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** [[Overtone scale]]s and [[IFDO|undertone scales]] | ** [[Overtone scale]]s and [[IFDO|undertone scales]] | ||
** [[5- to 10-tone scales from the modes of the subharmonic series]] | ** [[5- to 10-tone scales from the modes of the subharmonic series]] | ||
* [[Arithmetic tuning]] | * [[Arithmetic tuning]] | ||
Latest revision as of 23:34, 10 March 2024
The subharmonic series (or undertone series) is a sequence of tones generated by unit-fraction frequency ratios under a fundamental: 1/1, 1/2, 1/3, 1/4, 1/5, 1/6, 1/7... ad infinitum. Each member of this series is a subharmonic; the term undertone, which is not an exact synonym, is also used in the same sense by many people (especially because undertones are rarely conceived as partials of a sound's timbre).