Lumatone mapping for 88edo: Difference between revisions

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== Diatonic ==

However, due to the size of the edo, this does not cover the whole gamut, although for a meantone mapping, this is not necessarily a show-stopper. Despite the missing notes, [[Bryan Deister]] uses this mapping in [https://www.youtube.com/shorts/g55YTKvWyK4 ''March in 88edo''] (2026).

~~However, due~~ to the ~~size of the edo~~, ~~this does not cover the whole gamut. You~~ can expand it to the [[7L 5s]] mapping, but this gives octaves a moderate downward slant.

=== Expanded Diatonic ===

If you do want to cover all the notes with no skips and minimal repetition, you can expand it to the [[7L 5s]] mapping, but this gives octaves a moderate downward slant. This is the highest edo in which this mapping gives access to all the notes, higher ones will need to use the even more expanded [[12L 5s]] or [[12L 7s]] MOSes. Brian Deister uses this mapping in [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQly-kX6kcM ''microtonal improvisation in 88edo''].

Keeping the same generator but setting the period to the quarter octave gives you a near equal [[4L 8s]] scale that keeps octaves closer to horizontal and makes chords easy to play

Keeping the same generator but setting the period to the quarter octave gives you a near equal [[4L 8s]] scale that keeps octaves closer to horizontal and makes chords easy to play

=== Rotated Diatonic ===

Since [[88edo]] is too large for the normal Standard Lumatone Mapping for Pythagorean to get all the notes, while the [[7L 2s]] mapping may cause excessive stretching of the fingers for some people, another possibility is to rotate the Lumatone to make the [[5L 2s]] scale (14:9 step ratio) run down-right and down, as demonstrated in {{W|Nobuo Uematsu}}'s [https://www.youtube.com/shorts/d3v6ji8EqQ8 ''The Extreme''] from ''{{W|Final Fantasy VIII}}'' (1999) – microtonal cover in 88edo by [[Bryan Deister]] (2026). This layout yields just under 2⅛ complete octaves with no missing notes and very few repeated note, although the upper left and lower right corners both have a large number of notes in partial octaves below and above these, due to the lopsidedness of the mapping; if the Lumatone is not rotated, the octaves slope down, but if the Lumatone is rotated 90° left as shown in the video, then the octaves proceed upward with a rightward slant.

== Mothra ==

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== Other Mappings ==

To maximise your range without skipping notes and keep octaves close to horizontal involves an inverted [[9L 2s]] (step ratio 9:-1) scale which is not particularly intuitive to play.

To maximise your range without skipping notes and keep octaves close to horizontal involves an inverted [[9L 2s]] (step ratio 10:-1) scale which is not particularly intuitive to play.

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 == Diatonic ==
+However, due to the size of the edo, this does not cover the whole gamut, although for a meantone mapping, this is not necessarily a show-stopper. Despite the missing notes, [[Bryan Deister]] uses this mapping in [https://www.youtube.com/shorts/g55YTKvWyK4 ''March in 88edo''] (2026).
 {{Lumatone EDO mapping|n=88|start=80|xstep=14|ystep=-5}}
-However, due to the size of the edo, this does not cover the whole gamut. You can expand it to the [[7L 5s]] mapping, but this gives octaves a moderate downward slant.
+=== Expanded Diatonic ===
+If you do want to cover all the notes with no skips and minimal repetition, you can expand it to the [[7L&nbsp;5s]] mapping, but this gives octaves a moderate downward slant. This is the highest edo in which this mapping gives access to all the notes, higher ones will need to use the even more expanded [[12L&nbsp;5s]] or [[12L&nbsp;7s]] MOSes. Brian Deister uses this mapping in [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQly-kX6kcM ''microtonal improvisation in 88edo''].
 {{Lumatone EDO mapping|n=88|start=0|xstep=9|ystep=-4}}
-Keeping the same generator but setting the period to the quarter octave gives you a near equal [[4L 8s]] scale that keeps octaves closer to horizontal and makes chords easy to play
+Keeping the same generator but setting the period to the quarter octave gives you a near equal [[4L&nbsp;8s]] scale that keeps octaves closer to horizontal and makes chords easy to play
 {{Lumatone EDO mapping|n=88|start=79|xstep=7|ystep=1}}
+=== Rotated Diatonic ===
+Since [[88edo]] is too large for the normal Standard Lumatone Mapping for Pythagorean to get all the notes, while the [[7L&nbsp;2s]] mapping may cause excessive stretching of the fingers for some people, another possibility is to rotate the Lumatone to make the [[5L&nbsp;2s]] scale (14:9 step ratio) run down-right and down, as demonstrated in {{W|Nobuo Uematsu}}'s [https://www.youtube.com/shorts/d3v6ji8EqQ8 ''The Extreme''] from ''{{W|Final Fantasy VIII}}'' (1999) – microtonal cover in 88edo by [[Bryan Deister]] (2026). This layout yields just under 2⅛ complete octaves with no missing notes and very few repeated note, although the upper left and lower right corners both have a large number of notes in partial octaves below and above these, due to the lopsidedness of the mapping; if the Lumatone is not rotated, the octaves slope down, but if the Lumatone is rotated 90° left as shown in the video, then the octaves proceed upward with a rightward slant.
+{{Lumatone EDO mapping|n=88|start=9|xstep=5|ystep=9}}
 == Mothra ==
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 == Other Mappings ==
-To maximise your range without skipping notes and keep octaves close to horizontal involves an inverted [[9L&nbsp;2s]] (step ratio 9:-1) scale which is not particularly intuitive to play.
+To maximise your range without skipping notes and keep octaves close to horizontal involves an inverted [[9L&nbsp;2s]] (step ratio 10:-1) scale which is not particularly intuitive to play.
 {{Lumatone EDO mapping|n=88|start=5|xstep=10|ystep=-11}}
 {{Navbox Lumatone}}