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A list of [[EDO]]s up to 60 with approximations of [[pelog] and [[slendro]] scales that sound good to my ears. (By [[Budjarn Lambeth]].)
A list of [[EDO]]s up to 60 with approximations of [[pelog]] and [[slendro]] scales that sound good to my ears. (By [[Budjarn Lambeth]].)


Tested by ear in [[Scale Workshop] using the "jublag", "ugal", and "silver" aperiodic waveforms, and the "percussive (medium)" preset.
Tested by ear in [[Scale Workshop]] using the "jublag", "ugal", and "silver" aperiodic waveforms, and the "percussive (medium)" preset.
 
== The list ==
[[21edo]]
* 5-tone pelog: 2 3 7 2 7
* 7-tone pelog: 2 3 4 3 2 4 3
 
 
[[23edo]]
* 5-tone pelog: 2 3 8 2 8
* 7-tone pelog: 2 3 5 3 2 5 3
 
 
[[30edo]]
* 5-tone pelog: 3 4 10 3 10
* 7-tone pelog: 3 4 6 4 3 6 4
* Slendro: 6 6 6 6 6




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* 5-tone pelog: 3 5 12 3 12
* 5-tone pelog: 3 5 12 3 12
* 7-tone pelog: 3 5 7 5 3 8 4
* 7-tone pelog: 3 5 7 5 3 8 4
* 5-tone slendro: 7 7 7 7 7
* Slendro: 7 7 7 7 7




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* 5-tone pelog: 4 5 13 4 13
* 5-tone pelog: 4 5 13 4 13
* 7-tone pelog: 4 5 8 5 4 9 4
* 7-tone pelog: 4 5 8 5 4 9 4
* 5-tone slendro: 8 8 7 8 8
* Slendro: 8 8 7 8 8




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* 5-tone pelog: 4 5 14 3 14
* 5-tone pelog: 4 5 14 3 14
* 7-tone pelog: 4 5 8 6 3 10 4
* 7-tone pelog: 4 5 8 6 3 10 4
* 5-tone slendro: 8 8 8 8 8
* Slendro: 8 8 8 8 8




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* 5-tone pelog: 4 5 15 3 15
* 5-tone pelog: 4 5 15 3 15
* 7-tone pelog: 4 5 9 6 3 10 5
* 7-tone pelog: 4 5 9 6 3 10 5
* 5-tone slendro: 8 9 8 9 8
* Slendro: 8 9 8 9 8




[[44edo]]
'''[[44edo]] (my personal favourite)'''
* 5-tone pelog: 4 6 15 4 15
* '''5-tone pelog: 4 6 15 4 15'''
* 7-tone pelog: 4 6 9 6 4 10 5
* '''7-tone pelog: 4 6 9 6 4 10 5'''
* 5-tone slendro: 9 9 8 9 9
* '''Slendro: 9 9 8 9 9'''




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* 5-tone pelog: 5 7 19 4 19
* 5-tone pelog: 5 7 19 4 19
* 7-tone pelog: 5 7 11 8 4 13 6
* 7-tone pelog: 5 7 11 8 4 13 6
* 5-tone slendro: 11 11 10 11 11
* Slendro: 11 11 10 11 11




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* 5-tone pelog: 6 8 20 5 21
* 5-tone pelog: 6 8 20 5 21
* 7-tone pelog: 6 8 12 8 5 14 7
* 7-tone pelog: 6 8 12 8 5 14 7
* 5-tone slendro: 12 12 12 12 12
* Slendro: 12 12 12 12 12
 
== Extra bonus tunings! ==
These are much less accurate than the above, but are quite fun to play with.
 
