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==Compositions==
== Compositions ==
''[http://www.jeanpierrepoulin.com/mp3/Bourdigal.mp3 Bourdigal]'' by [[Jean-Pierre_Poulin|Jean-Pierre Poulin]]


''[http://micro.soonlabel.com/gene_ward_smith/Others/Taylor/alpha%20study%207%20-%20melody%20study.mp3 Alpha study 7 - melody study]'' by [[Joel_Grant_Taylor|Joel Grant Taylor]]
* ''[http://www.jeanpierrepoulin.com/mp3/Bourdigal.mp3 Bourdigal]'' by [[Jean-Pierre Poulin]]
 
* ''[http://micro.soonlabel.com/gene_ward_smith/Others/Taylor/alpha%20study%207%20-%20melody%20study.mp3 Alpha study 7 - melody study]'' by [[Joel Grant Taylor]] {{dead link}}
''[http://www.seraph.it/dep/det/alphablues.mp3 Alphablues]'' by [[Carlo_Serafini|Carlo Serafini]]
* ''[http://www.seraph.it/dep/det/alphablues.mp3 Alphablues]'' by [[Carlo Serafini]]
 
* ''[http://www.seraph.it/dep/int/alphapanther.mp3 Alphapanther]'' by [[Carlo Serafini]] ([http://www.seraph.it/blog_files/37b31cf5e738413d8b6b67a16a107f40-7.html blog entry])
''[http://www.seraph.it/dep/int/alphapanther.mp3 Alphapanther]'' by [[Carlo_Serafini|Carlo Serafini]] ([http://www.seraph.it/blog_files/37b31cf5e738413d8b6b67a16a107f40-7.html blog entry])
* ''[http://www.seraph.it/dep/det/Alphadesert.mp3 Alphadesert]'' by [[Carlo Serafini]] ([http://www.seraph.it/blog_files/35cf6d4c1ad98623037c3e41897fc1ed-8.html blog entry])
 
* ''[http://www.seraph.it/dep/det/AlphaDulcimer.mp3 AlphaDulcimer]'' by [[Carlo Serafini]] ([http://www.seraph.it/blog_files/1a76f1414eac1eed79bc914a384cc1f6-113.html blog entry])
''[http://www.seraph.it/dep/det/Alphadesert.mp3 Alphadesert]'' by [[Carlo_Serafini|Carlo Serafini]] ([http://www.seraph.it/blog_files/35cf6d4c1ad98623037c3e41897fc1ed-8.html blog entry])
* ''[http://www.seraph.it/dep/det/AlphaTheremWaltz.mp3 AlphaTherem Waltz]'' by [[Carlo Serafini]] ([http://www.seraph.it/blog_files/79fd70dbede6a7d3ebe1588f86d6befb-114.html blog entry])
 
* ''[http://www.seraph.it/dep/det/CubanaAlCubanaPha.mp3 Cubana Al Cubana Pha]'' by [[Carlo Serafini]] ([http://www.seraph.it/blog_files/2434a8744c321cf19c09551424cb7453-116.html blog entry])
''[http://www.seraph.it/dep/det/AlphaDulcimer.mp3 AlphaDulcimer]'' by [[Carlo_Serafini|Carlo Serafini]] ([http://www.seraph.it/blog_files/1a76f1414eac1eed79bc914a384cc1f6-113.html blog entry])
* ''[http://youtu.be/3aIk7ZY3iiw DisMLosphere - video]'' by [[Carlo Serafini]] ([http://www.seraph.it/blog_files/def789d378b3b72969210e2755e29369-118.html blog entry])
 
* ''[http://www.seraph.it/dep/det/AlphaElDin.mp3 Alpha El Din]'' by [[Carlo Serafini]] ([http://www.seraph.it/blog_files/eb4639782f8e15d7b0c7445b55cd5917-122.html blog entry])
''[http://www.seraph.it/dep/det/AlphaTheremWaltz.mp3 AlphaTherem Waltz]'' by [[Carlo_Serafini|Carlo Serafini]] ([http://www.seraph.it/blog_files/79fd70dbede6a7d3ebe1588f86d6befb-114.html blog entry])
* ''[http://www.seraph.it/dep/det/AlphaChoir.mp3 Alpha Choir]'' by [[Carlo Serafini]] ([http://www.seraph.it/blog_files/cc743d401cc3bb5a0d50475a11f1846c-123.html blog entry])
 
* ''[http://www.seraph.it/dep/det/ASTBTHW.mp3 Alpha Seems To Be The Hardest World]'' by [[Carlo Serafini]] ([http://www.seraph.it/blog_files/a8ca4769f85411b076014cea9efb841e-124.html blog entry])
''[http://www.seraph.it/dep/det/CubanaAlCubanaPha.mp3 Cubana Al Cubana Pha]'' by [[Carlo_Serafini|Carlo Serafini]] ([http://www.seraph.it/blog_files/2434a8744c321cf19c09551424cb7453-116.html blog entry])
* ''[http://www.seraph.it/dep/det/BossaSbilenca.mp3 Bossa Sbilenca]'' by [[Carlo Serafini]] ([http://www.seraph.it/blog_files/c26d33be7bf98e6d7c6e4d10f38a3df5-151.html blog entry])
 
