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Rank-2 temperaments: 81/80 can't be the associated ratio for 1\63 in Sevond, because 63edo maps 81/80 inconsistently to 2\63; I think 64/63 fits the bill, but better check on that
 
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== Theory ==
== Theory ==
63edo [[tempering out|tempers out]] [[3125/3072]] in the 5-limit and [[225/224]], [[245/243]], and [[875/864]] in the 7-limit, so that it [[support]]s [[magic]] temperament. In the 11-limit it tempers out [[100/99]], supporting 11-limit magic, plus [[385/384]] and [[540/539]], [[896/891]]. In the 13-limit it tempers out [[169/168]], [[275/273]], [[640/637]], [[352/351]], [[364/363]] and [[676/675]]. It provides the [[optimal patent val]] for [[immune]], the {{nowrap|29 & 34d}} temperament in the 7-, 11- and 13-limit.  
63edo is almost [[consistent]] to the [[15-odd-limit]]; the only inconsistency is that [[10/9]] is mapped to 9\63 (1\7, the same as what [[11/10]] is mapped to consistently) so that it is almost 11{{cent}} out of tune. This corresponds to 63edo exaggerating the syntonic comma, [[81/80]], to two steps, so that it finds a somewhat flat mean-tone between ~10/9 and ~9/8.
 
As an equal temperament, it [[tempering out|tempers out]] [[3125/3072]] in the 5-limit and [[225/224]], [[245/243]], and [[875/864]] in the 7-limit, so that it [[support]]s [[magic]] temperament. In the 11-limit it tempers out [[100/99]], supporting 11-limit magic, plus [[385/384]] and [[540/539]], [[896/891]]. In the 13-limit it tempers out [[169/168]], [[275/273]], [[640/637]], [[352/351]], [[364/363]] and [[676/675]]. It provides the [[optimal patent val]] for [[immune]], the {{nowrap| 29 & 34d }} temperament in the 7-, 11- and 13-limit.  


63 is also a fascinating division to look at in the [[47-limit]]. Although it does not deal as well with primes 5, 17, 19, 37 and 41, it excels in the 2.3.7.11.13.23.29.31.43.47 [[subgroup]], and is a great candidate for a [[gentle]] tuning. Its regular augmented fourth (+6 fifths) is less than 0.3 cents sharp of [[23/16]], therefore tempering out [[736/729]]. Its diesis (+12 fifths) can represent [[33/32]], [[32/31]], [[30/29]], [[29/28]], [[28/27]], as well as [[91/88]], and more, so it is very versatile, making chains of fifths of 12 tones or longer very useful in covering harmonic and melodic ground while providing a lot of different colour in different keys. We can take advantage of the representation of 27:28:29:30:31:32:33, which splits [[11/9]] into six "small dieses" as a result; here it can be seen more clearly why these are not regular quarter-tones so are best distinguished from such with the qualifier "large", as otherwise we would expect to see some flavour of minor third after six of them.  
63 is also a fascinating division to look at in the [[47-limit]]. Although it does not deal as well with primes 5, 17, 19, 37 and 41, it excels in the 2.3.7.11.13.23.29.31.43.47 [[subgroup]], and is a great candidate for a [[gentle]] tuning. Its regular augmented fourth (+6 fifths) is less than 0.3 cents sharp of [[23/16]], therefore tempering out [[736/729]]. Its diesis (+12 fifths) can represent [[33/32]], [[32/31]], [[30/29]], [[29/28]], [[28/27]], as well as [[91/88]], and more, so it is very versatile, making chains of fifths of 12 tones or longer very useful in covering harmonic and melodic ground while providing a lot of different colour in different keys. We can take advantage of the representation of 27:28:29:30:31:32:33, which splits [[11/9]] into six "small dieses" as a result; here it can be seen more clearly why these are not regular quarter-tones so are best distinguished from such with the qualifier "large", as otherwise we would expect to see some flavour of minor third after six of them.  
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=== Subsets and supersets ===
=== Subsets and supersets ===
Since 63 factors into {{factorization|63}}, 63edo has subset edos {{EDOs| 3, 7, 9, and 21 }}.
Since 63 factors into primes as {{nowrap| 3<sup>2</sup> × 7 }}, 63edo has subset edos {{EDOs| 3, 7, 9, and 21 }}.
 
Its representation of the 2.3.5.7.13 subgroup (no-11's 13-limit) can uniquely be described in terms of accurate approximations contained in its main subsets of [[7edo]] and [[9edo]]:
* 1\9 = [[14/13]]~[[13/12]], implying the much more accurate 2\9 = ~[[7/6]] ([[septiennealic]])
* 2\7 = [[39/32]]~[[128/105]], via [[4096/4095]] and the [[akjaysma]] (which are naturally paired)
If we avoid equating 14/13 and 13/12 (which is by far the highest damage equivalence) so that we achieve {{nowrap| 7/6 {{=}} 2\9 }} directly, we get the {{nowrap| 63 & 441 }} microtemperament in the same subgroup.


