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(Unlimited resolution version: [[:File:equal.svg|equal.svg]])
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For the mathematically inclined, this kind of diagram is closely related to [[The Riemann zeta function and tuning|the Riemann zeta function]].
For the mathematically inclined, this kind of diagram is closely related to the [[Riemann zeta function]].


== Catalog of equal-step tunings ==
== Catalog of equal-step tunings ==
=== Equal divisions ===
=== Equal divisions ===
* [[Ed16/15]] (… of the classic diatonic semitone)
: <small>''Includes Ed''p'' for ''p'' with a [[Wilson height]] ≤ 10 and integer limit ≤ 8 (plus some extras due to strong consensus for their inclusion).''</small>
** most famously the [[Delta scale]], but others too
 
* [[Ed9/8]] (… of the major whole tone)
* [[Ed6/5]] (… of the classic minor third)
* [[Ed5/4]] (… of the classic major third)
* [[Ed5/4]] (… of the classic major third)
* [[Ed4/3]] (… of the perfect fourth)
* [[Ed4/3]] (… of the perfect fourth)
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* '''[[EDF]] (… of the perfect fifth, [[3/2]])'''
* '''[[EDF]] (… of the perfect fifth, [[3/2]])'''
** most famously [[Carlos Alpha]], [[Carlos Beta|Beta]] and [[Carlos Gamma|Gamma]], but lots of others, too
** most famously approximates [[Carlos Alpha]], [[Carlos Beta|Beta]] and [[Carlos Gamma|Gamma]], but lots of others, too




* [[Edφ]] (… of [[acoustic phi]])
* [[Edφ|Ed''φ'']] (… of [[acoustic phi]])
* [[Ed5/3]] (… of the classic major sixth)
* [[Ed5/3]] (… of the classic major sixth)


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* [[Ed9/4]] (… of the 3-limit major ninth)
* [[Ed7/3]] (… of the septimal minor tenth)
* [[Ed7/3]] (… of the septimal minor tenth)
* [[Ed5/2]] (… of the classic major tenth)
* [[Ed5/2]] (… of the classic major tenth)
* [[Ed8/3]] (… of the perfect eleventh)
* [[Ede|Ed''e'']] (… of [[acoustic e|acoustic ''e'']])




* '''[[EDT]] (… of the [[tritave]]/twelfth, 3/1)'''
* '''[[EDT]] (… of the [[tritave]]/twelfth, 3/1)'''
** most famously the [[Bohlen–Pierce scale]], but lots of others, too
** most famously approximates the [[Bohlen–Pierce scale]], but lots of others, too




* [[Ed8/3]] (… of the perfect eleventh)
* [[Ed7/2]] (… of the septimal minor fourteenth)
* [[Ed7/2]] (… of the septimal minor fourteenth)
* [[Ed4]] (… of the double octave, [[4/1]])
* [[Ed4]] (… of the double octave, [[4/1]])
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* [[Ed7]] (… of the 7th harmonic)
* [[Ed7]] (… of the 7th harmonic)
* [[Ed8]] (… of the 8th harmonic)
* [[Ed8]] (… of the 8th harmonic)
* [[Ed9]] (… of the 9th harmonic)
* [[Ed10]] (… of the 10th harmonic)
* [[Ed11]] (… of the 11th harmonic)
* [[Ed12]] (… of the 12th harmonic)
* [[Ed12]] (… of the 12th harmonic)
* [[Ed13]] (… of the 13th harmonic)


<small><small>
''A note to editors:''
''EdX/Y may be listed here ONLY if at least one of these conditions is met:''
* ''X≤24 and Y=1''
* ''X≤8 and Y≤3''
* ''(X+Y)≤9''
''Additions that do not meet these conditions will be removed from the list. Exceptions are made for Ed16/15 and EdPhi due to their relatively high prominence in xenharmony.''
</small></small>


=== Equal multiplications ===
=== Equal multiplications ===
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The union of both is equivalent to the unity division of a target interval. For example, AS25/24 is 1ed25/24, and APS65¢ is 1ed65¢.  
The union of both is equivalent to the unity division of a target interval. For example, AS25/24 is 1ed25/24, and APS65¢ is 1ed65¢.  


