<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=US-ASCII"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1106" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY id=role_body style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000000; FONT-FAMILY: Arial" bottomMargin=7 leftMargin=7 topMargin=7 rightMargin=7><FONT id=role_document face=Arial color=#000000 size=2> <DIV> <DIV>In a message dated 4/30/2012 2:47:24 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, jkanter@rollingball.com writes:</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue 2px solid"><FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" face=Verdana color=#000000 size=3>synchrony" -- that is, for example, when you play a major triad, the inner thirds (major third and minor third) beat in time with each other, either 1:1 or 2:1 or 3:2, creating a very pleasing tremolo-like pulsing sound. I'm sure you all have experienced this by happenstance with some chords, and it is in fact possible to design a temperament in which this phenomenon happens a lot. </FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV>Okay then, you're ready for the Werckmeister III !!!</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Just take that puppy, and sit down with it and a calculator. Start dividing M3 &m3'sbeat rates that comprise the major and minor triads.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>You'll see some pretty nice stuff! ... ratios...Pythagorean ... simplicity ...not to mention the sound of it. </DIV> <DIV>Its my pet temperament.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Julie Gottshall RPT</DIV> <DIV>PA</DIV></FONT></BODY></HTML>