Harmonics 15–30

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The harmonic segment 15::30 (also harmonics 15–30) consists of harmonics 15 through 30 (15:16:…:30) and spans one octave above the root. Used as a scale, it is also called mode 15 of the harmonic series.

Harmonics 15–30
Prime factorization 3 × 5
Dual sharp fifth 23/15 (740.006c)
Dual flat fifth 22/15 (663.049c)

Intervals

# Cents Ratio Decimal Interval name Audio
0 0.00 1/1 1.0000 perfect unison
1 111.73 16/15 1.0667 just diatonic semitone
2 216.69 17/15 1.1333 septendecimal whole tone
3 315.64 6/5 1.2000 just minor third
4 409.24 19/15 1.2667 large undevicesimal major third
5 498.04 4/3 1.3333 just perfect fourth
6 582.51 7/5 1.4000 narrow tritone
7 663.05 22/15 1.4667 undecimal diminished fifth
8 740.01 23/15 1.5333 vicesimotertial ultraminor sixth
9 813.68 8/5 1.6000 just minor sixth
10 884.36 5/3 1.6667 just major sixth
11 952.26 26/15 1.7333 tridecimal semitwelfth
12 1017.60 9/5 1.8000 just minor seventh
13 1080.55 28/15 1.8667 septimal grave major seventh
14 1141.31 29/15 1.9333
15 1200.00 2/1 2.0000 perfect octave
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Small modes 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7 • 8 • 9 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24
Larger modes 30 • 32 • 36 • 48 • 60 • 128
Families /2: 2 • 4 • 8 • 16 • 32 • 128
/3: 3 • 6 • 9 • 12 • 15 • 18 • 21 • 24
/5: 5 • 10 • 15 • 20 • 25 • 30 • 35 • 60 • 80
/7: 7 • 14 • 21 • 28 • 35 • 56
/11: 11 • 22 • 33
/13: 13 • 26
Related Harmonic series • Subharmonic series • Carlos harmonic scale • Ringer scale • Primodality