Talk:Neutral third

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Would people object to me re-writing this article to consider the just neutral third to be more fundamental? The "quarter-tone" neutral third is only an approximation to this third. Other equally-tempered tuning systems, such as 31 equal temperament, 41 equal temperament, and 53 equal temperament approximate this interval with other intervals. The closeness of the fit is defined by the closeness to the just interval. The 350 cents interval has little or no significance outside of the 24 equal temperament. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Cazort (talk • contribs) 00:39, 28 December 2007 (UTC)

I don't think the just neutral third is necessarily more fundamental. It depends on where you're coming from. If you're working with 24-EDO and decide you like the sound of the neutral third, you can't really be said to be approximating the just interval, because the sonority you're using is the one you're hearing. — Gwalla | Talk 23:35, 16 February 2008 (UTC)

The difference between the quarter-tone neutral third and just neutral third (about 2.6 cents) is below the threshold for comprehension by most humans, which is about 5 cents from what I've read. For comparison it's only a tiny bit larger than the difference between a perfect fifth in just intonation and 12-EDO. It's more of a theoretical quibble than about the actual sound of it. Cazort (talk) 20:23, 20 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Request: Indian music

Does anyone know much about the occurrence of this interval in the classical music of India? This would be an important and valuable addition to this page. Cazort (talk) 16:24, 6 March 2008 (UTC)