== Intervals ==
== Intervals ==
The following table was created using [[User:Godtone#My python 3 code|Godtone's code]] with the command <code><nowiki>interpret_edo(63,ol=47,no=[5,17,19,25,27,37,41],add=[63,73,75,87,89,91,93],dec="''",wiki=23)</nowiki></code> (run in a Python 3 interactive console) plus manual correction of the order of some inconsistent intervals.
{| class="wikitable center-all right-2 left-3"
|-
! Degree
! Cents
! Approximate ratios*
|-
| 0
| 0.0
| [[1/1]]
|-
| 1
| 19.0
| ''[[50/49]]'', ''[[55/54]]'', [[64/63]], [[65/64]], [[91/90]], [[105/104]]
|-
| 2
| 38.1
| [[45/44]], [[46/45]], [[49/48]], ''[[56/55]]'', ''[[66/65]]'', ''[[81/80]]''
|-
| 3
| 57.1
| ''[[25/24]]'', [[28/27]], [[29/28]], [[30/29]], [[31/30]], [[32/31]], [[33/32]], [[36/35]]
|-
| 4
| 76.2
| [[22/21]], [[23/22]], [[24/23]], [[26/25]], ''[[27/26]]''
|-
| 5
| 95.2
| ''[[21/20]]'', [[35/33]]
|-
| 6
| 114.3
| [[15/14]], [[16/15]]
|-
| 7
| 133.3
| [[13/12]], [[14/13]]
|-
| 8
| 152.4
| [[12/11]]
|-
| 9
| 171.4
| ''[[10/9]]'', [[11/10]], [[31/28]], [[32/29]]
|-
| 10
| 190.5
| [[19/17]], [[29/26]], [[39/35]], [[49/44]]
|-
| 11
| 209.5
| [[9/8]]
|-
| 12
| 228.6
| [[8/7]]
|-
| 13
| 247.6
| [[15/13]]
|-
| 14
| 266.7
| [[7/6]]
|-
| 15
| 285.7
| [[13/11]]
|-
| 16
| 304.8
| [[31/26]]
|-
| 17
| 323.8
| [[6/5]]
|-
| 18
| 342.9
| [[11/9]], [[28/23]], [[39/32]]
|-
| 19
| 361.9
| [[16/13]], [[26/21]], [[27/22]]
|-
| 20
| 381.0
| [[5/4]]
|-
| 21
| 400.0
| [[29/23]], [[44/35]], [[49/39]]
|-
| 22
| 419.0
| [[14/11]]
|-
| 23
| 438.1
| [[9/7]]
|-
| 24
| 457.1
| [[13/10]]
|-
| 25
| 476.2
| [[21/16]]
|-
| 26
| 495.2
| [[4/3]]
|-
| 27
| 514.3
| [[35/26]]
|-
| 28
| 533.3
| [[15/11]], ''[[27/20]]''
|-
| 29
| 552.4
| [[11/8]]
|-
| 30
| 571.4
| [[18/13]], [[32/23]]
|-
| 31
| 590.5
| [[7/5]]
|-
| 32
| 609.5
| [[10/7]]
|-
| 33
| 628.6
| [[13/9]], [[23/16]]
|-
| 34
| 647.6
| [[16/11]]
|-
| 35
| 666.7
| [[22/15]]
|-
| 36
| 685.7
| [[52/35]]
|-
| 37
| 704.8
| [[3/2]]
|-
| 38
| 723.8
| [[32/21]]
|-
| 39
| 742.9
| [[20/13]]
|-
| 40
| 761.9
| [[14/9]]
|-
| 41
| 781.0
| [[11/7]]
|-
| 42
| 800.0
| [[35/22]], [[46/29]]
|-
| 43
| 819.0
| [[8/5]]
|-
| 44
| 838.1
| [[13/8]], [[21/13]], [[44/27]]
|-
| 45
| 857.1
| [[18/11]], [[23/14]], [[64/39]]
|-
| 46
| 876.2
| [[5/3]]
|-
| 47
| 895.2
| [[52/31]]
|-
| 48
| 914.3
| [[22/13]]
|-
| 49
| 933.3
| [[12/7]]
|-
| 50
| 952.4
| [[26/15]]
|-
| 51
| 971.4
| [[7/4]]
|-
| 52
| 990.5
| [[16/9]]
|-
| 53
| 1009.5
| [[34/19]], [[52/29]], [[70/39]], [[88/49]]
|-
| 54
| 1028.6
| ''[[9/5]]'', [[20/11]], [[29/16]], [[56/31]]
|-
| 55
| 1047.6
| [[11/6]]
|-
| 56
| 1066.7
| [[13/7]], [[24/13]]
|-
| 57
| 1085.7
| [[15/8]], [[28/15]]
|-
| 58
| 1104.8
| ''[[40/21]]'', [[66/35]]
|-
| 59
| 1123.8
| [[21/11]], [[23/12]], [[25/13]], [[44/23]], ''[[52/27]]''
|-
| 60
| 1142.9
| [[27/14]], [[29/15]], [[31/16]], [[35/18]], ''[[48/25]]'', [[56/29]], [[60/31]], [[64/33]]
|-
| 61
| 1161.9
| [[45/23]], ''[[55/28]]'', [[88/45]], [[96/49]], ''[[160/81]]''
|-
| 62
| 1181.0
| ''[[49/25]]'', [[63/32]], [[65/33]], ''[[108/55]]'', [[180/91]], [[208/105]]
|-
| 63
| 1200.0
| [[2/1]]
|}
<nowiki>*</nowiki> As a 2.3.5.7.11.13.23.29.31-subgroup (no-17 no-19 31-limit) temperament, inconsistent intervals in ''italics''
 
See the below section for a machine-generated table including higher-limit ratios selected with a mind towards higher accuracy.
 
=== Higher-accuracy interpretations ===


As the command indicates, it is a(n accurate) no-5's no-17's no-19's no-25's no-27's no-37's no-41's 47-odd-limit add-63 add-73 add-75 add-87 add-89 add-91 add-93 interpretation, tuned to the strengths of [[63edo]]. Note that because of the cancellation of factors, some odd harmonics of 5 (the more relevant ones) are present, specifically {{nowrap|75/3 {{=}} 25}}, {{nowrap|45/3 {{=}} 15}}, and {{nowrap|45/9 {{=}} 5}}.
The following table was created using [[User:Godtone#My python 3 code|Godtone's code]] with the command <code><nowiki>interpret_edo(63,ol=53,no=[5,17,19,25,27,37,41,51],add=[73,75,87,89,91,93,105],dec="''",wiki=23)</nowiki></code> (run in a Python 3 interactive console) plus manual correction of the order of some inconsistent intervals, removal of unsimplified intervals of 75, and adding of (the inconsistent but simple) 10/9, 21/20 and their octave-complements.
 
As the command and description indicates, it is a(n accurate) "no-5's"* no-17's no-19's no-25's no-27's no-37's no-41's 49-odd-limit add-53 add-63 add-73 add-87 add-89 add-91 add-93 add-105 interpretation, tuned to the strengths of 63edo. * Note that because of the cancellation of factors, some odd harmonics of 5 (the simpler/more relevant ones) are present, EG {{nowrap|75/3 {{=}} 25}}, {{nowrap|45/3 {{=}} 15}}, {{nowrap|105/75 {{=}} 7/5}}, {{nowrap| 75/35/2 {{=}} 15/14}}, and {{nowrap|45/9 {{=}} 5}}, so it isn't really "no-5's", just has a de-emphasized focus.


Intervals are listed in order of size, so that one can know their relative order at a glance and deem the value of the interpretation for a harmonic context, and [[23-limit]] intervals are highlighted for navigability as [[13-limit]] intervals are more likely to already have pages, and as we are excluding primes 17 and 19, we are only adding prime 23 to the 13-limit.
Intervals are listed in order of size, so that one can know their relative order at a glance and deem the value of the interpretation for a harmonic context, and [[23-limit]] intervals are highlighted for navigability as [[13-limit]] intervals are more likely to already have pages, and as we are excluding primes 17 and 19, we are only adding prime 23 to the 13-limit.
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Inconsistent intervals are ''in italics''.
Inconsistent intervals are ''in italics''.


