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It's the same reason 12 was used as a number base so often, it divides an doubling of frequency (misnamed an octave) evenly into 1,2,3,4,6 and 12 parts (on a lo
by mikewarot 4y ago
It's the same reason 12 was used as a number base so often, it divides an doubling of frequency (misnamed an octave) evenly into 1,2,3,4,6 and 12 parts (on a logarithmic scale), which then have pleasant overtones.