperament).Visit the link to learn more into nine proportionally equal and equal sounding parts (ca. 78 cents each).
Learning more
- THREE ASYMMETRIC DIVISIONS OF THE OCTAVE essay by Wendy Carlos
- the Alpha scale at Wikipedia