Bozu's opinions of various edos: Difference between revisions

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I see edo's as fitting into one or more of four different elemental makeups:

# Augmented. If X is divisible by three, X edo is "augmented type". The elemental basis of augmented type edo's is [[3edo]].

# Augmented. If X is divisible by three, X edo is "[[augmented]] type". The elemental basis of augmented type edo's is [[3edo]].

# Diminished. If X is divisible by four, X edo is "diminished type". The elemental basis of diminished type edo is [[4edo]].

# Diminished. If X is divisible by four, X edo is "[[diminished]] type". The elemental basis of diminished type edo is [[4edo]].

# Hyperpent. If X is divisible by five, X edo is "hyperpent". The elemental basis of hyperpent is [[5edo]].

# Hypopent. If X is divisible by seven, X edo is "hypopent". The elemental basis of hypopent is [[7edo]].

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== Sizes of edo's ==

Any X edo X<5 is terribly uninteresting, in my opinion. These offer only drones with very few harmonies. There isn't really enough room to provide any sort of harmonic motion.

Any X edo X<[[5edo|5]] is terribly uninteresting, in my opinion. These offer only drones with very few harmonies. There isn't really enough room to provide any sort of harmonic motion.

Any X edo X>=[[5edo|5]] but X<[[9edo|9]] is overconstrained. Harmonies are possible, different tonics are possible, but the possibilities are so limited that the differences between melodies are trivial. These tuning sets are what I have been personally calling "drone-like."

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[[1edo]] - LOL

[[2edo]] - 0th order [[diminished]]. Nothing interesting, too constrained.

[[2edo]] - 0th order diminished. Nothing interesting, too constrained.

[[3edo]] - Elemental [[augmented]] type tuning. Fun for a minute or two, boring after that. Sounds augmented no matter what you play.

[[3edo]] - Elemental augmented type tuning. Fun for a minute or two, boring after that. Sounds augmented no matter what you play.

[[4edo]] - Elemental diminished type tuning. Fun for a minute or two, boring after that. Sounds diminished no matter what you play.

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 I see edo's as fitting into one or more of four different elemental makeups:
-# Augmented. If X is divisible by three, X edo is "augmented type". The elemental basis of augmented type edo's is [[3edo]].
+# Augmented. If X is divisible by three, X edo is "[[augmented]] type". The elemental basis of augmented type edo's is [[3edo]].
-# Diminished. If X is divisible by four, X edo is "diminished type". The elemental basis of diminished type edo is [[4edo]].
+# Diminished. If X is divisible by four, X edo is "[[diminished]] type". The elemental basis of diminished type edo is [[4edo]].
 # Hyperpent. If X is divisible by five, X edo is "hyperpent". The elemental basis of hyperpent is [[5edo]].
 # Hypopent. If X is divisible by seven, X edo is "hypopent". The elemental basis of hypopent is [[7edo]].
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 == Sizes of edo's ==
-Any X edo X<5 is terribly uninteresting, in my opinion.  These offer only drones with very few harmonies.  There isn't really enough room to provide any sort of harmonic motion.
+Any X edo X<[[5edo|5]] is terribly uninteresting, in my opinion.  These offer only drones with very few harmonies.  There isn't really enough room to provide any sort of harmonic motion.
 Any X edo X>=[[5edo|5]] but X<[[9edo|9]] is overconstrained. Harmonies are possible, different tonics are possible, but the possibilities are so limited that the differences between melodies are trivial. These tuning sets are what I have been personally calling "drone-like."
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 [[1edo]] - LOL
-[[2edo]] - 0th order [[diminished]].  Nothing interesting, too constrained.
+[[2edo]] - 0th order diminished.  Nothing interesting, too constrained.
-[[3edo]] - Elemental [[augmented]] type tuning. Fun for a minute or two, boring after that. Sounds augmented no matter what you play.
+[[3edo]] - Elemental augmented type tuning. Fun for a minute or two, boring after that. Sounds augmented no matter what you play.
 [[4edo]] - Elemental diminished type tuning. Fun for a minute or two, boring after that. Sounds diminished no matter what you play.