BudjarnLambeth

* Born: 1999

* Pronouns: he/she

* Contactable at: https://www.facebook.com/budjarnlambeth/ or on my [[User talk:BudjarnLambeth|talk page]]

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My original microtonal music is hosted on YouTube:

* [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLVHnByvMeRTqRGiICQelMy_tdDVIDKEXn '''Best pieces (playlist)''']

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I'm a contributor to:

* the Xenharmonic Wiki

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''(alphabetical order)''

* [[Benyamind]]

* [[Brendan Byrnes]]

* [[Sevish]]

===AI overview of my work===

==== [[User:BudjarnLambeth/Polytriadic|Polytriadicism]] ====

* '''Application:''' It allows composers to approach complex temperaments (like those without consonant small MOS scales) or large [[just intonation]] sets by breaking them down into simpler, manageable triadic parts.

==== [[User:BudjarnLambeth/Equalizer subgroup|Equalizer subgroups]] ====

* '''Criteria:'''

==== [[User:BudjarnLambeth/Substitute harmonic|Substitute harmonics]] ====

* '''Sharp Substitutes:''' Replacing a harmonic with a slightly sharper higher harmonic. Lambeth names these temperaments after weapons or with "com"-ending names (e.g., '''Daggerminished''', '''Pajaraxe''', '''Dotcom''', '''Sitcom''', '''Romcom''').

==== [[User:BudjarnLambeth/Quasipelog theory|Quasipelog theory]] ====

* '''Concept:''' It focuses on specific scales that mimic the feel of Pelog scales but within a 16-tone equal temperament context.

* '''Timbre:''' A key part of the theory is the avoidance of harmonic timbres. Lambeth recommends "inharmonic" sounds such as metallophones, bells, or "thin/reedy" waveforms (like sine or woodwinds) to complement the tuning.

* '''[[User:BudjarnLambeth/Batch 89 temperaments|Batch 89 Temperaments]]:''' A set of temperaments first documented in 2023, honoring the characters from ''Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3''. Each tempers 4 harmonics: the 2nd, the 89th (representing shared trauma), and two others derived from the character's name via A1Z26 cipher.

Lambeth recommends the following tunings for Western musicians exploring world music traditions:

** More detailed version: [[User:BudjarnLambeth/Edo approximations of gamelan scales]]

* '''For Japanese scales:''' He prefers '''Meantone''' temperaments in '''55edo''', '''98edo''', or '''43edo''' (approx. 1/5-comma meantone). He generally dislikes 5-limit JI or Pythagorean tunings for these scales, finding the "wolf" intervals objectionable.

** More detailed version: [[User:BudjarnLambeth/Some tunings for Japanese scales]]

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* Conducted the [[User:BudjarnLambeth/Survey of named and unnamed commas]]

* There was an old temperament that pre-dated my participation in the wiki. Its old, original name was “septimal temperament”. When I discovered the name, I disliked it because of its potential for confusion with other uses of the term “septimal”. I decided I wanted to change it. Many people on [[Discord]], the Wiki Workgroup on [[XA Facebook]], and the wiki talk page agreed. I coined the new name “'''[[7th-octave temperaments#Austinpowers|austinpowers temperament]]'''” which has now replaced it.

* There was an old temperament that pre-dated my participation in the wiki. Its old, original name was “decades temperament”. Some people on the XA Discord said that they disliked it due to its convoluted etymology. I coined the new name “'''[[gamelstearn|gamelstearn temperament]]'''” based on its two defining commas. After a few days, not many people commented or reacted to the proposal, but all were in favour and none were against, so the name "gamelstearn" was adopted.

* The comma “68630377364883 / 68630356164608” was too long to be referred to by its number alone, it needed a name instead. So I named it “'''[[zudilisma|the zudilisma]]'''”.

* There was an old temperament that pre-dated my participation in the wiki. Its old, original name was “catcall temperament”. When I discovered the name, I disliked it because it was demeaning to women. I decided I wanted to change it. Many people on [[Discord]] and on the wiki talk page agreed. I coined the new name “'''[[catnip|catnip temperament]]'''” which has now replaced it.  

