What are the musical note frequencies? What is 440 Hz, equal temperament, just intonation, and Pythagorean tuning? Discover how tuning systems relate music and math.

If you're not familiarized with any concept used in this video, watch my previous videos (link further below). Particularly, the first video explains concepts from a beginner level.

Special thanks to Bachelor in Music, Yádin Oceguera, for helping me double-check the music theory throughout this video.

This video replaces videos 3, 4 and 5 of the classic series.

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Music: Ricardo de Santiago – Beautiful Chaos

0:00 Intro
0:24 Musical notes
4:04 Frequencies of musical notes
5:33 Logarithmic perception of frequency
7:43 Octaves
9:09 Multiplication of roots
10:29 Equal temperament
11:55 Cents
12:33 Calculation of musical frequencies
15:32 Just intonation
16:33 5-limit tuning
17:54 Pythagorean tuning
20:24 Pythagorean comma
21:24 Conclusions

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