* ''[http://www.seraph.it/dep/det/GalacticOverload.mp3 Galactic Overload]'' by [[Carlo Serafini]] ([http://www.seraph.it/blog_files/5cc59af84640b5feb03f14c4da426cbf-159.html blog entry])
''[http://youtu.be/3aIk7ZY3iiw DisMLosphere - video]'' by [[Carlo_Serafini|Carlo Serafini]] ([http://www.seraph.it/blog_files/def789d378b3b72969210e2755e29369-118.html blog entry])
* ''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TPNirCFQ4XY Alpha Rain (video)]'' by [[Carlo Serafini]] ([http://www.seraph.it/blog_files/c46d0a7ca80368e67afd7f2aadb46297-162.html blog entry])
 
* ''[http://www.seraph.it/dep/det/AlphaDelinquent.mp3 Alpha Delinquent]'' by [[Carlo Serafini]] ([http://www.seraph.it/blog_files/ed8fc9ab1b3dfa6f5fe45103cb08365e-182.html blog entry])
''[http://www.seraph.it/dep/det/AlphaElDin.mp3 Alpha El Din]'' by [[Carlo_Serafini|Carlo Serafini]] ([http://www.seraph.it/blog_files/eb4639782f8e15d7b0c7445b55cd5917-122.html blog entry])
* ''[http://www.seraph.it/dep/det/AlphaAbstract1.mp3 Alpha Abstract 1]'' by [[Carlo Serafini]] ([http://www.seraph.it/blog_files/351c7b45df8a68e9af24dab7d844d0c7-189.html blog entry])
 
* ''[http://www.seraph.it/dep/det/MilesOfSpace.mp3 Miles of Space]'' by [[Carlo Serafini]] ([http://www.seraph.it/blog_files/b1895d858c015ac923099bd356ff7a4a-194.html blog entry])
''[http://www.seraph.it/dep/det/AlphaChoir.mp3 Alpha Choir]'' by [[Carlo_Serafini|Carlo Serafini]] ([http://www.seraph.it/blog_files/cc743d401cc3bb5a0d50475a11f1846c-123.html blog entry])
* ''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ubMVjAt12fU MacAtar (video)]'' by [[Carlo Serafini]] ([http://www.seraph.it/blog_files/b8ce7f66890bacf5f184ce66efb7621d-212.html blog entry])
 
* ''[http://www.seraph.it/dep/det/FuzzyLogic.mp3 Fuzzy Logic]'' by [[Carlo Serafini]] ([http://www.seraph.it/blog_files/fe8d37804bc0ffb7e5eee6d410363c65-216.html blog entry])
''[http://www.seraph.it/dep/det/ASTBTHW.mp3 Alpha Seems To Be The Hardest World]'' by [[Carlo_Serafini|Carlo Serafini]] ([http://www.seraph.it/blog_files/a8ca4769f85411b076014cea9efb841e-124.html blog entry])
* ''[https://youtu.be/bht4JPFbvzQ Alpha Asana (video)]'' by [[Carlo Serafini]] ([http://www.seraph.it/blog_files/bc3fe2f9bc3f2b75c7e4d3fb0028b817-221.html blog entry])
 
* ''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ZdN9VtP1Xw Alpha Penguin Tanz (video)]'' by [[Carlo Serafini]] ([http://www.seraph.it/blog_files/470888af1fdbb47b97467d0331843a13-224.html blog entry])
''[http://www.seraph.it/dep/det/BossaSbilenca.mp3 Bossa Sbilenca]'' by [[Carlo_Serafini|Carlo Serafini]] ([http://www.seraph.it/blog_files/c26d33be7bf98e6d7c6e4d10f38a3df5-151.html blog entry])
* ''[https://youtu.be/-aKYVVLImOw White Woman Speaks Up For #blacklivesmatter (video)]'' by [[Carlo Serafini]] ([http://www.seraph.it/blog_files/84f2ae146db05f06153a3b47fc6a8895-227.html blog entry])
 
* ''[http://www.seraph.it/dep/det/Jayni's%20song.mp3 Jayni's song]'' by [[Carlo Serafini]] ([http://www.seraph.it/blog_files/c956c1294c91e7d9407c0ea447e667cb-232.html blog entry])
''[http://www.seraph.it/dep/det/GalacticOverload.mp3 Galactic Overload]'' by [[Carlo_Serafini|Carlo Serafini]] ([http://www.seraph.it/blog_files/5cc59af84640b5feb03f14c4da426cbf-159.html blog entry])
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pkSIN8jU-i8 01.03.12 W.C.a.] by [[Omega9]]
 
