Pentatonic (was Octave and Fifth Quantizer)

[Toby Paddock]

WeAreAs1 at aol.com said:
>...  it could be pentatonic scales or some other 
>idiot-proof mode, so all you'd have to do is hit 
>keys, and you'd get something musical ...

This is EXACTLY something I've been thinking of 
doing for a long time.  Can someone point me to
some info on pentatonic scales?  Frequencies,
ratios, or formulas?

Just to try it out, I've thought of using 10 turn pots
to set CV for maybe 1 octave to start with. I've got
the pots, but what to use for switches/keyboard?
Those pushbuttons on arcade games maybe.  
They should stand up to a beating.  Are they one
or two contacts?
And a S/H I guess.  And some trigger method.
And and and...

Hoping this finds you,
Toby Paddock
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