{| class="wikitable center-all right-2 left-3"
{| class="wikitable center-all right-2 left-3 mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"
|-
|-
! Degree
! Degree
! Cents
! Cents
! Approximate ratios<ref group="note">{{sg|limit=2.3.5.7.11.13.23.29.31.43.47.73-subgroup (no-17's no-19's no-37's no-41's 47-limit add-73 add-89)}} Accurate or low-complexity intervals involving 5 are also included here.</ref>
! Approximate ratios<ref group="note">{{sg|limit=2.3.5.7.11.13.23.29.31.43.47.53.73.89-subgroup (no-17's no-19's no-37's no-41's 53-limit add-73 add-89 add-105)}} Note that due to the error on 5, only low-complexity intervals involving 5 are included here.</ref>
|-
|-
| 0
| 0
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| 1
| 1
| 19.05
| 19.05
| 94/93, 93/92, [[92/91]], [[91/90]], 90/89, 89/88, 88/87, 87/86, 73/72, [[64/63]]
| 106/105, [[105/104]], 94/93, 93/92, [[92/91]], [[91/90]], 90/89, 89/88, 88/87, 87/86, 73/72, [[65/64]], [[64/63]]
|-
|-
| 2
| 2
| 38.1
| 38.1
| ''63/62'', 48/47, 47/46, 93/91, [[46/45]], 91/89, [[45/44]], 89/87, 44/43, 43/42, 75/73
| ''[[66/65]]'', 53/52, [[49/48]], 48/47, 47/46, 93/91, [[46/45]], 91/89, [[45/44]], 89/87, 44/43, 43/42
|-
|-
| 3
| 3
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| 4
| 4
| 76.19
| 76.19
| [[26/25]], 73/70, [[24/23]], 47/45, 93/89, [[23/22]], 91/87, 45/43, [[22/21]]
| [[26/25]], 49/47, 73/70, [[24/23]], 47/45, 93/89, [[23/22]], 91/87, 45/43, [[22/21]]
|-
|-
| 5
| 5
| 95.24
| 95.24
| ''[[21/20]]'', [[96/91]], 94/89, 93/88, 92/87, 91/86, 89/84, [[35/33]]
| ''[[21/20]]'', 98/93, [[96/91]], 94/89, 56/53, 93/88, 92/87, 91/86, 89/84, [[35/33]], [[52/49]]
|-
|-
| 6
| 6
| 114.29
| 114.29
| 33/31, [[16/15]], 47/44, 78/73, 31/29, 46/43, [[15/14]]
| 33/31, [[49/46]], [[16/15]], 47/44, 78/73, 31/29, 46/43, [[15/14]]
|-
|-
| 7
| 7
| 133.33
| 133.33
| [[14/13]], 96/89, 94/87, 93/86, [[13/12]]
| [[14/13]], 96/89, 94/87, 93/86, 53/49, [[13/12]]
|-
|-
| 8
| 8
| 152.38
| 152.38
| 63/58, [[12/11]], 47/43, [[35/32]], [[23/21]]
| [[49/45]], [[12/11]], 47/43, [[35/32]], 58/53, [[23/21]]
|-
|-
| 9
| 9
| 171.43
| 171.43
| [[11/10]], 43/39, 32/29, 73/66, 52/47, 31/28, ''[[10/9]]''
| [[11/10]], 98/89, 43/39, 32/29, 53/48, 116/105, 73/66, 52/47, 31/28, ''[[10/9]]''
|-
|-
| 10
| 10
| 190.48
| 190.48
| [[39/35]], 29/26, 48/43, 104/93, 47/42
| [[49/44]], [[39/35]], 29/26, 48/43, 105/94, 104/93, 47/42
|-
|-
| 11
| 11
| 209.52
| 209.52
| ''[[28/25]]'', [[9/8]], [[44/39]], 35/31, [[26/23]], ''[[25/22]]''
| ''[[28/25]]'', [[9/8]], 98/87, 53/47, [[44/39]], 35/31, [[26/23]], 60/53, ''[[25/22]]''
|-
|-
| 12
| 12
| 228.57
| 228.57
| 33/29, 73/64, 89/78, [[8/7]]
| 33/29, 49/43, 106/93, 73/64, 89/78, [[105/92]], [[8/7]]
|-
|-
| 13
| 13
| 247.62
| 247.62
| ''86/75'', 84/73, [[15/13]], [[52/45]], 73/63
| 84/73, 53/46, [[15/13]], [[52/45]]
|-
|-
| 14
| 14
| 266.67
| 266.67
| ''29/25'', 36/31, [[7/6]], 104/89, [[75/64]]
| ''29/25'', 36/31, 106/91, [[7/6]], 104/89, 62/53
|-
|-
| 15
| 15
| 285.71
| 285.71
| [[88/75]], 73/62, 86/73, [[33/28]], [[46/39]], [[13/11]], ''[[25/21]]''
| 73/62, 53/45, 86/73, [[33/28]], [[46/39]], 105/89, 124/105, [[13/11]], 58/49
|-
|-
| 16
| 16
| 304.76
| 304.76
| 89/75, 56/47, 87/73, 31/26, 43/36, 104/87
| 106/89, 56/47, 87/73, 31/26, [[105/88]], 43/36, 104/87
|-
|-
| 17
| 17
| 323.81
| 323.81
| [[6/5]], 112/93, 47/39, 88/73, 35/29, 29/24, 52/43, 75/62
| [[6/5]], 112/93, 53/44, 47/39, 88/73, 35/29, 64/53, 29/24, 52/43
|-
|-
| 18
| 18
| 342.86
| 342.86
| ''[[63/52]]'', [[91/75]], 73/60, [[28/23]], [[39/32]], 89/73, [[11/9]]
| 73/60, [[28/23]], 106/87, [[39/32]], [[128/105]], 89/73, 105/86, [[11/9]], [[60/49]]
|-
|-
| 19
| 19
| 361.9
| 361.9
| [[92/75]], 43/35, [[16/13]], 90/73, 58/47, 89/72, [[26/21]]
| 43/35, [[16/13]], 53/43, 90/73, 58/47, 89/72, [[26/21]]
|-
|-
| 20
| 20
| 380.95
| 380.95
| 31/25, 36/29, 87/70, [[56/45]], 91/73, 116/93, [[5/4]]
| 31/25, 36/29, 87/70, [[56/45]], 66/53, 91/73, 116/93, [[5/4]]
|-
|-
| 21
| 21
| 400.0
| 400.0
| 94/75, [[44/35]], 39/31, 112/89, 73/58, 92/73, 29/23, [[91/72]]
| [[49/39]], [[44/35]], 39/31, 112/89, 73/58, 92/73, 29/23, 53/42, [[91/72]], 62/49
|-
|-
| 22
| 22
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| 23
| 23
| 438.1
| 438.1
| ''[[32/25]]'', [[9/7]], 112/87, 94/73, 58/45, 40/31, 31/24, 75/58
| ''[[32/25]]'', [[9/7]], 112/87, 94/73, 58/45, 40/31, 31/24
|-
|-
| 24
| 24
| 457.14
| 457.14
| [[13/10]], 56/43, 43/33, 116/89, 73/56, [[30/23]], 47/36
| [[13/10]], 56/43, 43/33, 116/89, 73/56, [[30/23]], 47/36, [[64/49]]
|-
|-
| 25
| 25
| 476.19
| 476.19
| [[21/16]], [[46/35]], 96/73, 29/22, [[120/91]], 62/47
| [[21/16]], [[46/35]], 96/73, 29/22, [[120/91]], 62/47, 70/53
|-
|-
| 26
| 26
| 495.24
| 495.24
| 93/70, [[4/3]], ''[[75/56]]''
| 93/70, [[4/3]]
|-
|-
| 27
| 27
| 514.29
| 514.29
| 63/47, 47/35, 43/32, 39/29, [[35/26]], 31/23, 120/89, 89/66, 58/43
| 98/73, 47/35, 43/32, 39/29, [[35/26]], [[66/49]], 31/23, 120/89, 89/66, 58/43
|-
|-
| 28
| 28
| 533.33
| 533.33
| 42/31, 87/64, 64/47, 124/91, [[15/11]], 86/63
| 42/31, 72/53, 53/39, 87/64, [[49/36]], 64/47, 124/91, [[15/11]]
|-
|-
| 29
| 29
| 552.38
| 552.38
| [[63/46]], [[48/35]], [[11/8]], 128/93, 62/45, [[91/66]], 40/29, 29/21
| [[48/35]], [[11/8]], 128/93, 73/53, 62/45, [[91/66]], 40/29, 29/21
|-
|-
| 30
| 30
| 571.43
| 571.43
| [[18/13]], [[104/75]], 43/31, 89/64, [[32/23]], [[39/28]], 124/89, [[46/33]], 60/43, [[88/63]]
