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==The mode axis== | ==The mode axis== | ||
The vertical axis of our model of tonal space indicates ''modes'' of the harmonic series. All modes start at the same normalized frequency (or pitch) of 0 cents. This means that the ''tonics'' of all of these overtone scales share exactly the same pitch (Fig. 2), which can be chosen arbitrarily. | The vertical axis of our model of tonal space indicates ''modes'' of the [[harmonic series]]. All modes start at the same normalized frequency (or pitch) of 0 cents. This means that the ''tonics'' of all of these overtone scales share exactly the same pitch (Fig. 2), which can be chosen arbitrarily. | ||
Since each mode (row) begins with a member of the harmonic series, we can space adjacent modes by corresponding rational intervals for plotting on the logarithmic vertical axis. | Since each mode (row) begins with a member of the harmonic series, we can space adjacent modes by corresponding rational intervals for plotting on the logarithmic vertical axis. | ||