72edo (was:: how to calc. the cents?)

> From: "karim8411" <karim8411@yahoo.com>
> To: <tuning@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Sunday, May 18, 2003 10:23 AM
> Subject: [tuning] Re: how to calc. the cents?
>
>
> Thanks for the quick reply. One more question. I found someting that
> talks about having 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 = one tone
> According to your answer, 6 will be 1/5 step!! is that correct?
> I am trying to find the notes for the Byzantine scale which is = 72
> notes per scale. This is for church music that Greeks and Arabs are
> still using in the worship.
>
> I have this : 12 8 10 12 12 8 10 = 72 notes (Diatonic scale). I am
> still trying to find the notes in the scale. For example, 12 is
> perfect tone which is 200 Cents. However, I am not sure about it.Let
> us find 8, if I divided 8/12 = 133 cents and so forth. Does it make
> since to you?
>
>
> --- In tuning@yahoogroups.com, "Gene Ward Smith" <gwsmith@s...> wrote:
> > --- In tuning@yahoogroups.com, "karim8411" <karim8411@y...> wrote:
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > how do you convert the 1/4 note to cents? I know that the 1/4= 50
> > > cents? Is there any formula to do that?
> >
> > One tone = 200 cents, so 1/4 tone = 50 cents.

you might want to look at these:

http://sonic-arts.org/dict/72edo.htm

http://sonic-arts.org/dict/moria.htm

(definition #2 in the latter)

-monz