| [[18/13]], 43/31, 146/105, 89/64, [[32/23]], [[39/28]], 124/89, [[46/33]], 60/43
|-
|-
| 31
| 31
| 590.48
| 590.48
| [[7/5]], 87/62, 73/52, 66/47, [[45/32]], [[128/91]], 31/22, 89/63
| [[7/5]], 87/62, 73/52, 66/47, [[45/32]], [[128/91]], 31/22
|-
|-
| 32
| 32
| 609.52
| 609.52
| 126/89, 44/31, [[91/64]], [[64/45]], 47/33, 104/73, 124/87, [[10/7]]
| 44/31, [[91/64]], [[64/45]], 47/33, 104/73, 124/87, [[10/7]]
|-
|-
| 33
| 33
| 628.57
| 628.57
| [[63/44]], 43/30, [[33/23]], 89/62, [[56/39]], [[23/16]], 128/89, 62/43, [[75/52]], [[13/9]]
| 43/30, [[33/23]], 89/62, [[56/39]], [[23/16]], 128/89, 105/73, 62/43, [[13/9]]
|-
|-
| 34
| 34
| 647.62
| 647.62
| 42/29, 29/20, [[132/91]], 45/31, 93/64, [[16/11]], [[35/24]], [[92/63]]
| 42/29, 29/20, [[132/91]], 45/31, 106/73, 93/64, [[16/11]], [[35/24]]
|-
|-
| 35
| 35
| 666.67
| 666.67
| 63/43, [[22/15]], 91/62, 47/32, 128/87, 31/21
| [[22/15]], 91/62, 47/32, [[72/49]], 128/87, 78/53, 53/36, 31/21
|-
|-
| 36
| 36
| 685.71
| 685.71
| 43/29, 132/89, 89/60, 46/31, [[52/35]], 58/39, 64/43, 70/47, 94/63
| 43/29, 132/89, 89/60, 46/31, [[49/33]], [[52/35]], 58/39, 64/43, 70/47, 73/49
|-
|-
| 37
| 37
| 704.76
| 704.76
| ''[[112/75]]'', [[3/2]], 140/93
| [[3/2]], 140/93
|-
|-
| 38
| 38
| 723.81
| 723.81
| 47/31, [[91/60]], 44/29, 73/48, [[35/23]], [[32/21]]
| 53/35, 47/31, [[91/60]], 44/29, 73/48, [[35/23]], [[32/21]]
|-
|-
| 39
| 39
| 742.86
| 742.86
| 72/47, [[23/15]], 112/73, 89/58, 66/43, 43/28, [[20/13]]
| [[49/32]], 72/47, [[23/15]], 112/73, 89/58, 66/43, 43/28, [[20/13]]
|-
|-
| 40
| 40
| 761.9
| 761.9
| 116/75, 48/31, 31/20, 45/29, 73/47, 87/56, [[14/9]], ''[[25/16]]''
| 48/31, 31/20, 45/29, 73/47, 87/56, [[14/9]], ''[[25/16]]''
|-
|-
| 41
| 41
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| 42
| 42
| 800.0
| 800.0
| [[144/91]], 46/29, 73/46, 116/73, 89/56, 62/39, [[35/22]], 75/47
| 49/31, [[144/91]], 84/53, 46/29, 73/46, 116/73, 89/56, 62/39, [[35/22]], [[78/49]]
|-
|-
| 43
| 43
| 819.05
| 819.05
| [[8/5]], 93/58, 146/91, [[45/28]], 140/87, 29/18, 50/31
| [[8/5]], 93/58, 146/91, 53/33, [[45/28]], 140/87, 29/18, 50/31
|-
|-
| 44
| 44
| 838.1
| 838.1
| [[21/13]], 144/89, 47/29, 73/45, [[13/8]], 70/43, [[75/46]]
| [[21/13]], 144/89, 47/29, 73/45, 86/53, [[13/8]], 70/43
|-
|-
| 45
| 45
| 857.14
| 857.14
| [[18/11]], 146/89, [[64/39]], [[23/14]], 120/73, [[150/91]], ''[[104/63]]''
| [[49/30]], [[18/11]], 172/105, 146/89, [[105/64]], [[64/39]], 87/53, [[23/14]], 120/73
|-
|-
| 46
| 46
| 876.19
| 876.19
| 124/75, 43/26, 48/29, 58/35, 73/44, 78/47, 93/56, [[5/3]]
| 43/26, 48/29, 53/32, 58/35, 73/44, 78/47, 88/53, 93/56, [[5/3]]
|-
|-
| 47
| 47
| 895.24
| 895.24
| 87/52, 72/43, 52/31, 146/87, 47/28, 150/89
| 87/52, 72/43, [[176/105]], 52/31, 146/87, 47/28, 89/53
|-
|-
| 48
| 48
| 914.29
| 914.29
| ''[[42/25]]'', [[22/13]], [[39/23]], [[56/33]], 73/43, 124/73, [[75/44]]
| 49/29, [[22/13]], 105/62, 178/105, [[39/23]], [[56/33]], 73/43, 90/53, 124/73
|-
|-
| 49
| 49
| 933.33
| 933.33
| [[128/75]], 89/52, [[12/7]], 31/18, ''50/29''
| 53/31, 89/52, [[12/7]], 91/53, 31/18, ''50/29''
|-
|-
| 50
| 50
| 952.38
| 952.38
| 126/73, [[45/26]], [[26/15]], 73/42, ''75/43''
| [[45/26]], [[26/15]], 92/53, 73/42
|-
|-
| 51
| 51
| 971.43
| 971.43
| [[7/4]], 156/89, 128/73, 58/33
| [[7/4]], [[184/105]], 156/89, 128/73, 93/53, 86/49, 58/33
|-
|-
| 52
| 52
| 990.48
| 990.48
| ''[[44/25]]'', [[23/13]], 62/35, [[39/22]], [[16/9]], ''[[25/14]]''
| ''[[44/25]]'', 53/30, [[23/13]], 62/35, [[39/22]], 94/53, 87/49, [[16/9]], ''[[25/14]]''
|-
|-
| 53
| 53
| 1009.52
| 1009.52
| 84/47, 93/52, 43/24, 52/29, [[70/39]]
| 84/47, 93/52, 188/105, 43/24, 52/29, [[70/39]], [[88/49]]
|-
|-
| 54
| 54
| 1028.57
| 1028.57
| ''[[9/5]]'', 56/31, 47/26, 132/73, 29/16, 78/43, [[20/11]]
| ''[[9/5]]', 56/31, 47/26, 132/73, 105/58, 96/53, 29/16, 78/43, 89/49, [[20/11]]
|-
|-
| 55
| 55
| 1047.62
| 1047.62
| [[42/23]], [[64/35]], 86/47, [[11/6]], 116/63
| [[42/23]], 53/29, [[64/35]], 86/47, [[11/6]], [[90/49]]
|-
|-
| 56
| 56
| 1066.67
| 1066.67
| [[24/13]], 172/93, 87/47, 89/48, [[13/7]]
| [[24/13]], 98/53, 172/93, 87/47, 89/48, [[13/7]]
|-
|-
| 57
| 57
| 1085.71
| 1085.71
| [[28/15]], 43/23, 58/31, 73/39, 88/47, [[15/8]], 62/33
| [[28/15]], 43/23, 58/31, 73/39, 88/47, [[15/8]], [[92/49]], 62/33
|-
|-
| 58
| 58
| 1104.76
| 1104.76
| [[66/35]], 168/89, 172/91, 87/46, 176/93, 89/47, [[91/48]], ''[[40/21]]''
| [[49/26]], [[66/35]], 168/89, 172/91, 87/46, 176/93, 53/28, 89/47, [[91/48]], 93/49, ''[[40/21]]''
|-
|-
| 59
| 59
| 1123.81
| 1123.81
| [[21/11]], 86/45, 174/91, [[44/23]], 178/93, 90/47, [[23/12]], 140/73, [[25/13]]
| [[21/11]], 86/45, 174/91, [[44/23]], 178/93, 90/47, [[23/12]], 140/73, 94/49, [[25/13]]
|-
|-
| 60
| 60
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| 61
| 61
| 1161.9
| 1161.9
| 146/75, 84/43, 43/22, 174/89, [[88/45]], 178/91, [[45/23]], 182/93, 92/47, 47/24, ''124/63''
| 84/43, 43/22, 174/89, [[88/45]], 178/91, [[45/23]], 182/93, 92/47, 47/24, [[96/49]], 104/53
|-
|-
| 62
| 62
| 1180.95
| 1180.95
| [[63/32]], 144/73, 172/87, 87/44, 176/89, 89/45, [[180/91]], [[91/46]], 184/93, 93/47
| [[63/32]], 144/73, 172/87, 87/44, 176/89, 89/45, [[180/91]], [[91/46]], 184/93, 93/47, [[208/105]], 105/53
|-
|-
| 63
| 63
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| [[2/1]]
| [[2/1]]
|}
|}
<references group="note" />


