Alphapanther

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Listen to Alphapanther

Alphapanther is an electronic rendition of the famous "Pink Panther Theme" by Henry Mancini. It uses a non-octave scale based on the division of a perfect fifth into 9 equal parts (each step 77.995 cents). This scale is usually attributed to Wendy Carlos and named Carlos Alpha.
One day I was experimenting with this scale when I played fifths chromatically and it reminded me of the beginning of the Pink Panther Theme. Years ago I had done an arrangement of this theme using Reason, so I thought to recreate it using Carlos Alpha instead of the usual
equal temperament.
The first time the theme is played using Carlos Alpha only, the second time with Carlos Alpha and 12tET simultaneously (each on one side of the stereo field).