Optimal Overtone Numbering System

Let us discuss which overtone numbering system would be the best to agree on. Which numbering system for overtones would You recommend to become an international "ISO-standard" ?
  • Let's discover Optimal notation syst. for musicians

    When it is done: I would recommend to try to combine it with the "Scientific" one. So the octaves would become visible again. :)What do You think?

    By Filip Rydlo

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  • My opinion about

    Fo is an harmonic component, and it is the first of the sequence, so in my opinion we can call it h1, and so on, h2, h3,...In this way their numbering become very obvious and simple, and math help us.If we consider the octave intervals of the harmonic series, we note that their numbers are:h1 = Fo,…

    By Marco Tonini

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  • Overtones vs. harmonics

    As the terms are defined here, the different numbering systems exist because there is a distinction between an overtone (or partial) and a harmonic. Hamonics are exact multiples of the fundamental pitch, so the fundamental counts as 1. Overtones…

    By Dave Seidel

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  • What is your favourite numbering system?

    What ovt.numbering system do You personally use and which one do You prefer?

    By Filip Rydlo

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