== Notation ==
== Notation ==
=== Ups and downs notation ===
63edo can be notated using [[ups and downs notation|ups and downs]]. Trup is equivalent to quudsharp, trudsharp is equivalent to quup, etc.
{{Sharpness-sharp7a}}
Alternatively, sharps and flats with arrows borrowed from [[Helmholtz–Ellis notation]] can be used:
{{Sharpness-sharp7}}
=== Sagittal notation ===
=== Sagittal notation ===
This notation uses the same sagittal sequence as [[56edo#Sagittal notation|56-EDO]].
This notation uses the same sagittal sequence as [[56edo #Sagittal notation|56edo]].


==== Evo flavor ====
==== Evo flavor ====
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</imagemap>
</imagemap>


=== Ups and downs notation ===
== Approximation to JI ==
Using [[Helmholtz–Ellis]] accidentals, 49edo can be notated using [[ups and downs notation]]:
=== Interval mappings ===
{{Sharpness-sharp7}}
{{Q-odd-limit intervals}}


== Zeta properties ==
=== Zeta peak index ===
=== Zeta peak index ===
{| class="wikitable"
{{ZPI
| zpi = 321
| steps = 63.0192885705350
| step size = 19.0417890652143
| tempered height = 6.768662
| pure height = 6.534208
| integral = 1.049023
| gap = 15.412920
| octave = 1199.63271110850
| consistent = 8
| distinct = 8
}}
 
== Regular temperament properties ==
{| class="wikitable center-4 center-5 center-6"
|-
! rowspan="2" | [[Subgroup]]
! rowspan="2" | [[Comma list]]
! rowspan="2" | [[Mapping]]
! rowspan="2" | Optimal<br>8ve stretch (¢)
! colspan="2" | Tuning error
|-
! [[TE error|Absolute]] (¢)
! [[TE simple badness|Relative]] (%)
|-
| 2.3
| {{Monzo| 100 -63 }}
| {{Mapping| 63 100 }}
| -0.885
| 0.885
| 4.65
|-
| 2.3.5
| 3125/3072, 1638400/1594323
| {{Mapping| 63 100 146 }}
| +0.177
| 1.67
| 8.77
|-
| 2.3.5.7
| 225/224, 245/243, 51200/50421
| {{Mapping| 63 100 146 177 }}
| -0.099
| 1.52
| 8.00
|-
| 2.3.5.7.11
| 100/99, 225/224, 245/243, 1331/1323
| {{mapping| 63 100 146 177 218 }}
| -0.141
| 1.37
| 7.17
|-
| 2.3.5.7.11.13
| 100/99, 169/168, 225/224, 245/243, 275/273
| {{mapping| 63 100 146 177 218 233 }}
| -0.008
| 1.28
| 6.73
|}
 
