Lumatone mapping for 8edo - Revision history

Lucius Chiaraviglio: Add section headings and Bryan Deister's Diminished + Father/Pater Lumatone mapping for 8edo

2026-01-20T07:28:27Z

Add section headings and Bryan Deister's Diminished + Father/Pater Lumatone mapping for 8edo

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	There are several conceivable ways to map [[8edo]] onto the onto the Lumatone keyboard. However, only one of them is a single-period mos scale and that is using 3\8 to generate [[father]]. Trying to approximate the [[Standard Lumatone mapping for Pythagorean]] using this results in a negative semitone diatonic scale which is unintuitive to play.		There are several conceivable ways to map [[8edo]] onto the onto the Lumatone keyboard. However, only one of them is a single-period mos scale and that is using 3\8 to generate [[father]].

			== Diatonic with Negative Semitone ==
			Trying to approximate the [[Standard Lumatone mapping for Pythagorean]] using this results in a negative semitone diatonic scale which is unintuitive to play.
	{{Lumatone EDO mapping\|n=8\|start=0\|xstep=2\|ystep=-3}}		{{Lumatone EDO mapping\|n=8\|start=0\|xstep=2\|ystep=-3}}

			== Compressed (2L 1s) ==
	Since 8edo is a small edo, this can easily be compressed down to [[2L 1s]] to extend your range without impacting playability, which gives you a more intuitive layout and more than 12 octaves of range with plenty of repeated notes that you could split into multiple zones with different instruments.		Since 8edo is a small edo, this can easily be compressed down to [[2L 1s]] to extend your range without impacting playability, which gives you a more intuitive layout and more than 12 octaves of range with plenty of repeated notes that you could split into multiple zones with different instruments.
	{{Lumatone EDO mapping\|n=8\|start=6\|xstep=3\|ystep=-1}}		{{Lumatone EDO mapping\|n=8\|start=6\|xstep=3\|ystep=-1}}

			== Diminished + Father/Pater ==
			Since [[8edo]] is a multiple of 4, it makes sense to divide the octave in 4, as in [[diminished]] temperament, as demonstrated in [[Bryan Deister]]'s [https://www.youtube.com/shorts/qk_kMCCXpss ''microtonal improvisation in 8edo''] (2024). This mapping additionally supports a [[3L 2s]] scale, as in [[father]]/[[pater]] temperament. The range is just under 8½ octaves, which slope upwards with the rows; but even with the upwards slope, the layout has enough vertically repeated notes that it could be divided into up to four complete manuals, with some extra keys to use for percussion, etc.
			{{Lumatone EDO mapping\|n=8\|start=0\|xstep=2\|ystep=-1}}

	{{Navbox Lumatone}}		{{Navbox Lumatone}}

Lucius Chiaraviglio: Add link back to 8edo

2025-08-06T09:05:38Z

Add link back to 8edo

← Older revision		Revision as of 09:05, 6 August 2025
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	There are several conceivable ways to map 8edo onto the onto the Lumatone keyboard. However, only one of them is a single-period mos scale and that is using 3\8 to generate [[father]]. Trying to approximate the [[Standard Lumatone mapping for Pythagorean]] using this results in a negative semitone diatonic scale which is unintuitive to play.		There are several conceivable ways to map [[8edo]] onto the onto the Lumatone keyboard. However, only one of them is a single-period mos scale and that is using 3\8 to generate [[father]]. Trying to approximate the [[Standard Lumatone mapping for Pythagorean]] using this results in a negative semitone diatonic scale which is unintuitive to play.
	{{Lumatone EDO mapping\|n=8\|start=0\|xstep=2\|ystep=-3}}		{{Lumatone EDO mapping\|n=8\|start=0\|xstep=2\|ystep=-3}}

MisterShafXen: fix notation: 3/8 is a ratio, 3\8 is 3 steps of 8edo

2025-08-01T21:46:28Z

fix notation: 3/8 is a ratio, 3\8 is 3 steps of 8edo

← Older revision		Revision as of 21:46, 1 August 2025
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	There are several conceivable ways to map 8edo onto the onto the Lumatone keyboard. However, only one of them is a single-period mos scale and that is using 3/8 to generate [[father]]. Trying to approximate the [[Standard Lumatone mapping for Pythagorean]] using this results in a negative semitone diatonic scale which is unintuitive to play.		There are several conceivable ways to map 8edo onto the onto the Lumatone keyboard. However, only one of them is a single-period mos scale and that is using 3\8 to generate [[father]]. Trying to approximate the [[Standard Lumatone mapping for Pythagorean]] using this results in a negative semitone diatonic scale which is unintuitive to play.
	{{Lumatone EDO mapping\|n=8\|start=0\|xstep=2\|ystep=-3}}		{{Lumatone EDO mapping\|n=8\|start=0\|xstep=2\|ystep=-3}}

Yourmusic Productions: Create Page.

2025-07-31T08:46:46Z

Create Page.

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There are several conceivable ways to map 8edo onto the onto the Lumatone keyboard. However, only one of them is a single-period mos scale and that is using 3/8 to generate [[father]]. Trying to approximate the [[Standard Lumatone mapping for Pythagorean]] using this results in a negative semitone diatonic scale which is unintuitive to play.
{{Lumatone EDO mapping|n=8|start=0|xstep=2|ystep=-3}}

Since 8edo is a small edo, this can easily be compressed down to [[2L 1s]] to extend your range without impacting playability, which gives you a more intuitive layout and more than 12 octaves of range with plenty of repeated notes that you could split into multiple zones with different instruments.
{{Lumatone EDO mapping|n=8|start=6|xstep=3|ystep=-1}}

{{Navbox Lumatone}}