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===Quarter Tone===  
===Quarter Tone===  
The quarter tone is the smallest tone size in 24 EDO. At only 50 cents, It is a highly dissonant interval and has a characteristic washy, beating sound to it resembling an out of tune instrument. Melodically it can function similar to the way a semitone does in 12 EDO but it tends to sound really different as it's such a small interval. Due to the high dissonance, this interval almost never sounds good in a chord in the context of tonal music but can work quite well for composers who wish to explore the dissonance of 24 EDO. Through chord changes, the quarter tone is very effective in creating a sound of a record player going in and out of pitch. It can be a nice effect in smooth jazz progressions or post-modal music to simply move a diatonic chord from 12 EDO up a quarter tone as quarter tone root movement is quite novel in sound.
The quarter tone is the smallest tone size in 24 EDO. At only 50 cents, It is a highly dissonant interval and has a characteristic washy, beating sound to it resembling an out of tune instrument. Melodically it can function similar to the way a semitone does in 12 EDO but it tends to sound really different as it's such a small interval. Due to the high dissonance, this interval almost never sounds good in a chord in the context of tonal music but can work quite well for composers who wish to explore the dissonance of 24 EDO. Through chord changes, the quarter tone is very effective in creating a sound of a record player going in and out of pitch. It can be a nice effect in smooth jazz progressions or post-modal music to simply move a diatonic chord from 12 EDO up a quarter tone as quarter tone root movement is quite novel in sound. Within scale context, the quarter tone is represented by a lowercase q.


===Whole Tones===  
===Whole Tones===  
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narrow tone which enhances the brightness of the major chord. The wide tone from the root clashes heavily with minor chords as the minor third and the wide tone are only a
narrow tone which enhances the brightness of the major chord. The wide tone from the root clashes heavily with minor chords as the minor third and the wide tone are only a
quarter tone apart. Diatonic chords tend to move naturally by wide tone movement such as moving an Am chord to an Gd major chord. The wide tone is fairly unique to 24 EDO as in
quarter tone apart. Diatonic chords tend to move naturally by wide tone movement such as moving an Am chord to an Gd major chord. The wide tone is fairly unique to 24 EDO as in
it's too narrow to be considered a good 7/6 and fits more as being described as a 15/13.
it's too narrow to be considered a good 7/6 and fits more as being described as a 15/13. The narrow whole tone is represented by a lowercase w while to wide whole tone is represented by an uppercase W.  


===Semitones===  
===Semitones===  
Like whole tones, there are two distinct sizes of semitones in 24 EDO: The narrow semitone at 100 cents and the wide semitone at 150 cents. While the narrow semitone is exactly the same
Like whole tones, there are two distinct sizes of semitones in 24 EDO: The narrow semitone at 100 cents and the wide semitone at 150 cents. While the narrow semitone is exactly the same
as the 12 EDO semitone, the wide semitone (also called the neutral tone) is unique. More often the wide semitone is called the neutral tone as it lies directly between a major and minor second. The neutral tone is heavily used in persian, turkish, and other forms of eastern music as well as some east asian scales. The character of the neutral tone resembles the sound of bells, a car horn, and other sounds that are normally considered "non-musical". If fact, the dialing tone in the US is fairly close to a 150 cent neutral tone so I guess you could call it a "dial tone" hehe. </pre></div>
as the 12 EDO semitone, the wide semitone (also called the neutral tone) is unique. More often the wide semitone is called the neutral tone as it lies directly between a major and minor second. The neutral tone is heavily used in persian, turkish, and other forms of eastern music as well as some east asian scales. The character of the neutral tone resembles the sound of bells, a car horn, and other sounds that are normally considered "non-musical". If fact, the dialing tone in the US is fairly close to a 150 cent neutral tone so I guess you could call it a "dial tone" hehe.</pre></div>
