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[-] iturnedintoanewt@lemm.ee 13 points 1 year ago

...96? How is 96 a point of reference when you are making a scale from scratch?

[-] MargotRobbie@lemm.ee 7 points 1 year ago

I think it's because 96 is divisible by 3.

[-] Jolteon@lemmy.zip 5 points 1 year ago

96 is divisible by 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, and 8

100 is divisible by 5, so what's your point?

[-] name_NULL111653@pawb.social 2 points 1 year ago

Easier to subdivide a physically measured scale when the reverence is divisible by multiple values to choose from...

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