Temperament calculator

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Temperament:

Boxes between pitch classes in the list below should be filled with adjustments to the perfect fifth to either fit the circle-of-fifths better to twelve tones (such as by flattening all fifths by 1/12 of a Pythagorean comma to create equal temperament) or to adjust major thirds closer to a 5/4 ratio. A value -1/4s means to flatten the fifth between the two adjacent notes by 1/4 of a syntonic comma (81/80 ratio). The value -1/4p is 1/4 of a Pythagorean comma (3^12/2^19 ratio).

Fifths:    Flatest: F𝄫 C𝄫 G𝄫 D𝄫 A𝄫 E𝄫 B𝄫 F♭ C♭ G♭ D♭ A♭ E♭ B♭ F C G D A E B F♯ C♯ G♯ D♯ A♯ E♯ B♯ F𝄪 C𝄪 G𝄪 D𝄪 A𝄪 E𝄪 B𝄪     Center: F𝄫 C𝄫 G𝄫 D𝄫 A𝄫 E𝄫 B𝄫 F♭ C♭ G♭ D♭ A♭ E♭ B♭ F C G D A E B F♯ C♯ G♯ D♯ A♯ E♯ B♯ F𝄪 C𝄪 G𝄪 D𝄪 A𝄪 E𝄪 B𝄪     Decimal places: 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10     Instrument: Acoustic grand piano Bright acoustic piano Electric grand piano Honky-tonk piano Electric piano 1 Electric piano 2 Harpsichord Clavi Celesta Glockenspiel Music box Vibraphone Marimba Xylophone Tubular bells Dulcimer Drawbar organ Percussive organ Rock organ Pipe organ Reed organ Accordion Harmonica Tango Accordion Nylon acoustic guitar Steel acoustic guitar Jazz electric guitar Clean electric guitar Muted eletric guitar Overdriven guitar Distortion guitar Guitar harmonics Acoustic bass Fingered electric bass Picked electric bass Fretless bass Slap bass 1 Slap bass 2 Synth bass 1 Synth bass 2 Violin Viola Cello Contrabass Tremolo strings Pizzicato strings Orchestral harp Timpani String ensemble 1 String ensemble 2 Synth strings 1 Synth strings 2 Choir aahs Choir oohs Synth voice Orchestra hit Trumpet Trombone Tuba Muted trumpet French horn Brass section Synth brass 1 Synth brass 2 Soprano sax Alto sax Tenor sax Baritone sax Oboe English horn Bassoon Clarinet Piccolo Flute Recorder Pan flute Blown bottle Shakuhachi Whistle Ocarina Square lead Sawtooth lead Calliope lead Chiff lead Charang lead Voice lead Fifths lead Base + lead New age pad Warm pad Polysynth pad Choir pad Bowed pad Metallic pad Halo pad Sweep pad Rain Soundtrack Cystal Atmosphere Brightness Goblins Echoes Sci-fi Sitar Banjo Shamisen Koto Kalimba Bagpipe Fiddle Shanai Tinkle bell Agogo Steel drums Woodblock Taiko drum Melodic tom Synth drum Reverse cymbal Guitar fret noise Breath noise Seashore Bird tweet Telephone ring Helicopter Applause Gunshot    

Temperament grid

Ratioscore sampler of temperament

See also

• Temperaments- What you need to know