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'''Carlos Alpha''' is the [[EDF|equal division of the just perfect fifth]] into nine parts of 77.9950 [[cent|cents]] each (9ED3/2), corresponding to 15.3856 [[edo]].
'''Carlos Alpha''' is a non-octave equal temperament with step size about 77.965 [[cent]]s<ref>Wendy Carlos, "Tuning: At the Crossroads", Computer Music Journal vol. 11 no. 1, 1987, pp. 29-43</ref>. It is very close to [[EDF|equal division of the just perfect fifth]] into nine parts of 77.9950 cents each (9ED3/2), corresponding to 15.3856 [[edo]].


==Theory==
== Theory ==
[http://www.wendycarlos.com/resources/pitch.html Article by Wendy Carlos]
[http://www.wendycarlos.com/resources/pitch.html Article by Wendy Carlos]


Carlos Alpha is very closely related to [[Starling_temperaments#Valentine temperament|valentine temperament]]. For a list of 11-limit [[Dyadic_chord|dyadic chords]] of Carlos Alpha, see [[Chords_of_valentine|Chords of valentine]].
Carlos Alpha is very closely related to [[Starling temperaments #Valentine temperament|valentine temperament]]. For a list of 11-limit [[dyadic chord]]s of Carlos Alpha, see [[Chords of valentine]].


==Intervals==
== Intervals ==


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[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pkSIN8jU-i8 01.03.12 W.C.a.] by Omega9
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pkSIN8jU-i8 01.03.12 W.C.a.] by Omega9
== Reference ==
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[[Category:Carlos]]
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