OFFSET
1,2
COMMENTS
2^(7/12) is the multiplier with respect to a base frequency to produce a perfect fifth interval in an equal tempered chromatic scale.
LINKS
FORMULA
Equals A010774^7. - Michel Marcus, Oct 08 2019
EXAMPLE
1.498307076876681498...
MATHEMATICA
First@ RealDigits[2^(7/12), 10, 105] (* Michael De Vlieger, Oct 25 2019 *)
PROG
(PARI) sqrtn(2^7, 12) \\ Michel Marcus, Oct 08 2019
CROSSREFS
Frequency ratios of musical intervals:
Perfect unison: 2^(0/12) = 1.0000000000
Minor second: 2^(1/12) = 1.0594630943... (A010774)
Major second: 2^(2/12) = 1.1224620483... (A010768)
Minor third: 2^(3/12) = 1.1892071150... (A010767)
Major third: 2^(4/12) = 1.2599210498... (A002580)
Perfect fourth: 2^(5/12) = 1.3348398541... (A329216)
Aug. fourth/
Dim. fifth: 2^(6/12) = 1.4142135623... (A002193)
Perfect fifth: 2^(7/12) = 1.4983070768... (this sequence)
Minor sixth: 2^(8/12) = 1.5874010519... (A005480)
Major sixth: 2^(9/12) = 1.6817928305... (A011006)
Minor seventh: 2^(10/12) = 1.7817974362... (A329219)
Major seventh: 2^(11/12) = 1.8877486253... (A329220)
Perfect octave: 2^(12/12) = 2.0000000000
KEYWORD
nonn,cons
AUTHOR
Daniel Hoyt, Oct 08 2019
EXTENSIONS
a(17) ff. corrected by Georg Fischer, Apr 04 2020
STATUS
approved
