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This page contains an archived discussion between [[Chris Vaisvil]] and [[Mike Battaglia]] about [[just intonation subgroup]]s and [[regular temperament]]s.
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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">On Thu, Nov 1, 2012 at 9:10 PM, Chris Vaisvil &lt;[[@mailto:chrisvaisvil%40gmail.com|[email protected]]]&gt;


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> For certain, no. I could only guess that subgroups are actually harmonic series prime limits.


&gt;
Subgroups expand the concept of a prime limit. For instance, say you want the 7-limit, but you don't care about prime 5; you just want primes 2, 3, and 7. So that's the 2.3.7 subgroup. Or say that you want the 7-limit, but you don't care about 3/1 but you do care about 9/1. Then that's the 2.5.7.9 subgroup. Or, say that you want primes 2 and 3, and the composite interval 7/5; that's the 2.3.7/5 subgroup. The rule for any subgroup is that if you multiply or divide intervals, that's also in the subgroup. So for the 2.3.7 subgroup, 7*3 = 21/1 is in the subgroup, as is 7/(2*3) = 7/6. And for the 2.3.7/5 subgroup, 2/(7/5 * 7/5) = 50/49 is in the subgroup, and so on. They're infinite lattices of intervals.


&gt; For certain, no. I could only guess that subgroups are actually harmonic
11-EDO happens to be a decent temperament for the 2.7.9.11 subgroup.
&gt; series prime limits.
Subgroups expand the concept of a prime limit. For instance, say you
want the 7-limit, but you don't care about prime 5; you just want
primes 2, 3, and 7. So that's the 2.3.7 subgroup. Or say that you want
the 7-limit, but you don't care about 3/1 but you do care about 9/1.
Then that's the 2.5.7.9 subgroup. Or, say that you want primes 2 and
3, and the composite interval 7/5; that's the 2.3.7/5 subgroup.


The rule for any subgroup is that if you multiply or divide intervals,
-Mike
that's also in the subgroup. So for the 2.3.7 subgroup, 7*3 = 21/1 is
in the subgroup, as is 7/(2*3) = 7/6. And for the 2.3.7/5 subgroup,
2/(7/5 * 7/5) = 50/49 is in the subgroup, and so on. They're infinite
lattices of intervals.


11-EDO happens to be a decent temperament for the 2.7.9.11 subgroup.
Anyway, you asked about figuring out what steps in 11-EDO approximate what intervals. So if 11-EDO supports the 2.7.9.11 subgroup, I can just give you the mappings for 2/1, 7/1, 9/1, and 11/1, and you can mix and match them to get what intervals you want, right. So for instance, 2/1 is 11 steps, 7/1 is 31 steps, 9/1 is 35 steps, and 11/1 is 38 steps. So then 11/9 is 38-35 = 3 steps. That should be enough information for you to get all the intervals.


-Mike
-Mike


Anyway, you asked about figuring out what steps in 11-EDO approximate
OK, so rather than write all of that out in English, though, we can just use a simple notation. So if 2/1 is 11 steps, 7/1 is 31 steps, 9/1 is 35 steps, and 11/1 is 38 steps, then we can just condense all that as follows:
what intervals. So if 11-EDO supports the 2.7.9.11 subgroup, I can
 
just give you the mappings for 2/1, 7/1, 9/1, and 11/1, and you can
<11 31 35 38|
mix and match them to get what intervals you want, right. So for
 
instance, 2/1 is 11 steps, 7/1 is 31 steps, 9/1 is 35 steps, and 11/1
where it's understood in this particular case that the coefficients represent how many steps map to 2/1, 7/1, 9/1 and 11/1, respectively. This is called a val, and this is why we use them; so we can figure out how many steps every interval maps to. So 9/7 in the above case is 35-31 = 4 steps.
is 38 steps. So then 11/9 is 38-35 = 3 steps. That should be enough
 
information for you to get all the intervals.
-Mike</pre>
 
== See also ==
* [[Equal-step tuning/Jake's tips]] (contains another archived discussion with Chris Vaisil)


-Mike
[[Category:Guides]]
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&lt;ul class="quotelist"&gt;&lt;li&gt;For certain, no. I could only guess that subgroups are actually harmonic&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;series prime limits.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;Subgroups expand the concept of a prime limit. For instance, say you&lt;br /&gt;
want the 7-limit, but you don't care about prime 5; you just want&lt;br /&gt;
primes 2, 3, and 7. So that's the 2.3.7 subgroup. Or say that you want&lt;br /&gt;
the 7-limit, but you don't care about 3/1 but you do care about 9/1.&lt;br /&gt;
Then that's the 2.5.7.9 subgroup. Or, say that you want primes 2 and&lt;br /&gt;
3, and the composite interval 7/5; that's the 2.3.7/5 subgroup.&lt;br /&gt;
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The rule for any subgroup is that if you multiply or divide intervals,&lt;br /&gt;
that's also in the subgroup. So for the 2.3.7 subgroup, 7*3 = 21/1 is&lt;br /&gt;
in the subgroup, as is 7/(2*3) = 7/6. And for the 2.3.7/5 subgroup,&lt;br /&gt;
2/(7/5 * 7/5) = 50/49 is in the subgroup, and so on. They're infinite&lt;br /&gt;
lattices of intervals.&lt;br /&gt;
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11-EDO happens to be a decent temperament for the 2.7.9.11 subgroup.&lt;br /&gt;
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-Mike&lt;br /&gt;
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Anyway, you asked about figuring out what steps in 11-EDO approximate&lt;br /&gt;
what intervals. So if 11-EDO supports the 2.7.9.11 subgroup, I can&lt;br /&gt;
just give you the mappings for 2/1, 7/1, 9/1, and 11/1, and you can&lt;br /&gt;
mix and match them to get what intervals you want, right. So for&lt;br /&gt;
instance, 2/1 is 11 steps, 7/1 is 31 steps, 9/1 is 35 steps, and 11/1&lt;br /&gt;
is 38 steps. So then 11/9 is 38-35 = 3 steps. That should be enough&lt;br /&gt;
information for you to get all the intervals.&lt;br /&gt;
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-Mike&lt;br /&gt;
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