 
[[13ed8/3]] ([[9edo]] octave-''compressed'' by 23-24 [[cents]])
* 5-tone pelog: 1 1 3 1 3
* 7-tone pelog: 1 1 2 1 1 2 1
 
 
[[zpi|59zpi]] ([[18edo]] octave-''stretched'' by 22-23 [[cents]])
* 5-tone pelog: 2 2 6 2 6
* 7-tone pelog: 2 2 4 2 2 4 2
* Slendro: 4 4 3 4 3
 
 
[[zpi|62zpi]] ([[18edo]] octave-''compressed'' by 23-24 [[cents]])
* 5-tone pelog: 2 2 6 2 6
* 7-tone pelog: 2 2 4 2 2 4 2
* Slendro: 4 4 3 4 3
 
 
[[74zpi]] ([[21edo]] octave-''stretched'' by 12-13 [[cents]])
* 5-tone pelog: 2 3 7 2 7
* 7-tone pelog: 2 3 4 3 2 4 3
* Slendro: 4 5 3 5 4


[[Category:Gamelan]][[Category:Slendro]][[Category:Pelog]][[Category:5-tone scales]][[Category:7-tone scales]][[Category:Lists of scales]][[Category:Tempered scales]]
[[Category:Gamelan]][[Category:Slendro]][[Category:Pelog]][[Category:5-tone scales]][[Category:7-tone scales]][[Category:Lists of scales]][[Category:Tempered scales]]

Latest revision as of 09:15, 17 November 2025

A list of EDOs up to 60 with approximations of pelog and slendro scales that sound good to my ears. (By Budjarn Lambeth.)

Tested by ear in Scale Workshop using the "jublag", "ugal", and "silver" aperiodic waveforms, and the "percussive (medium)" preset.

The list

21edo

  • 5-tone pelog: 2 3 7 2 7
  • 7-tone pelog: 2 3 4 3 2 4 3


23edo

  • 5-tone pelog: 2 3 8 2 8
  • 7-tone pelog: 2 3 5 3 2 5 3


30edo

  • 5-tone pelog: 3 4 10 3 10
  • 7-tone pelog: 3 4 6 4 3 6 4
  • Slendro: 6 6 6 6 6


35edo

  • 5-tone pelog: 3 5 12 3 12
  • 7-tone pelog: 3 5 7 5 3 8 4
  • Slendro: 7 7 7 7 7


39edo

  • 5-tone pelog: 4 5 13 4 13
  • 7-tone pelog: 4 5 8 5 4 9 4
  • Slendro: 8 8 7 8 8


40edo

  • 5-tone pelog: 4 5 14 3 14
  • 7-tone pelog: 4 5 8 6 3 10 4
  • Slendro: 8 8 8 8 8


42edo

  • 5-tone pelog: 4 5 15 3 15
  • 7-tone pelog: 4 5 9 6 3 10 5
  • Slendro: 8 9 8 9 8


44edo (my personal favourite)

  • 5-tone pelog: 4 6 15 4 15
  • 7-tone pelog: 4 6 9 6 4 10 5
  • Slendro: 9 9 8 9 9


54edo

  • 5-tone pelog: 5 7 19 4 19
  • 7-tone pelog: 5 7 11 8 4 13 6
  • Slendro: 11 11 10 11 11


60edo

  • 5-tone pelog: 6 8 20 5 21
  • 7-tone pelog: 6 8 12 8 5 14 7
  • Slendro: 12 12 12 12 12

Extra bonus tunings!

These are much less accurate than the above, but are quite fun to play with.


13ed8/3 (9edo octave-compressed by 23-24 cents)

  • 5-tone pelog: 1 1 3 1 3
  • 7-tone pelog: 1 1 2 1 1 2 1


59zpi (18edo octave-stretched by 22-23 cents)

  • 5-tone pelog: 2 2 6 2 6
  • 7-tone pelog: 2 2 4 2 2 4 2
  • Slendro: 4 4 3 4 3


62zpi (18edo octave-compressed by 23-24 cents)

  • 5-tone pelog: 2 2 6 2 6
  • 7-tone pelog: 2 2 4 2 2 4 2
  • Slendro: 4 4 3 4 3


74zpi (21edo octave-stretched by 12-13 cents)

  • 5-tone pelog: 2 3 7 2 7
  • 7-tone pelog: 2 3 4 3 2 4 3
  • Slendro: 4 5 3 5 4