=== Rank-2 temperaments ===
{| class="wikitable center-all left-5"
|+ style="font-size: 105%;" | Table of rank-2 temperaments by generator
|-
! Periods<br>per 8ve
! Generator*
! Cents*
! Associated<br>ratio*
! Temperament
|-
| 1
| 2\63
| 38.10
| 49/48
| [[Slender]]
|-
| 1
| 13\63
| 247.62
| 15/13
| [[Immune]]
|-
| 1
| 19\63
| 361.90
| 16/13
| [[Submajor]]
|-
| 1
| 20\63
| 380.95
| 5/4
| [[Magic]]
|-
| 1
| 25\63
| 476.19
| 21/16
| [[Subfourth]]
|-
|-
! colspan="3" | Tuning
| 3
! colspan="3" | Strength
| 26\63<br>(5\63)
! colspan="2" | Closest EDO
| 495.24<br>(95.24)
! colspan="2" | Integer limit
| 4/3<br>(21/20)
| [[Fog]]
|-
|-
! ZPI
| 7
! Steps per octave
| 26\63<br>(1\63)
! Step size (cents)
| 495.24<br>(19.05)
! Height
| 4/3<br>(64/63)
! Integral
| [[Sevond]]
! Gap
! EDO
! Octave (cents)
! Consistent
! Distinct
|-
|-
| [[321zpi]]
| 9
| 63.0192885705350
| 13\63<br>(1\63)
| 19.0417890652143
| 247.62<br>(19.05)
| 6.768662
| 15/13<br>(99/98)
| 1.049023
| [[Enneaportent]]
| 15.412920
| 63edo
| 1199.63271110850
| 8
| 8
|}
|}
<nowiki/>* [[Normal lists|Octave-reduced form]], reduced to the first half-octave, and [[normal lists|minimal form]] in parentheses if distinct


== Scales ==
== Scales ==
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* Timeywimey (original/default tuning): 16 10 7 4 11 5 10
* Timeywimey (original/default tuning): 16 10 7 4 11 5 10
* Sandcastle (original/default tuning): 8 10 8 11 8 8 10
* Sandcastle (original/default tuning): 8 10 8 11 8 8 10
== Instruments ==
* [[Lumatone mapping for 63edo]]
* [[Skip fretting system 63 3 17]]


== Music ==
== Music ==
; [[Bryan Deister]]
* [https://www.youtube.com/shorts/IYLzF4ogl_w ''microtonal improvisation in 63edo''] (2025)
; [[Cam Taylor]]
; [[Cam Taylor]]
* [https://soundcloud.com/cam-taylor-2-1/12tone63edo1 ''Improvisation in 12-tone fifths chain''] (2015)
* [https://soundcloud.com/cam-taylor-2-1/12tone63edo1 ''Improvisation in 12-tone fifths chain''] (2015)
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* [https://archive.org/details/17_63EDOEarlyDreamsTwo ''early dreams 2''] (2016)
* [https://archive.org/details/17_63EDOEarlyDreamsTwo ''early dreams 2''] (2016)
* [https://soundcloud.com/camtaylor-1/63edobosanquetaxis-8thjuly2016-237111323-seconds-and-otonal-shifts ''Seconds and Otonal Shifts''] (2016)
* [https://soundcloud.com/camtaylor-1/63edobosanquetaxis-8thjuly2016-237111323-seconds-and-otonal-shifts ''Seconds and Otonal Shifts''] (2016)
== Notes ==
<references group="note" />


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Latest revision as of 08:08, 27 July 2025

← 62edo 63edo 64edo →
Prime factorization 32 × 7
Step size 19.0476 ¢ 
Fifth 37\63 (704.762 ¢)
Semitones (A1:m2) 7:4 (133.3 ¢ : 76.19 ¢)
Consistency limit 7
Distinct consistency limit 7

63 equal divisions of the octave (abbreviated 63edo or 63ed2), also called 63-tone equal temperament (63tet) or 63 equal temperament (63et) when viewed under a regular temperament perspective, is the tuning system that divides the octave into 63 equal parts of about 19 ¢ each. Each step represents a frequency ratio of 21/63, or the 63rd root of 2.

Theory

63edo is almost consistent to the 15-odd-limit; the only inconsistency is that 10/9 is mapped to 9\63 (1\7, the same as what 11/10 is mapped to consistently) so that it is almost 11 ¢ out of tune. This corresponds to 63edo exaggerating the syntonic comma, 81/80, to two steps, so that it finds a somewhat flat mean-tone between ~10/9 and ~9/8.

As an equal temperament, it tempers out 3125/3072 in the 5-limit and 225/224, 245/243, and 875/864 in the 7-limit, so that it supports magic temperament. In the 11-limit it tempers out 100/99, supporting 11-limit magic, plus 385/384 and 540/539, 896/891. In the 13-limit it tempers out 169/168, 275/273, 640/637, 352/351, 364/363 and 676/675. It provides the optimal patent val for immune, the 29 & 34d temperament in the 7-, 11- and 13-limit.

63 is also a fascinating division to look at in the 47-limit. Although it does not deal as well with primes 5, 17, 19, 37 and 41, it excels in the 2.3.7.11.13.23.29.31.43.47 subgroup, and is a great candidate for a gentle tuning. Its regular augmented fourth (+6 fifths) is less than 0.3 cents sharp of 23/16, therefore tempering out 736/729. Its diesis (+12 fifths) can represent 33/32, 32/31, 30/29, 29/28, 28/27, as well as 91/88, and more, so it is very versatile, making chains of fifths of 12 tones or longer very useful in covering harmonic and melodic ground while providing a lot of different colour in different keys. We can take advantage of the representation of 27:28:29:30:31:32:33, which splits 11/9 into six "small dieses" as a result; here it can be seen more clearly why these are not regular quarter-tones so are best distinguished from such with the qualifier "large", as otherwise we would expect to see some flavour of minor third after six of them.

A 17-tone fifths chain looks on the surface a little similar to 17edo, but as −17 fifths gets us to 64/63, observing the comma becomes an essential part in progressions favouring prime 7. Furthermore, its prime 5 is far from unusable; although 25/16 is barely inconsistent, this affords the tuning supporting 7-limit magic, which may be considered interesting or desirable in of itself. And if this was not enough, if you really want to, it offers reasonable approximations to some yet higher primes too; namely 43/32, 47/32, and 53/32; see the tables below.

Prime harmonics

Approximation of prime harmonics in 63edo
Harmonic 2 3 5 7 11 13 17 19 23 29 31 37
Error Absolute (¢) +0.00 +2.81 -5.36 +2.60 +1.06 -2.43 +9.33 +7.25 +0.30 -1.01 -2.18 -3.72
Relative (%) +0.0 +14.7 -28.1 +13.7 +5.6 -12.8 +49.0 +38.1 +1.6 -5.3 -11.4 -19.6
Steps
(reduced)
63
(0)
100
(37)
146
(20)
177
(51)
218
(29)
233
(44)
258
(6)
268
(16)
285
(33)
306
(54)
312
(60)
328
(13)
Approximation of prime harmonics in 63edo (continued)
Harmonic 41 43 47 53 59 61 67 71 73 79 83 89
Error Absolute (¢) +9.03 +2.77 +1.16 +2.69 +7.50 +6.92 -3.12 -8.27 +0.78 -2.63 +7.10 +0.55
Relative (%) +47.4 +14.5 +6.1 +14.1 +39.3 +36.4 -16.4 -43.4 +4.1 -13.8 +37.3 +2.9
Steps
(reduced)
338
(23)
342
(27)
350
(35)
361
(46)
371
(56)
374
(59)
382
(4)
387
(9)
390
(12)
397
(19)
402
(24)
408
(30)

Subsets and supersets

Since 63 factors into primes as 32 × 7, 63edo has subset edos 3, 7, 9, and 21.

