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An '''overtone scale''' is an octave-long subset of the [[harmonic series]] repeating at the octave. An overtone scale has also be referred to as '''ADO''' (arithmetic divisions of the octave) due to an overtone scale being an arithmetically equal division of the octave, or '''ODO''' ([[otonal division]]s of the octave).  
An '''overtone scale''' is an octave-long subset of the [[harmonic series]] repeating at the octave. It is also known as an '''AFDO''' (arithmetic frequency divisions of the octave) due to an overtone scale being an arithmetically equal division of the octave, and '''ODO''' ([[otonal division]]s of the octave).


An overtone scale with n notes maybe referred to as mode n of the [[harmonic series]] or n-ADO. For example, [[Mode 5]] is a pentatonic scale with the intervals [[1/1]]-[[6/5]]-[[7/5]]-[[8/5]]-[[9/5]]-[[2/1]]:
An overtone scale with n notes maybe referred to as mode n of the [[harmonic series]] or n-AFDO. For example, [[Mode 5]] is a pentatonic scale with the intervals [[1/1]]-[[6/5]]-[[7/5]]-[[8/5]]-[[9/5]]-[[2/1]] or the 5th to 10th harmonics:


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R_n = R_1 + (n-1)d
R_n = R_1 + (n-1)d
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== Over-n scales ==
Another way to describe Mode 5 is that it is an example of an "Over-5 Scale." As 5 is octave-redundant with 10, 20, 40, 80 etc, any scale with one of those (the form is technically 2<sup>n</sup>*5, where n is any integer greater than or equal to zero) in the denominator of every tone could be called an Over-5 Scale.
== Lengths ==
If the first division has ratio of R1 and length of L1 and the last, Rn and Ln , we have: Ln = 1/Rn and if Rn &gt;........&gt; R3 &gt; R2 &gt; R1 so :
L1 &gt; L2 &gt; L3 &gt; …… &gt; Ln
[[File:ADO-4.jpg|350px|center]]
This lengths are related to reverse of ratios in system.The above picture shows the differences between divisions of length in Mode 12 system . On the contrary , we have equal divisions of length in **[https://sites.google.com/site/240edo/equaldivisionsoflength(edl) EDL system]**:
[[File:ADO-5.jpg|346px|center]]
== Relation to superparticular ratios ==
An overtone scale has step sizes of [[superparticular ratio]]s with increasing numerators. For example, [[Mode 5]] has step sizes of [[6/5]], [[7/6]], [[8/7]], and [[9/8]].
== Relation to otonality ==
We can consider an overtone scale system as otonal system. Otonality is a term introduced by Harry Partch to describe chords whose notes are the overtones (multiples) of a given fixed tone.Considering ADO , an Otonality is a collection of pitches which can be expressed in ratios that have equal denominators. For example, 1/1, 5/4, and 3/2 form an otonality because they can be written as 4/4, 5/4, 6/4. Every Otonality is therefore part of the harmonic series. An otonality corresponds to an arithmetic series of frequencies or a harmonic series of wavelengths or distances on a string instrument.
== Primodality ==
[[Primodality]] involves the use of large prime modes of the harmonic series.
== A solfege system ==
[[Andrew Heathwaite]] proposes a solfege system for harmonics 16-32 (Mode 16):
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| 1/1
| 17/16
| 9/8
| 19/16
| 5/4
| 21/16
| 11/8
| 23/16
| 3/2
| 25/16
| 13/8
| 27/16
| 7/4
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| solfege
| '''do'''
| '''ra'''
| '''re'''
| '''me'''
| '''mi'''
| '''fe'''
| '''fu'''
| '''su'''
| '''sol'''
| '''le'''
| '''lu'''
| '''la'''
| '''ta'''
| '''tu'''
| '''ti'''
| '''da'''
| '''do'''
|}
Thus, the pentatonic scale in the example at the top (Mode 5) could be sung: '''mi sol ta do re mi'''
== Twelve scales ==
For those interested in learning to sing and hear just intervals, here are twelve of the simplest otonal scales to try. I leave it up to the curious learner to decide the value, beauty, or usefulness of these particular scales for their compositional purposes.
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| '''do'''
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| '''sol'''
| '''do'''
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| Mode 4
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| '''do'''
| '''mi'''
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| Mode 5
| 5-note
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| '''mi'''
| '''sol'''
| '''ta'''
| '''do'''
| '''re'''
| '''mi'''
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| Mode 6
| 6-note
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| '''sol'''
| '''ta'''
| '''do'''
| '''re'''
| '''mi'''
| '''fu'''
| '''sol'''
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| Mode 7
| 7-note
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| '''ta'''
| '''do'''
| '''re'''
| '''mi'''
| '''fu'''
| '''sol'''
| '''lu'''
| '''ta'''
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| Mode 8
| 8-note
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| '''do'''
| '''re'''
| '''mi'''
| '''fu'''
| '''sol'''
| '''lu'''
| '''ta'''
| '''ti'''
| '''do'''
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| Mode 9
| 9-note
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| '''re'''
| '''mi'''
| '''fu'''
| '''sol'''
| '''lu'''
| '''ta'''
| '''ti'''
| '''do'''
| '''ra'''
| '''re'''
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| Mode 10
| 10-note
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| '''mi'''
| '''fu'''
| '''sol'''
| '''lu'''
| '''ta'''
| '''ti'''
| '''do'''
| '''ra'''
| '''re'''
| '''me'''
| '''mi'''
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| Mode 11
| 11-note
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| '''fu'''
| '''sol'''
| '''lu'''
| '''ta'''
| '''ti'''
| '''do'''
| '''ra'''
| '''re'''
| '''me'''
| '''mi'''
| '''fe'''
| '''fu'''
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| Mode 12
| 12-note
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| '''sol'''
| '''lu'''
| '''ta'''
| '''ti'''
| '''do'''
| '''ra'''
| '''re'''
| '''me'''
| '''mi'''
| '''fe'''
| '''fu'''
| '''su'''
| '''sol'''
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== Individual pages for overtone scales ==
* [[Mode 2]]
* [[Mode 3]]
* [[Mode 4]]
* [[Mode 5]]
* [[Mode 6]]
* [[Mode 7]]
* [[Mode 8]]
* [[Mode 9]]
* [[Mode 10]]
* [[Mode 11]]
* [[Mode 12]]
* [[Mode 13]]
* [[Mode 14]]
* [[Mode 15]]
* [[Mode 16]]
* [[Mode 17]]
* [[Mode 18]]
* [[Mode 19]]
* [[Mode 20]]
* [[Mode 21]]
* [[Mode 22]]
* [[Mode 23]]
* [[Mode 24]]
* [[Mode 25]]
* [[Mode 26]]
* [[Mode 27]]
* [[Mode 28]]
* [[Mode 29]]
* [[Mode 30]]
* [[Mode 31]]
* [[Mode 32]]
* [[Mode 60]]
* [[Mode 120]]
== See also ==
* [[Arithmetic temperament]]
* [[Arithmetic MOS scale]]
* [http://240edo.googlepages.com/ADO-EDL.XLS Fret position calculator] (excel sheet) based on EDL system and string length
* How to approximate EDO and ADO systems with each other? [https://sites.google.com/site/240edo/ADOandEDO.xls Download this file]
* [http://www.soundtransformations.btinternet.co.uk/Danerhudyarthemarmonicseries.htm Magic of Tone and the Art of Music by the late Dane Rhudyar]
* [[Primodality]]
* [[8th Octave Overtone Tuning]]
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