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{{Breadcrumb|Meantone}}

'''Flattone''' is an alternative [[extension]] to [[5-limit]] [[meantone]], the [[temperament]] that [[tempering out|tempers out]] the [[81/80|syntonic comma (81/80)]]. It is generated by a fifth that is typically flatter than that of [[septimal meantone]], and nine of those reach the [[pitch class]] of [[8/7]], so that [[7/4]] is a diminished seventh (C–B𝄫), [[7/6]] is a diminished third (C–E𝄫), and [[7/5]] is a doubly diminished fifth (C–G𝄫). Although 7/4 is simpler than in septimal meantone, the full [[9-odd-limit]] [[tonality diamond]] is more complex as the 5 and 7 are reached by going in opposite directions, while also being less accurate. 

However, it makes up for that by having simpler 11- and 13-limit interpretations – the whole tone is now flat enough that it can function as [[9/8]], [[10/9]] and [[11/10]], tempering out [[100/99]] and making [[11/8]] an augmented fourth (C–F#). This means the major third functions as both 5/4 and 11/9. Tempering out [[65/64]] means it also represents their [[mediant]] [[16/13]], making [[13/8]] a minor sixth (C–A♭) and a full otonal chord of 8:9:10:11:12:13:14:15:16 accessible with a gamut of 16 notes, compared to 19 for tridecimal meantone or the 29 required by [[meanpop]].
[[File:45EDO_Otonal.mp3|none|thumb|Harmonic scale 8–16 in 45edo, using the flattone mappings for 13 & 15 rather than the best direct approximations.]]

Reasonable tunings lie between [[19edo]] and [[26edo]]. 19edo is the point where 7/4 and [[12/7]] are conflated. Any tuning whose fifth is sharper than 19edo's has the sizes of 7/4 and 12/7 inverted, so they can be more properly analysed as septimal meantone. Similarly, 26edo is the point where 7/5 and [[10/7]] are conflated. Any tuning whose fifth is flatter than 26edo's has the sizes of 7/5 and 10/7 inverted, so they can be more properly analysed as a [[Meantone family #Flattertone|flatter-than-flattone temperament]]. 

See [[Meantone family #Flattone]] for technical data. 

== Interval chain ==
In the following table, odd harmonics 1–13 are in '''bold'''. 
{| class="wikitable center-1 right-2"
! #
! Cents*
! Approximate ratios
|-
| 0
| 0.0
| '''1/1'''
|-
| 1
| 693.0
| '''3/2'''
|-
| 2
| 186.1
| '''9/8''', 10/9, 11/10
|-
| 3
| 879.1
| 5/3
|-
| 4
| 372.1
| '''5/4''', '''16/13''', 26/21
|-
| 5
| 1065.1
| 11/6, 13/7, 15/8, 24/13
|-
| 6
| 558.2
| '''11/8''', 18/13
|-
| 7
| 51.2
| 25/24, 27/26, 33/32, 36/35, 55/54, 64/63
|-
| 8
| 744.2
| 20/13, 32/21
|-
| 9
| 237.3
| '''8/7''', 15/13
|-
| 10
| 930.3
| 12/7, 22/13
|-
| 11
| 423.3
| 9/7
|-
| 12
| 1116.4
| 27/14, 40/21
|-
| 13
| 609.4
| 10/7
|}
<nowiki/>* In 13-limit CTE tuning, octave reduced

== Scales ==
* [[Flattone12]] – 12-tone chromatic scale in 13-limit POTE tuning

== Tunings ==
=== Tuning spectrum ===
{| class="wikitable center-all left-4"
! Edo<br>generator
! [[Eigenmonzo|Eigenmonzo<br>(Unchanged-interval)]]*
! Generator<br>(¢)
! Comments
|-
|
| [[64/63]]
| 689.609
| 
|-
|
| [[13/8]]
| 689.868
| 
|-
|
| [[11/6]]
| 689.873
| 
|-
| [[33edo|19\33]]
|
| 690.909
|
|-
|
| [[13/11]]
| 691.079
| 
|-
|
| [[21/16]]
| 691.152
| 
|-
|
| [[9/5]]
| 691.202
| [[1/2-comma meantone|1/2 comma]]
|-
| [[92edo|53\92]]
|
| 691.304
|
|-
|
| [[21/11]]
| 691.467
| 
|-
| [[59edo|34\59]]
|
| 691.525
|
|-
| [[85edo|49\85]]
|
| 691.765
|
|-
|
| [[11/8]]
| 691.886
| 
|-
|
| [[11/7]]
| 692.166
| 11- and 13-odd-limit minimax
|-
|
| [[13/12]]
| 692.285
| 
|-
| [[26edo|15\26]]
|
| 692.308
| Lower bound of 7-, 9-, 11-, and 13-odd-limit diamond monotone
|-
|
| [[7/4]]
| 692.353
| 
|-
|
| [[21/13]]
| 692.437
| 
|-
|
| [[36/35]]
| 692.681
| 
|-
|
| [[49/48]]
| 692.858
| 
|-
| [[71edo|41\71]]
|
| 692.958
|
|-
|
| [[21/20]]
| 692.961
| 
|-
|
| [[13/10]]
| 693.223
| 
|-
|
| [[7/6]]
| 693.313
| 
|-
| [[45edo|26\45]]
|
| 693.333
| 
|-
|
| [[7/5]]
| 693.653
| 7-odd-limit minimax
|-
| [[64edo|37\64]]
|
| 693.750
|
|-
|
| [[9/7]]
| 694.099
| 9-odd-limit minimax
|-
|
| [[15/13]]
| 694.193
| 
|-
|
| [[15/14]]
| 694.246
| 
|-
|
| [[13/7]]
| 694.340
| 
|-
| [[19edo|11\19]]
|
| 694.737
| Upper bound of 7-, 9-, 11-, 13-odd-limit diamond monotone
|-
|
| [[5/3]]
| 694.786
| [[1/3-comma meantone|1/3 comma]]
|-
|
| [[25/24]]
| 695.810
| [[2/7-comma meantone|2/7 comma]]
|-
|
| [[5/4]]
| 696.578
| [[Quarter-comma meantone|1/4 comma]], 5-odd-limit minimax
|-
|
| [[15/8]]
| 697.654
| [[1/5-comma meantone|1/5 comma]]
|-
| [[12edo|7\12]]
|
| 700.000
| 
|-
|
| [[3/2]]
| 701.955
| [[Pythagorean tuning]]
|}
<nowiki/>* Besides the octave

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