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* There is ''no fully symmetric chord'' (such as the diminished seventh chord in [[12edo|12-EDO]]) | * There is ''no fully symmetric chord'' (such as the diminished seventh chord in [[12edo|12-EDO]]) | ||
* Excepting the scale comprising all notes of the EDO, there is ''no absolutely uniform, octave-repeating scale'' (such as the whole tone scale in | * Excepting the scale comprising all notes of the EDO, there is ''no absolutely uniform, octave-repeating scale'' (such as the whole tone scale in 12-EDO) | ||
* There are no [[Wikipedia: Modes of limited transposition|modes of limited transpostion]], such as used by the composer Olivier Messiaen | * There are no [[Wikipedia: Modes of limited transposition|modes of limited transpostion]], such as used by the composer Olivier Messiaen | ||
* There is no support for rank-2 temperaments whose period is a fraction of the octave (all such temperaments are ''linear'' temperaments) | * There is no support for rank-2 temperaments whose period is a fraction of the octave (all such temperaments are ''linear'' temperaments) | ||
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Primality may be desirable if you want, for example, a whole tone scale that is ''not'' absolutely uniform. In this case you might like [[19-EDO]] (with whole tone scale 3 3 3 3 3 4, [[MOS scale]] of type [[1L 5s]]) or [[17edo|17-EDO]] (with whole tone scale 3 3 3 3 3 2, MOS scale of type [[5L 1s]]). In general, making a chain of any interval of a prime ''n''-EDO, thus treating the interval as the generator of a MOS scale, one can reach every tone in ''n'' steps. For composite EDOs, this will only work with intervals that are co-prime to the EDO, for example 5 degrees of [[12edo|12-EDO]] (which generates the diatonic scale and a cycle of fifths that closes at 12 tones) but not 4 out of 12 (which generates a much smaller cycle of [[3edo|3-EDO]]). | Primality may be desirable if you want, for example, a whole tone scale that is ''not'' absolutely uniform. In this case you might like [[19-EDO]] (with whole tone scale 3 3 3 3 3 4, [[MOS scale]] of type [[1L 5s]]) or [[17edo|17-EDO]] (with whole tone scale 3 3 3 3 3 2, MOS scale of type [[5L 1s]]). In general, making a chain of any interval of a prime ''n''-EDO, thus treating the interval as the generator of a MOS scale, one can reach every tone in ''n'' steps. For composite EDOs, this will only work with intervals that are co-prime to the EDO, for example 5 degrees of [[12edo|12-EDO]] (which generates the diatonic scale and a cycle of fifths that closes at 12 tones) but not 4 out of 12 (which generates a much smaller cycle of [[3edo|3-EDO]]). | ||
A prime | A prime EDO is useful for avoiding intervals and patterns that are familiar-sounding due to their occurrence in 12-EDO. Since 12 is 2 × 2 × 3, it contains [[2edo|2-EDO]], 3-EDO, [[4edo|4-EDO]] and [[6edo|6-EDO]]. All EDOs with a 2, 3, 4, or 6 in their factorization will share at least one interval with 12-EDO, if not a whole chord or subset scale. Of course, if the goal is simply to avoid intervals of 12, then non-prime edos which don't have a 2, 3, 4, or 6 in their factorization, such as [[35edo|35-EDO]], will work just as well for this purpose. | ||
If you like a certain EDO for its intervals or other reasons, but do not like its primality or non-primality, choosing another equivalence interval, such as the [[EDT|tritave (3/1)]] instead of the octave, can be an option. For example, [[27edt|27-EDT]] is a non-prime system very similar to 17-EDO, while [[19edt|19-EDT (Stopper tuning)]] is a prime system very similar to the ubiquitous 12-EDO. (See [[EDT #EDT-EDO correspondence|EDT-EDO correspondence]] for more of these.) Anyway, for every prime EDO system there is a non-prime [[ed4|ED4]] system with identical step sizes. | If you like a certain EDO for its intervals or other reasons, but do not like its primality or non-primality, choosing another equivalence interval, such as the [[EDT|tritave (3/1)]] instead of the octave, can be an option. For example, [[27edt|27-EDT]] is a non-prime system very similar to 17-EDO, while [[19edt|19-EDT (Stopper tuning)]] is a prime system very similar to the ubiquitous 12-EDO. (See [[EDT #EDT-EDO correspondence|EDT-EDO correspondence]] for more of these.) Anyway, for every prime EDO system there is a non-prime [[ed4|ED4]] system with identical step sizes. | ||
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The larger ''n'' is, the less these points matter, since the difference between an ''absolutely'' uniform scale and an approximated, ''nearly'' uniform scale eventually become inaudible. | The larger ''n'' is, the less these points matter, since the difference between an ''absolutely'' uniform scale and an approximated, ''nearly'' uniform scale eventually become inaudible. | ||
== The first 46 | == The first 46 prime EDOs == | ||
Multiples of an EDO, including multiples of a prime EDO, can inherit properties from that EDO, in particular a tuning for certain intervals. A multiple however is by definition more complex; a prime EDO is always the least complex EDO divisible by that prime, and these are listed below: | Multiples of an EDO, including multiples of a prime EDO, can inherit properties from that EDO, in particular a tuning for certain intervals. A multiple however is by definition more complex; a prime EDO is always the least complex EDO divisible by that prime, and these are listed below: | ||
[[2edo|2]], [[3edo|3]], [[5edo|5]], [[7edo|7]], [[11edo|11]], [[13edo|13]], [[17edo|17]], | [[2edo|2]], [[3edo|3]], [[5edo|5]], [[7edo|7]], [[11edo|11]], [[13edo|13]], [[17edo|17]], [[19edo|19]], <br> | ||
[[19edo|19]], [[23edo|23]], [[29edo|29]], [[31edo|31]], [[37edo|37]], [[41edo|41]], [[43edo|43]], | [[23edo|23]], [[29edo|29]], [[31edo|31]], [[37edo|37]], [[41edo|41]], [[43edo|43]], [[47edo|47]], [[53edo|53]], <br> | ||
[[47edo|47]], [[53edo|53]], [[59edo|59]], [[61edo|61]], [[67edo|67]], [[71edo|71]], [[73edo|73]], | [[59edo|59]], [[61edo|61]], [[67edo|67]], [[71edo|71]], [[73edo|73]], [[79edo|79]], [[83edo|83]], [[89edo|89]], <br> | ||
[[79edo|79]], [[83edo|83]], [[89edo|89]], [[97edo|97]], [[101edo|101]], [[103edo|103]], [[107edo|107]], | [[97edo|97]], [[101edo|101]], [[103edo|103]], [[107edo|107]], [[109edo|109]], [[113edo|113]], [[127edo|127]], [[131edo|131]], <br> | ||
[[109edo|109]], [[113edo|113]], [[127edo|127]], [[131edo|131]], [[137edo|137]], [[139edo|139]], [[149edo|149]], | [[137edo|137]], [[139edo|139]], [[149edo|149]], [[151edo|151]], [[157edo|157]], [[163edo|163]], [[167edo|167]], [[173edo|173]], <br> | ||
[[151edo|151]], [[157edo|157]], [[163edo|163]], [[167edo|167]], [[173edo|173]], [[179edo|179]], [[181edo|181]], | [[179edo|179]], [[181edo|181]], [[191edo|191]], [[193edo|193]], [[197edo|197]], [[199edo|199]]. | ||
[[191edo|191]], [[193edo|193]], [[197edo|197]], [[199edo|199]]. | |||
[[Category:EDO theory pages]] | [[Category:EDO theory pages]] | ||
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