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===Tuning and scales===
===Tuning and scales===
The tuning used by Zoom musicians is approximately 10-tone equal temperament, with a stretched octave. Zoom musicians use modal harmony based on 7-note scales in 10edo, built by stacking neutral thirds (~ 360 cents). However, depending on the village, natives may not tune in 10 exactly equal steps.
The tuning used by Zoom musicians is 10 approximately equally spaced notes of a stretched octave (which sometimes may be up to 10 cents sharper than a true octave). Zoom musicians use 7 note subsets at a time, often built by stacking neutral thirds (~ 360 cents). Modulations to other keys may also be used. However, depending on the village, natives may not tune in 10 exactly equal steps.


The scales are given below in scales, with their approximate pitches based on C. (+ = half sharp, d = half flat)
The scales are given below in scales, with their approximate pitches based on C. (+ = half sharp, d = half flat)
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*1 2 1 2 1 2 1 (≈ C Db Ed F G Ad B C)
*1 2 1 2 1 2 1 (≈ C Db Ed F G Ad B C)
*1 2 1 2 1 1 2 (≈ C Db Ed F G Ad Bdb C)
*1 2 1 2 1 1 2 (≈ C Db Ed F G Ad Bdb C)
However there are some altered modes:
*2 1 2 1 1 1 2 (≈ C D+ Ed F# G Ad Bdb C)
*2 1 1 2 1 1 2 (≈ C D+ Ed F G Ad Bdb C), influenced by harmonic series scales in Talman music