Its representation of the 2.3.5.7.13 subgroup (no-11's 13-limit) can uniquely be described in terms of accurate approximations contained in its main subsets of 7edo and 9edo:

If we avoid equating 14/13 and 13/12 (which is by far the highest damage equivalence) so that we achieve 7/6 = 2\9 directly, we get the 63 & 441 microtemperament in the same subgroup.

Intervals

Degree Cents Approximate ratios*
0 0.0 1/1
1 19.0 50/49, 55/54, 64/63, 65/64, 91/90, 105/104
2 38.1 45/44, 46/45, 49/48, 56/55, 66/65, 81/80
3 57.1 25/24, 28/27, 29/28, 30/29, 31/30, 32/31, 33/32, 36/35
4 76.2 22/21, 23/22, 24/23, 26/25, 27/26
5 95.2 21/20, 35/33
6 114.3 15/14, 16/15
7 133.3 13/12, 14/13
8 152.4 12/11
9 171.4 10/9, 11/10, 31/28, 32/29
10 190.5 19/17, 29/26, 39/35, 49/44
11 209.5 9/8
12 228.6 8/7
13 247.6 15/13
14 266.7 7/6
15 285.7 13/11
16 304.8 31/26
17 323.8 6/5
18 342.9 11/9, 28/23, 39/32
19 361.9 16/13, 26/21, 27/22
20 381.0 5/4
21 400.0 29/23, 44/35, 49/39
22 419.0 14/11
23 438.1 9/7
24 457.1 13/10
25 476.2 21/16
26 495.2 4/3
27 514.3 35/26
28 533.3 15/11, 27/20
29 552.4 11/8
30 571.4 18/13, 32/23
31 590.5 7/5
32 609.5 10/7
33 628.6 13/9, 23/16
34 647.6 16/11
35 666.7 22/15
36 685.7 52/35
37 704.8 3/2
38 723.8 32/21
39 742.9 20/13
40 761.9 14/9
41 781.0 11/7
42 800.0 35/22, 46/29
43 819.0 8/5
44 838.1 13/8, 21/13, 44/27
45 857.1 18/11, 23/14, 64/39
46 876.2 5/3
47 895.2 52/31
48 914.3 22/13
49 933.3 12/7
50 952.4 26/15
51 971.4 7/4
52 990.5 16/9
53 1009.5 34/19, 52/29, 70/39, 88/49
54 1028.6 9/5, 20/11, 29/16, 56/31
55 1047.6 11/6
56 1066.7 13/7, 24/13
57 1085.7 15/8, 28/15
58 1104.8 40/21, 66/35
59 1123.8 21/11, 23/12, 25/13, 44/23, 52/27
60 1142.9 27/14, 29/15, 31/16, 35/18, 48/25, 56/29, 60/31, 64/33
61 1161.9 45/23, 55/28, 88/45, 96/49, 160/81
62 1181.0 49/25, 63/32, 65/33, 108/55, 180/91, 208/105
63 1200.0 2/1

* As a 2.3.5.7.11.13.23.29.31-subgroup (no-17 no-19 31-limit) temperament, inconsistent intervals in italics

See the below section for a machine-generated table including higher-limit ratios selected with a mind towards higher accuracy.

Higher-accuracy interpretations

The following table was created using Godtone's code with the command interpret_edo(63,ol=53,no=[5,17,19,25,27,37,41,51],add=[73,75,87,89,91,93,105],dec="''",wiki=23) (run in a Python 3 interactive console) plus manual correction of the order of some inconsistent intervals, removal of unsimplified intervals of 75, and adding of (the inconsistent but simple) 10/9, 21/20 and their octave-complements.

As the command and description indicates, it is a(n accurate) "no-5's"* no-17's no-19's no-25's no-27's no-37's no-41's 49-odd-limit add-53 add-63 add-73 add-87 add-89 add-91 add-93 add-105 interpretation, tuned to the strengths of 63edo. * Note that because of the cancellation of factors, some odd harmonics of 5 (the simpler/more relevant ones) are present, EG 75/3 = 25, 45/3 = 15, 105/75 = 7/5, 75/35/2 = 15/14, and 45/9 = 5, so it isn't really "no-5's", just has a de-emphasized focus.

Intervals are listed in order of size, so that one can know their relative order at a glance and deem the value of the interpretation for a harmonic context, and 23-limit intervals are highlighted for navigability as 13-limit intervals are more likely to already have pages, and as we are excluding primes 17 and 19, we are only adding prime 23 to the 13-limit.

Inconsistent intervals are in italics.

