Synthesis of the Musical Scale Using Noninteger Frequency Divsion

Small GW. Synthesis of the Musical Scale Using Noninteger Frequency Divsion. J Audio Eng Soc. 1973;21(4):262-266. Available from: https://aes.org/publications/elibrary-page/?id=1981

@article{Small1973_1981,
  author = {Small, Greig W.},
  title = {{Synthesis of the Musical Scale Using Noninteger Frequency Divsion}},
  journal = {Journal of the Audio Engineering Society},
  volume = {21},
  number = {4},
  pages = {262--266},
  year = {1973},
  month = may,
  publisher = {Audio Engineering Society},
  url = {https://aes.org/publications/elibrary-page/?id=1981}
}

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AB  - The method of noninteger frequency division may be applied to the synthesis of the musical scale, with consequent advantages of accurate pitch and good spectral properties. A set of noninteger dividers has been constructed from ripple-carry counters and exclusive-OR gates, which generate from a 1-MHz, source the semitones in the octave 4434-8372 Hz with a worst error in relative pitch of 0.4 cent. Lower octaves are obtained by further binary divisions, and digital circuitry for key shifting and vibrato is incorporated.
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