Savart

The Savart / sava ː r / is a measure of musical intervals. An octave contains approximately 301.03 Savart. Today, instead of the Savart also the Milli octave is usually the Centmaß occasionally used. An older name for the Savart is Eptaméride.

Definition

If the frequency ratio, which determines a given interval, the corresponding value is Savart s:

Or vice versa

Like the more common Centmaß is the Savart thus a logarithmic measure for intervals, ie a means to add size information of intervals instead of multiplying them, as it is necessary for frequency ratios.

Conversions

The conversion of Savart in cents or Milli octaves is very simple:

1000 Savart is a frequency ratio of 10:1.

History

The Savart is named after the French physicist and physician Félix Savart (1791-1841), however, was already in 1701 by the French acoustician Joseph Sauveur ( 1653-1716 ) invented and referred to this as the Eptaméride or Heptaméride.