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====== Statistics and tuning construction: ======

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Out of the 5,176 files, the range of system sizes extends from 2 to 579. The average system size is 17, with a median of 12. The mode is also 12, appearing 1,546 times, followed by 7-note size tunings with 715 occurrences. This signifies a diverse collection, albeit with a notable concentration of systems hovering around the 12-note mark.

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The final generated system consists of 13 notes, or 14 when including the square root of 2. This selection exhibits near-complete coverage of the tuning space. Graphically, their common-tone aggregate resembles the added tones for the entire collection, which is interesting. The intervals that were left out from the average 17 due to their proximity haven't disappeared entirely; they remain popular, even surpassing those included, although the major whole-tone was removed from the main key, it still exists in some of the others.

[[File:Data-comparision2.jpg|none|thumb|The first image corresponds to the analysis of the full archive's interval matrix, showcasing the 17 most popular intervals. The second image depicts the same graphic process, computing the interval matrix and accumulating the repetitions vertically, but on the newly generated tuning system. The general contour of both is similar, which is intriguing since this type of tuning analysis typically provides the fingerprint for a tuning. This means the 14-note system generates a similar fingerprint to the entire database of 2.5 million notes.]]

The system does not match any of the existing files, further exploration across matrices might uncover resemblances or close parallels at specific keys.

Analysis using subsets of the archive—half or a third selected randomly—still yielded the same most frequent intervals. However, for a more accurate representation of an average world tuning system, it's essential to curate the data better. This would involve handpicking the most well-known tunings that are or were actually in use, rather than relying on the full Scala archive, which contains numerous modern tunings seldom used.

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 Out of the 5,176 files, the range of system sizes extends from 2 to 579. The average system size is 17, with a median of 12. The mode is also 12, appearing 1,546 times, followed by 7-note size tunings with 715 occurrences. This signifies a diverse collection, albeit with a notable concentration of systems hovering around the 12-note mark.
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 The final generated system consists of 13 notes, or 14 when including the square root of 2. This selection exhibits near-complete coverage of the tuning space. Graphically, their common-tone aggregate resembles the added tones for the entire collection, which is interesting. The intervals that were left out from the average 17 due to their proximity haven't disappeared entirely; they remain popular, even surpassing those included, although the major whole-tone was removed from the main key, it still exists in some of the others.
+[[File:Data-comparision2.jpg|none|thumb|The first image corresponds to the analysis of the full archive's interval matrix, showcasing the 17 most popular intervals. The second image depicts the same graphic process, computing the interval matrix and accumulating the repetitions vertically, but on the newly generated tuning system. The general contour of both is similar, which is intriguing since this type of tuning analysis typically provides the fingerprint for a tuning. This means the 14-note system generates a similar fingerprint to the entire database of 2.5 million notes.]]
 The system does not match any of the existing files, further exploration across matrices might uncover resemblances or close parallels at specific keys.
+Analysis using subsets of the archive—half or a third selected randomly—still yielded the same most frequent intervals. However, for a more accurate representation of an average world tuning system, it's essential to curate the data better. This would involve handpicking the most well-known tunings that are or were actually in use, rather than relying on the full Scala archive, which contains numerous modern tunings seldom used.