The Equal-Tempered Musical Scale - Commodore Amiga Hardware Reference Manual

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The Equal-tempered Musical Scale
This section gives a close approximation of the equal-tempered scale. The "Period"
column gives the period count you enter into the period register.
See the explanatory notes following this table for determining AUDxLEN value.
Table 5-7: The Equal-tempered Scale
Period
Note
Ideal
Actual
Frequency
Frequency
(with AUDxLEN=8)
(with AUDxLEN=8)
508
A
440.0
440.4
480
A#
466.2
466.1
453
B
493.9
493.9
428
C
523.3
522.7
404
C#
554.4
553.8
381
D
587.3
587.2
360
D#
622.3
621.4
339
E
659.3
659.9
320
F
698.5
699.1
302
F#
740.0
740.8
285
G
784.0
785.0
269
G#
830.6
831.7
254
A
880.0
880.8
240
A#
932.3
932.2
226
B
987.8
989.9
214
C
1046.5
1045.4
202
C#
1108.7
1107.5
190
D
1174.7
1177.5
180
D#
1244.5
1242.9
170
E
1318.5
1316.0
160
F
1396.9
1398.3
151
F#
1480.0
1481.6
143
G
1568.0
1564.5
135
G#
1661.2
1657.2
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