==== List of AS ====
==== List of notable AS ====
* [[1ed9/8|AS9/8]]
* [[1ed9/8|AS9/8]]
* [[1ed15/14|AS15/14]]
* [[21/20|AS21/20]]
* [[1ed16/15|AS16/15]]
* [[1ed18/17|AS18/17]]
* [[1ed21/20|AS21/20]]
* [[1ed33/32|AS33/32]]
* [[1ed33/32|AS33/32]]


==== List of APS ====
==== List of notable APS ====
* APS13.94—13.97¢, tunings for the [[8ed16/15|Delta scale]]
* APS35.099¢, tuning of [[Carlos Gamma]]
* APS35.099¢, tuning of [[Carlos Gamma]]
* APS63.59—63.82¢, [[Phoenix]] tunings
* APS63.833¢, tuning of [[Carlos Beta]]
* APS63.833¢, tuning of [[Carlos Beta]]
* [[1ed69c|APS69¢]]
* [[1ed69c|APS69¢]]
* APS77.965¢, tuning of [[Carlos Alpha]]
* APS77.965¢, tuning of [[Carlos Alpha]]
* [[1ed86.4c|APS86.4¢]]
* [[1ed86.4c|APS86.4¢]], a.k.a. "13.888edo"
* [[88cET|APS88¢]]
* [[88cET|APS88¢]]
* [[1ed97.5c|APS97.5¢]]
* [[1ed97.5c|APS97.5¢]]
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== Edonoi ==
== Edonoi ==
An '''equal division of a non-octave interval''' ('''EDONOI''' or '''edonoi''') is a [[tuning]] obtained by dividing a [[non-octave]] [[interval]] in a certain number of equal steps. In a broader sense, any equal-step tuning that is not an integer [[edo]] is an edonoi.  
An '''equal division of a non-octave interval''' ('''EDONOI''' or '''edonoi''') is a [[tuning]] obtained by dividing a [[non-octave]] [[interval]] in a certain number of equal steps. In a broader sense, any equal-step tuning that is not an integer [[edo]] is an edonoi.  


The most often used edonoi include the equal-tempering of the [[BP|Bohlen-Pierce scale]] (i.e. [[13edt|13 equal divisions of 3]]), the [[Phoenix]] tuning, tunings of [[Carlos Alpha]], [[Carlos Beta|Beta]], and [[Carlos Gamma|Gamma]], the [[19edt|19 equal divisions of 3]], the [[6edf|6 equal divisions of 3/2]], the [[2ed13/10|2 equal divisions of 13/10]], and [[88cET]]. For a more complete gallery, see the "equal divisions" section above.
The most often used edonoi include the equal-tempering of the [[Bohlen–Pierce scale]] (i.e. [[13edt|13 equal divisions of 3]]), the [[Phoenix]] tuning, tunings of [[Carlos Alpha]], [[Carlos Beta|Beta]], and [[Carlos Gamma|Gamma]], the [[19edt|19 equal divisions of 3]], the [[6edf|6 equal divisions of 3/2]], the [[2ed13/10|2 equal divisions of 13/10]], and [[88cET]]. Other strong edonoi include [[69ed7]] and [[143ed11]], respectively very accurate in the 3.5.7.11.13 subgroup and the 5.7.8.9.11.13.17.23 subgroup. For a more extensive gallery, see the [[#Equal divisions]] section above.


Some edonoi contain an interval close to [[2/1]] that might function like a stretched or squashed octave those edonoi can thus be considered variations on edos.  
Some edonoi contain an interval close to [[2/1]] that might function like a [[stretched and compressed tuning|stretched or squashed]] octave those edonoi can thus be considered variations on edos.  


Other edonoi contain no approximation of an octave or a compound octave (at least, not for a while), and continue generating new tones as they continue upward or downward. Such scales lack a very familiar compositional [[redundancy]], that of [[octave equivalence]], which might require special attention.
Other edonoi contain no approximation of an octave or a compound octave (at least, not for a while), and continue generating new tones as they continue upward or downward. Such scales lack a very familiar compositional redundancy, that of [[octave equivalence]] – this might necessitate special attention.


== See also ==  
== See also ==  
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