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'''Polaris''' is a [[tritave]]-repeating [[rank-2 temperament]] that tempers out the comma 177147/171875 in the 3.5.11 subgroup, the amount by which 7 [[5/3]]'s fall short of [[15/11]]. Polaris temperament is to [[Arcturus]] as [[meantone]] temperament is to [[Pythagorean tuning]]. It contains [[MOS scale]]s of the families [[2L 5s (tritave-equivalent)|2L 5s<3/1>]], [[2L 7s (tritave-equivalent)|2L 7s<3/1>]], and [[2L 9s (tritave-equivalent)|2L 9s<3/1>]]. The heptatonic scale is usually too lopsided to use so the nonatonic scale is the smallest usable option. The smallest EDT that can seriously claim to support Polaris temperament is [[15edt]], with [[32edt]] also being a good option.
'''Polaris''' is a [[tritave]]-repeating [[rank-2 temperament]] that tempers out the comma 177147/171875 in the 3.5.11 subgroup, the amount by which 7 [[5/3]]'s fall short of [[15/11]]. It contains [[MOS scale]]s of the families [[2L 5s (tritave-equivalent)|2L 5s<3/1>]], [[2L 7s (tritave-equivalent)|2L 7s<3/1>]], and [[2L 9s (tritave-equivalent)|2L 9s<3/1>]]. The hendecatonic scale is generally the most usable of these, with the heptatonic and nonatonic scales usually being lopsided. Good tunings for Polaris are [[15edt]] and [[32edt]].
 
Technical data: [[No-twos subgroup temperaments#Polaris]]
 
== Interval chain (CTE tuning) ==
== Interval chain (CTE tuning) ==
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| 0.0
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| 1
|892.6
| 892.6
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|2
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|1785.2
| 1785.2
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|3
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|775.8
| 775.8
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|4
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|5
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|659.0
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|6
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|7
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|542.2
| 542.2
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|1434.8
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|9
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|10
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== Chords ==
== Chords ==
Due to equating 7 5/3's with 15/11, Polaris enables the 9:11:15 no-twos chord and its "minor" version 99:135:165.
Due to equating 7 5/3's with 15/11, Polaris contains an accurate tuning of the chord 33:45:55.
 
== Scales ==
== Scales ==
* [[Polaris9]]
* [[Polaris9]]
* [[Polaris11]]
* [[Polaris11]]


[[Category:Temperaments]]
[[Category:Polaris| ]] <!-- main article -->
[[Category:Nonoctave]]
[[Category:Rank-2 temperaments]]
[[Category:Non-octave temperaments]]

Latest revision as of 09:27, 29 April 2025

Polaris is a tritave-repeating rank-2 temperament that tempers out the comma 177147/171875 in the 3.5.11 subgroup, the amount by which 7 5/3's fall short of 15/11. It contains MOS scales of the families 2L 5s<3/1>, 2L 7s<3/1>, and 2L 9s<3/1>. The hendecatonic scale is generally the most usable of these, with the heptatonic and nonatonic scales usually being lopsided. Good tunings for Polaris are 15edt and 32edt.

Technical data: No-twos subgroup temperaments#Polaris

Interval chain (CTE tuning)

Generators up Cents
0 0.0
1 892.6
2 1785.2
3 775.8
4 1668.4
5 659.0
6 1551.6
7 542.2
8 1434.8
9 425.4
10 1318.0

Chords

Due to equating 7 5/3's with 15/11, Polaris contains an accurate tuning of the chord 33:45:55.

Scales