''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TPNirCFQ4XY Alpha Rain (video)]'' by [[Carlo_Serafini|Carlo Serafini]] ([http://www.seraph.it/blog_files/c46d0a7ca80368e67afd7f2aadb46297-162.html blog entry])
 
''[http://www.seraph.it/dep/det/AlphaDelinquent.mp3 Alpha Delinquent]'' by [[Carlo_Serafini|Carlo Serafini]] ([http://www.seraph.it/blog_files/ed8fc9ab1b3dfa6f5fe45103cb08365e-182.html blog entry])
 
''[http://www.seraph.it/dep/det/AlphaAbstract1.mp3 Alpha Abstract 1]'' by [[Carlo_Serafini|Carlo Serafini]] ([http://www.seraph.it/blog_files/351c7b45df8a68e9af24dab7d844d0c7-189.html blog entry])
 
''[http://www.seraph.it/dep/det/MilesOfSpace.mp3 Miles of Space]'' by [[Carlo_Serafini|Carlo Serafini]] ([http://www.seraph.it/blog_files/b1895d858c015ac923099bd356ff7a4a-194.html blog entry])
 
''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ubMVjAt12fU MacAtar (video)]'' by [[Carlo_Serafini|Carlo Serafini]] ([http://www.seraph.it/blog_files/b8ce7f66890bacf5f184ce66efb7621d-212.html blog entry])
 
''[http://www.seraph.it/dep/det/FuzzyLogic.mp3 Fuzzy Logic]'' by [[Carlo_Serafini|Carlo Serafini]] ([http://www.seraph.it/blog_files/fe8d37804bc0ffb7e5eee6d410363c65-216.html blog entry])
 
''[https://youtu.be/bht4JPFbvzQ Alpha Asana (video)]'' by [[Carlo_Serafini|Carlo Serafini]] ([http://www.seraph.it/blog_files/bc3fe2f9bc3f2b75c7e4d3fb0028b817-221.html blog entry])
 
''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ZdN9VtP1Xw Alpha Penguin Tanz (video)]'' by [[Carlo_Serafini|Carlo Serafini]] ([http://www.seraph.it/blog_files/470888af1fdbb47b97467d0331843a13-224.html blog entry])
 
''[https://youtu.be/-aKYVVLImOw White Woman Speaks Up For #blacklivesmatter (video)]'' by [[Carlo_Serafini|Carlo Serafini]] ([http://www.seraph.it/blog_files/84f2ae146db05f06153a3b47fc6a8895-227.html blog entry])
 
''[http://www.seraph.it/dep/det/Jayni's%20song.mp3 Jayni's song]'' by [[Carlo_Serafini|Carlo Serafini]] ([http://www.seraph.it/blog_files/c956c1294c91e7d9407c0ea447e667cb-232.html blog entry])
 
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pkSIN8jU-i8 01.03.12 W.C.a.] by Omega9


== Reference ==
== Reference ==

Revision as of 11:23, 12 June 2021

Carlos Alpha is a non-octave equal temperament with step size about 77.965 cents[1]. It is very close to equal division of the just perfect fifth into nine parts of 77.995 cents each (9ED3/2), corresponding to 15.3856 edo.

Theory

Article by Wendy Carlos

Carlos Alpha is very closely related to valentine temperament. For a list of 11-limit dyadic chords of Carlos Alpha, see Chords of valentine.

It has a very good representation of the 7:8:10:11:12 chord from the harmonic series.

Intervals

Degrees Cents ~ Cents octave-reduced Approximate JI interval (11-limit)
0 1/1 (exact)
1 78 25/24, 22/21, 21/20
2 156 12/11, 35/32, 11/10
3 234 8/7, 55/48
4 312 6/5
5 390 5/4
6 468 72/55, 21/16
7 546 15/11, 48/35, 11/8
8 624 10/7, 63/44, 36/25
9 702 3/2 (exact)
10 780 25/16, 11/7, 63/40
11 858 18/11, 105/64, 33/20
12 936 12/7, 55/32
13 1014 9/5
14 1092 15/8
15 1170 108/55, 63/32
16 1248 ~ 48 45/22, 72/35, 33/16
17 1326 ~ 126 15/7, 189/88, 54/25
18 1404 ~ 204 9/4 (exact)
19 1482 ~ 282
20 1560 ~ 360
21 1638 ~ 438
22 1716 ~ 516
23 1794 ~ 594
24 1872 ~ 672
25 1950 ~ 750
26 2028 ~ 828
27 2106 ~ 906
28 2184 ~ 984
29 2262 ~ 1062
30 2340 ~ 1140
31 2418 ~ 18
32 2496 ~ 96
33 2574 ~ 174
34 2652 ~ 252
35 2730 ~ 330
36 2808 ~ 408

Compositions

Reference

  1. Wendy Carlos, "Tuning: At the Crossroads", Computer Music Journal vol. 11 no. 1, 1987, pp. 29-43