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'''128afdo''' ([[AFDO|arithmetic frequency division of the octave]]), or '''128odo''' ([[otonal division]] of the octave), divides the octave into 128 parts of 1/128 each. It is a superset of [[127afdo]] and a subset of [[129afdo]]. As a scale it may be known as [[harmonic mode|mode | '''128afdo''' ([[AFDO|arithmetic frequency division of the octave]]), or '''128odo''' ([[otonal division]] of the octave), divides the octave into 128 parts of 1/128 each. It is a superset of [[127afdo]] and a subset of [[129afdo]]. As a scale it may be known as [[harmonic mode|mode 128 of the harmonic series]] or the [[overtone scale #Over-n scales|Over-128]] scale. | ||
The '''8<sup>th</sup> Octave Overtone Tuning''', sometimes known as '''128 Tuning''', is a tuning developed by [[Johnny Reinhard]]. It is equivalent to 128afdo, except that it has a fixed root and cannot be rotated. It consists of harmonics of the [[harmonic series]], numbers 128 (2<sup>7</sup>, hence 8<sup>th</sup> octave) through 255. It is an Over-1 scale, specifically mode 128 of the harmonic series. Scales can be selected as subsets of these 128 pitches, or the entire set can be used. | The '''8<sup>th</sup> Octave Overtone Tuning''', sometimes known as '''128 Tuning''', is a tuning developed by [[Johnny Reinhard]]. It is equivalent to 128afdo, except that it has a fixed root and cannot be rotated. It consists of harmonics of the [[harmonic series]], numbers 128 (2<sup>7</sup>, hence 8<sup>th</sup> octave) through 255. It is an Over-1 scale, specifically mode 128 of the harmonic series. Scales can be selected as subsets of these 128 pitches, or the entire set can be used. | ||
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== Music == | == Music == | ||
; [[Georg Friedrich Haas]] | |||
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TxGcveURI-I ''For Johnny Reinhard''] (2015) | |||
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* [https:// | ; [[Johnny Reinhard]] | ||
* [https://open.spotify.com/album/7jtoRTNK2Pm7vxkq5PH12b ''True''] (2014) | |||
; [[Glenn Branca]] | ; [[Glenn Branca]] | ||
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t4re9tjY5es ''Symphony #3 "Gloria"''] (1983) – actually only the | * [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t4re9tjY5es ''Symphony #3 "Gloria"''] (1983) – actually only the 7<sup>th</sup> octave harmonics, but the same idea | ||
; [[Philipp Gerschlauer]] | ; [[Philipp Gerschlauer]] | ||
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lGa66qHzKME ''128 notes per octave on Alto Saxophone''] | * [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lGa66qHzKME ''128 notes per octave on Alto Saxophone''] (2015) | ||
; [[Juhani Nuorvala]] | ; [[Juhani Nuorvala]] | ||
* [https://nuotisto.s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/store/e6fc131f958d13f87f3ea56b0d57beab50473c79bbc5a705b0dd6878214a.pdf | * ''Toivo 128'' (2017) [https://soundcloud.com/juhani-nuorvala/toivo-128 recording] [https://nuotisto.s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/store/e6fc131f958d13f87f3ea56b0d57beab50473c79bbc5a705b0dd6878214a.pdf score] | ||
Composers John Eaton, Rovner, Thoegersen, Golden, and others have also worked with 8<sup>th</sup> Octave Overtone Tuning{{citation needed}} | Composers John Eaton, Anton Rovner, Peter Alexander Thoegersen, Monroe Golden, and others have also worked with 8<sup>th</sup> Octave Overtone Tuning.{{citation needed}} | ||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
Latest revision as of 19:59, 8 August 2025
128afdo (arithmetic frequency division of the octave), or 128odo (otonal division of the octave), divides the octave into 128 parts of 1/128 each. It is a superset of 127afdo and a subset of 129afdo. As a scale it may be known as mode 128 of the harmonic series or the Over-128 scale.
The 8th Octave Overtone Tuning, sometimes known as 128 Tuning, is a tuning developed by Johnny Reinhard. It is equivalent to 128afdo, except that it has a fixed root and cannot be rotated. It consists of harmonics of the harmonic series, numbers 128 (27, hence 8th octave) through 255. It is an Over-1 scale, specifically mode 128 of the harmonic series. Scales can be selected as subsets of these 128 pitches, or the entire set can be used.
A key benefit of using pitches exclusively from the same harmonic series is that they share a fundamental. By using the 8th octave of a harmonic series, said fundamental will almost certainly be infrasonic, but it will still have a psychoacoustic presence.
An illustratively surprising result of this higher harmonic tuning is that, since a just 4/3 does not have a power of 2 in the denominator and thus does not exist in the (octave-reduced) harmonic series, it will not be used in this tuning. Instead, when the inverse of the 3/2 ratio is needed, one may use 43/32 (511.517706¢) or 171/128 (501.423018¢).
Due to having only one prime factor (2), yet also being a higher octave of a prime mode (mode 2), it is a very strong tuning for primodality, providing a large gamut of intervals without compromising their clear prime identity.
Music
- For Johnny Reinhard (2015)
- True (2014)
- Symphony #3 "Gloria" (1983) – actually only the 7th octave harmonics, but the same idea
Composers John Eaton, Anton Rovner, Peter Alexander Thoegersen, Monroe Golden, and others have also worked with 8th Octave Overtone Tuning.[citation needed]
External links
- Johnny Reinhard's original paper.
- 128 NOTES PER OCTAVE ON THE SAXOPHONE: HOW I DID IT AND WHY!: Saxophonist Philipp Gerschlauer on how he went about devising a 128-note per octave fingering chart
- Johnny Reinhard - 8th Octave Overtone Tuning and Bassoon Fingerings in 128
- The tuning for Nursery Tunes for Demented Children by Kyle Gann is a subset of 8th Octave Overtone Tuning.