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  The quarter tone is the smallest tone size in 24 EDO. At only 50 cents, It is a highly dissonant interval and has a characteristic washy, beating sound to it resembling an out of tune instrument. Melodically it can function similar to the way a semitone does in 12 EDO but it tends to sound really different as it's such a small interval. Due to the high dissonance, this interval almost never sounds good in a chord in the context of tonal music but can work quite well for composers who wish to explore the dissonance of 24 EDO. Through chord changes, the quarter tone is very effective in creating a sound of a record player going in and out of pitch. It can be a nice effect in smooth jazz progressions or post-modal music to simply move a diatonic chord from 12 EDO up a quarter tone as quarter tone root movement is quite novel in sound.&lt;br /&gt;
  The quarter tone is the smallest tone size in 24 EDO. At only 50 cents, It is a highly dissonant interval and has a characteristic washy, beating sound to it resembling an out of tune instrument. Melodically it can function similar to the way a semitone does in 12 EDO but it tends to sound really different as it's such a small interval. Due to the high dissonance, this interval almost never sounds good in a chord in the context of tonal music but can work quite well for composers who wish to explore the dissonance of 24 EDO. Through chord changes, the quarter tone is very effective in creating a sound of a record player going in and out of pitch. It can be a nice effect in smooth jazz progressions or post-modal music to simply move a diatonic chord from 12 EDO up a quarter tone as quarter tone root movement is quite novel in sound. Within scale context, the quarter tone is represented by a lowercase q.&lt;br /&gt;
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narrow tone which enhances the brightness of the major chord. The wide tone from the root clashes heavily with minor chords as the minor third and the wide tone are only a&lt;br /&gt;
narrow tone which enhances the brightness of the major chord. The wide tone from the root clashes heavily with minor chords as the minor third and the wide tone are only a&lt;br /&gt;
quarter tone apart. Diatonic chords tend to move naturally by wide tone movement such as moving an Am chord to an Gd major chord. The wide tone is fairly unique to 24 EDO as in&lt;br /&gt;
quarter tone apart. Diatonic chords tend to move naturally by wide tone movement such as moving an Am chord to an Gd major chord. The wide tone is fairly unique to 24 EDO as in&lt;br /&gt;
it's too narrow to be considered a good 7/6 and fits more as being described as a 15/13.&lt;br /&gt;
it's too narrow to be considered a good 7/6 and fits more as being described as a 15/13. The narrow whole tone is represented by a lowercase w while to wide whole tone is represented by an uppercase W. &lt;br /&gt;
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  Like whole tones, there are two distinct sizes of semitones in 24 EDO: The narrow semitone at 100 cents and the wide semitone at 150 cents. While the narrow semitone is exactly the same&lt;br /&gt;
  Like whole tones, there are two distinct sizes of semitones in 24 EDO: The narrow semitone at 100 cents and the wide semitone at 150 cents. While the narrow semitone is exactly the same&lt;br /&gt;
as the 12 EDO semitone, the wide semitone (also called the neutral tone) is unique. More often the wide semitone is called the neutral tone as it lies directly between a major and minor second. The neutral tone is heavily used in persian, turkish, and other forms of eastern music as well as some east asian scales. The character of the neutral tone resembles the sound of bells, a car horn, and other sounds that are normally considered &amp;quot;non-musical&amp;quot;. If fact, the dialing tone in the US is fairly close to a 150 cent neutral tone so I guess you could call it a &amp;quot;dial tone&amp;quot; hehe.&lt;/body&gt;&lt;/html&gt;</pre></div>
as the 12 EDO semitone, the wide semitone (also called the neutral tone) is unique. More often the wide semitone is called the neutral tone as it lies directly between a major and minor second. The neutral tone is heavily used in persian, turkish, and other forms of eastern music as well as some east asian scales. The character of the neutral tone resembles the sound of bells, a car horn, and other sounds that are normally considered &amp;quot;non-musical&amp;quot;. If fact, the dialing tone in the US is fairly close to a 150 cent neutral tone so I guess you could call it a &amp;quot;dial tone&amp;quot; hehe.&lt;/body&gt;&lt;/html&gt;</pre></div>