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	<ul><li>In 12EDO, virtually all the catchy/easy chord progressions have been taken. Want some possibilities for new ones? You can't have beautiful/pure 6:7:8, 5:7:9, 7:9:11, 10:11:12...7 and 11-limit chords on your 12EDO keyboard because such chords don't exist in 12EDO. In 12EDO you are stuck with run-of-the-mill 5-limit chords such as major (4:5:6) and minor (10:12:15)...get unstuck with new temperaments in Xenharmony.</li><li>At least with JI, there are ways you can go about it where the math or theory doesn't have to be any harder than 12EDO -> [[Mike_Sheiman's_Very_Easy_Scale_Building_From_The_Harmonic_Series_Page\|http://xenharmonic.wikispaces.com/Mike+Sheiman%27s+Very+Easy+Scale+Building+From+The+Harmonic+Series+Page]]</li><li>If you are into deep mathematical theory...the possibilities for optimization of scales for variety are virtually endless.</li><li>If you use electronic instruments that support SCALA files, such as cheap to free VSTi's, you can start composing Xenharmonic music often without spending a dime (list needed).</li><li>You know how musicians (cluelessly) warn you about Xenharmony being necessarily dissonant? It's a load of bull ->[http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/marcussatellite2 http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/marcussatellite2] (done in a CPS scale: Hexanies)		#redirect [[Why Microtonality?]]

	~~[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BhZpvGSPx6w http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BhZpvGSPx6w] (done in Just Intonation)~~

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+<ul><li>In 12EDO, virtually all the catchy/easy chord progressions have been taken. Want some possibilities for new ones? You can't have beautiful/pure 6:7:8, 5:7:9, 7:9:11, 10:11:12...7 and 11-limit chords on your 12EDO keyboard because such chords don't exist in 12EDO. In 12EDO you are stuck with run-of-the-mill 5-limit chords such as major (4:5:6) and minor (10:12:15)...get unstuck with new temperaments in Xenharmony.</li><li>At least with JI, there are ways you can go about it where the math or theory doesn't have to be any harder than 12EDO -&gt; [[Mike_Sheiman's_Very_Easy_Scale_Building_From_The_Harmonic_Series_Page|http://xenharmonic.wikispaces.com/Mike+Sheiman%27s+Very+Easy+Scale+Building+From+The+Harmonic+Series+Page]]</li><li>If you are into deep mathematical theory...the possibilities for optimization of scales for variety are virtually endless.</li><li>If you use electronic instruments that support SCALA files, such as cheap to free VSTi's, you can start composing Xenharmonic music often without spending a dime (list needed).</li><li>You know how musicians (cluelessly) warn you about Xenharmony being necessarily dissonant? It's a load of bull -&gt;[http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/marcussatellite2 http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/marcussatellite2] (done in a CPS scale: Hexanies)
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	<div style="width:100%; max-height:400pt; overflow:auto; background-color:#f8f9fa; border: 1px solid #eaecf0; padding:0em"><pre style="margin:0px;border:none;background:none;word-wrap:break-word;white-space: pre-wrap ! important" class="old-revision-html">~~todo~~ ;-)</pre></div>		<div style="width:100%; max-height:400pt; overflow:auto; background-color:#f8f9fa; border: 1px solid #eaecf0; padding:0em"><pre style="margin:0px;border:none;background:none;word-wrap:break-word;white-space: pre-wrap ! important" class="old-revision-html">* In 12EDO, virtually all the catchy/easy chord progressions have been taken. Want some possibilities for new ones? You can't have beautiful/pure 6:7:8, 5:7:9, 7:9:11, 10:11:12...7 and 11-limit chords on your 12EDO keyboard because it doesn't exist. In 12EDO you are stuck with run-of-the-mill 5-limit chords such as major (4:5:6) and minor (10:12:15)...get unstuck with new temperaments in Xenharmony.
			* At least with JI, there are ways you can go about it where the math or theory doesn't have to be any harder than 12EDO -> http://xenharmonic.wikispaces.com/Mike+Sheiman%27s+Very+Easy+Scale+Building+From+The+Harmonic+Series+Page
			* If you are into deep mathematical theory...the possibilities for optimization of scales for variety are virtually endless.
			* If you use electronic instruments that support SCALA files, such as cheap to free VSTi's, you can start composing Xenharmonic music often without spending a dime (list needed).
			* You know how musicians (cluelessly) warn you about Xenharmony being necessarily dissonant? It's a load of bull ->http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/marcussatellite2 (done in a CPS scale: Hexanies)
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