syntonic

Adjective

Meaning

(psychology) In harmony or synergy with one's personality and milieu.
Antonym: dystonic

(physics, of oscillating systems) Having the same frequency.

Examples

All meantone temperaments fall on the syntonic temperament 's tuning continuum, citation and as such are "syntonic tunings". Source: Internet

A similar system was devised by Carl Eitz and used in Barbour (1951) in which Pythagorean notes are started with and positive or negative superscript numbers are added indicating how many commas (81/80, syntonic comma) to adjust by. Source: Internet

For instance, if one decreases by a syntonic comma (81:80) the frequency of E, C-E (a major third), and E-G (a minor third) become just. Source: Internet

Originally a system of notation to describe scales was devised by Hauptmann and modified by Helmholtz (1877) in which Pythagorean notes are started with and subscript numbers are added indicating how many commas (81/80, syntonic comma) to lower by. Source: Internet

In 2007, the discovery of the syntonic temperament exposed the Pythagorean tuning as being a point on the syntonic temperament's tuning continuum. Source: Internet

Johnston‘s method is based on a diatonic C Major scale tuned in JI, in which the interval between D (9/8 above C) and A (5/3 above C) is one syntonic comma less than a Pythagorean perfect fifth 3:2. Source: Internet

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