* There was an old temperament that pre-dated my participation in the wiki. Its old, original name was “catamite temperament”. When I discovered the name, I disliked it because it referenced a historical practice that often involved child abuse. I decided I wanted to change it. I suggested the change on the talk page where it received no replies, and the Discord where it received few reactions but those it did receive were in favour. I coined the new name “'''[[Amity family#Stalagmite|stalagmite temperament]]'''” which has now replaced it.  

* There was an old comma that pre-dated my participation in the wiki. Its old, original name was “the Buddhisma”. There was nothing wrong with that name in and of itself, the problem is that it was explicitly stated to be named after the anti-Muslim group the 969 Movement, and the comma number was 969/968. I thought this was inappropriate, so I proposed a few replacement names on [[Discord]]. Of the names I coined “'''[[969/968|the kingfisher comma]]'''” was the clear favourite, so I renamed the comma to the kingfisher comma.

==== Full list of contributions ====

* [[Special:Contributions/BudjarnLambeth]]

* The [[breuddwyd6|breuddwyd-6]] scale

* The [[35edo#Scales|fourfourths]] scale

* The [[38edo#Scales|hemisettled11]] scale

* The [[38edo#Scales|hemisettled16]] scale

* The [[27edo#Scales|hypersakura]] scale

* The [[9edf#Scales|molten pelog]] scale

* The [[9edf#Scales|molten slendro]] scale

** The [[Maeve Gutierrez#Gutierrez sunbreak scale|negative harmony sunbreak]] scale

** The [[Maeve Gutierrez#Gutierrez sunbreak scale|fractalized sunbreak]] scale

* All the scales listed at: [[User:BudjarnLambeth/Quasipelog theory]]

* The [[27edo#Scales|direct sunlight]] scale

* The [[Shoal17#Scales|driftwood]] scale

* The [[User:BudjarnLambeth/Hall of mirrors#Enrichment scale|enrichment]] scale

* The [[Peppermint-24#Salt and pepper scale and its subsets|evacuated planet]] scale

* The [[magnetosphere scale]]

* The [[16afdo#Scales|mechanical]] scale

* The [[35edo#Scales|meta-monsoon]] scale

** The [[5- to 10-tone scales in 47zpi|monsoon]] scale

* The [[5- to 10-tone scales from the modes of the harmonic series#Macrotonal NEJI edos|tropicalpunch]] scale

* The [[Batch 89 temperaments#Example inflected MOS scale: UFO scale|UFO scale]]

* The [[67edo#Scales|understory]] scale

* The [[16afdo#Scales|volcanic]] scale

* The [[5- to 10-tone scales from the modes of the harmonic series#Macrotonal NEJI edos|whitechocolate]] scale

* [[User:BudjarnLambeth/12edo as a 2.3.5.17.19 tuning]]

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* [[Xenharmonic Wiki:WikiProject Just Intonation]]

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'''Everything in this section is opinion, not facts!'''

* '''Arbitrary numbers:''' It’s fine to explore the 2.3.5.101 [[subgroup]] if you want to. It doesn’t matter that it’s less [[concordant]] than 2.3.5.7. Explore it anyway and see what happens. Do some stuff with [[:Category:Novelties|arbitrary numbers]] that don’t make logical sense and just see what comes of it. That’s where the fun is! (Though do keep a “2.3” or “3.5” in there just to smooth over the gnarliest edges, heehee.)

* '''Importance of common names:''' I would prefer to use a temperament [[Temperament naming|named]] something fun like “waterslide” or “jinglebells” even if it has lots of error, over one named something dry and bland like “countertrihexakleismatic” even if it’s super [[damage|accurate]] and [[badness|technically better]] - a bland name can kill a temperament’s appeal, a fun name can create appeal out of nothing.

* '''My opinion on zeta peak indexes:''' My view on to what degree [[zeta peak index]]es are useful or not.

::: [[User:BudjarnLambeth/Rating my wiki contributions]]

The ratios of the octave as celestial bodies of the solar system:

* '''[[9/5]], Ceres'''. It doesn’t pull much weight on its own, but in the context of the wider solar system, it demarcates an important in-between point for the other planets. If you want to travel between the different planets, Ceres makes the journey much more pleasant.

* '''[[11/8]], Pluto''', often dismissed outright due to having such a tiny gravitational pull. But it is a whole other type of ‘planet’, the first of a whole new family. When approached on its own terms, it opens up a larger, more diverse solar system than we ever knew existed.

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