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== See also == | == See also == | ||
* [[Harmonic series]] | |||
* [[undertone scale]]s | |||
* [[Otonality and utonality]] | * [[Otonality and utonality]] | ||
* [[Undertone sequence]] | |||
* [[Undertone division]] | |||
* [[IFDO]] | |||
[[Category:Harmonic series]] | [[Category:Harmonic series]] | ||
[[Category:Xenharmonic series]] | [[Category:Xenharmonic series]] | ||
[[Category:Subharmonic series]] | [[Category:Subharmonic series]] | ||
Revision as of 13:26, 11 October 2026
The subharmonic series (or undertone series) is a sequence of tones generated by unit-fraction frequency ratios under a fundamental: 1/1, 1/2, 1/3, 1/4, 1/5, 1/6, 1/7... ad infinitum. Each member of this series is a subharmonic; the term undertone, which is not an exact synonym, is also used in the same sense by many people (especially because undertones are rarely conceived as partials of a sound's timbre).