Comment on Math Becomes Music: What Pi Sounds LikeComments−xiaoma15ySince it's an 8 tone scale why not use octal and get perfect mappings?Pi in octal would be 3.1103755236215...−est15yI'd say base12 is much more musical.3.184809493b918664573a6211bb151551a05729290a7809a492742140a60a5Where 0-B matches C, C#, D, D#, ..., A B.−pmjordan15yAnother option would be base 5 for a pentatonic scale [1], or using the decimal representation to cover 2 octaves. Might sound a bit more natural than base 12.[1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pentatonic_scale
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Since it's an 8 tone scale why not use octal and get perfect mappings?
Pi in octal would be 3.1103755236215...
I'd say base12 is much more musical.
3.184809493b918664573a6211bb151551a05729290a7809a492742140a60a5
Where 0-B matches C, C#, D, D#, ..., A B.
Another option would be base 5 for a pentatonic scale [1], or using the decimal representation to cover 2 octaves. Might sound a bit more natural than base 12.
[1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pentatonic_scale