Degree Cents Approximate ratios[note 1]
0 0.0 1/1
1 19.05 106/105, 105/104, 94/93, 93/92, 92/91, 91/90, 90/89, 89/88, 88/87, 87/86, 73/72, 65/64, 64/63
2 38.1 66/65, 53/52, 49/48, 48/47, 47/46, 93/91, 46/45, 91/89, 45/44, 89/87, 44/43, 43/42
3 57.14 36/35, 33/32, 32/31, 94/91, 31/30, 92/89, 91/88, 30/29, 89/86, 29/28, 25/24
4 76.19 26/25, 49/47, 73/70, 24/23, 47/45, 93/89, 23/22, 91/87, 45/43, 22/21
5 95.24 21/20, 98/93, 96/91, 94/89, 56/53, 93/88, 92/87, 91/86, 89/84, 35/33, 52/49
6 114.29 33/31, 49/46, 16/15, 47/44, 78/73, 31/29, 46/43, 15/14
7 133.33 14/13, 96/89, 94/87, 93/86, 53/49, 13/12
8 152.38 49/45, 12/11, 47/43, 35/32, 58/53, 23/21
9 171.43 11/10, 98/89, 43/39, 32/29, 53/48, 116/105, 73/66, 52/47, 31/28, 10/9
10 190.48 49/44, 39/35, 29/26, 48/43, 105/94, 104/93, 47/42
11 209.52 28/25, 9/8, 98/87, 53/47, 44/39, 35/31, 26/23, 60/53, 25/22
12 228.57 33/29, 49/43, 106/93, 73/64, 89/78, 105/92, 8/7
13 247.62 84/73, 53/46, 15/13, 52/45
14 266.67 29/25, 36/31, 106/91, 7/6, 104/89, 62/53
15 285.71 73/62, 53/45, 86/73, 33/28, 46/39, 105/89, 124/105, 13/11, 58/49
16 304.76 106/89, 56/47, 87/73, 31/26, 105/88, 43/36, 104/87
17 323.81 6/5, 112/93, 53/44, 47/39, 88/73, 35/29, 64/53, 29/24, 52/43
18 342.86 73/60, 28/23, 106/87, 39/32, 128/105, 89/73, 105/86, 11/9, 60/49
19 361.9 43/35, 16/13, 53/43, 90/73, 58/47, 89/72, 26/21
20 380.95 31/25, 36/29, 87/70, 56/45, 66/53, 91/73, 116/93, 5/4
21 400.0 49/39, 44/35, 39/31, 112/89, 73/58, 92/73, 29/23, 53/42, 91/72, 62/49
22 419.05 33/26, 89/70, 14/11, 93/73, 116/91, 60/47, 23/18
23 438.1 32/25, 9/7, 112/87, 94/73, 58/45, 40/31, 31/24
24 457.14 13/10, 56/43, 43/33, 116/89, 73/56, 30/23, 47/36, 64/49
25 476.19 21/16, 46/35, 96/73, 29/22, 120/91, 62/47, 70/53
26 495.24 93/70, 4/3
27 514.29 98/73, 47/35, 43/32, 39/29, 35/26, 66/49, 31/23, 120/89, 89/66, 58/43
28 533.33 42/31, 72/53, 53/39, 87/64, 49/36, 64/47, 124/91, 15/11
29 552.38 48/35, 11/8, 128/93, 73/53, 62/45, 91/66, 40/29, 29/21
30 571.43 18/13, 43/31, 146/105, 89/64, 32/23, 39/28, 124/89, 46/33, 60/43
31 590.48 7/5, 87/62, 73/52, 66/47, 45/32, 128/91, 31/22
32 609.52 44/31, 91/64, 64/45, 47/33, 104/73, 124/87, 10/7
33 628.57 43/30, 33/23, 89/62, 56/39, 23/16, 128/89, 105/73, 62/43, 13/9
34 647.62 42/29, 29/20, 132/91, 45/31, 106/73, 93/64, 16/11, 35/24
35 666.67 22/15, 91/62, 47/32, 72/49, 128/87, 78/53, 53/36, 31/21
36 685.71 43/29, 132/89, 89/60, 46/31, 49/33, 52/35, 58/39, 64/43, 70/47, 73/49
37 704.76 3/2, 140/93
38 723.81 53/35, 47/31, 91/60, 44/29, 73/48, 35/23, 32/21
39 742.86 49/32, 72/47, 23/15, 112/73, 89/58, 66/43, 43/28, 20/13
40 761.9 48/31, 31/20, 45/29, 73/47, 87/56, 14/9, 25/16
41 780.95 36/23, 47/30, 91/58, 146/93, 11/7, 140/89, 52/33
42 800.0 49/31, 144/91, 84/53, 46/29, 73/46, 116/73, 89/56, 62/39, 35/22, 78/49
43 819.05 8/5, 93/58, 146/91, 53/33, 45/28, 140/87, 29/18, 50/31
44 838.1 21/13, 144/89, 47/29, 73/45, 86/53, 13/8, 70/43
45 857.14 49/30, 18/11, 172/105, 146/89, 105/64, 64/39, 87/53, 23/14, 120/73
46 876.19 43/26, 48/29, 53/32, 58/35, 73/44, 78/47, 88/53, 93/56, 5/3
47 895.24 87/52, 72/43, 176/105, 52/31, 146/87, 47/28, 89/53
48 914.29 49/29, 22/13, 105/62, 178/105, 39/23, 56/33, 73/43, 90/53, 124/73
49 933.33 53/31, 89/52, 12/7, 91/53, 31/18, 50/29
50 952.38 45/26, 26/15, 92/53, 73/42
51 971.43 7/4, 184/105, 156/89, 128/73, 93/53, 86/49, 58/33
52 990.48 44/25, 53/30, 23/13, 62/35, 39/22, 94/53, 87/49, 16/9, 25/14
53 1009.52 84/47, 93/52, 188/105, 43/24, 52/29, 70/39, 88/49
54 1028.57 9/5', 56/31, 47/26, 132/73, 105/58, 96/53, 29/16, 78/43, 89/49, 20/11
55 1047.62 42/23, 53/29, 64/35, 86/47, 11/6, 90/49
56 1066.67 24/13, 98/53, 172/93, 87/47, 89/48, 13/7
57 1085.71 28/15, 43/23, 58/31, 73/39, 88/47, 15/8, 92/49, 62/33
58 1104.76 49/26, 66/35, 168/89, 172/91, 87/46, 176/93, 53/28, 89/47, 91/48, 93/49, 40/21
59 1123.81 21/11, 86/45, 174/91, 44/23, 178/93, 90/47, 23/12, 140/73, 94/49, 25/13
60 1142.86 48/25, 56/29, 172/89, 29/15, 176/91, 89/46, 60/31, 91/47, 31/16, 64/33, 35/18
61 1161.9 84/43, 43/22, 174/89, 88/45, 178/91, 45/23, 182/93, 92/47, 47/24, 96/49, 104/53
62 1180.95 63/32, 144/73, 172/87, 87/44, 176/89, 89/45, 180/91, 91/46, 184/93, 93/47, 208/105, 105/53
63 1200.0 2/1
  1. Based on treating 63edo as a 2.3.5.7.11.13.23.29.31.43.47.53.73.89-subgroup (no-17's no-19's no-37's no-41's 53-limit add-73 add-89 add-105) temperament; other approaches are also possible. Note that due to the error on 5, only low-complexity intervals involving 5 are included here.

Notation

Ups and downs notation

63edo can be notated using ups and downs. Trup is equivalent to quudsharp, trudsharp is equivalent to quup, etc.

Step offset 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
Sharp symbol
Flat symbol

Alternatively, sharps and flats with arrows borrowed from Helmholtz–Ellis notation can be used:

Step offset 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17
Sharp symbol
Flat symbol

Sagittal notation

This notation uses the same sagittal sequence as 56edo.

Evo flavor

Sagittal notationPeriodic table of EDOs with sagittal notation64/6381/8033/32

Revo flavor

Sagittal notationPeriodic table of EDOs with sagittal notation64/6381/8033/32

Approximation to JI

Interval mappings

The following tables show how 15-odd-limit intervals are represented in 63edo. Prime harmonics are in bold; inconsistent intervals are in italics.

15-odd-limit intervals in 63edo (direct approximation, even if inconsistent)
Interval and complement Error (abs, ¢) Error (rel, %)
1/1, 2/1 0.000 0.0
15/13, 26/15 0.122 0.6
7/6, 12/7 0.204 1.1
11/8, 16/11 1.063 5.6
11/7, 14/11 1.540 8.1
11/6, 12/11 1.744 9.2
13/8, 16/13 2.432 12.8
15/8, 16/15 2.554 13.4
7/4, 8/7 2.603 13.7
3/2, 4/3 2.807 14.7
13/10, 20/13 2.929 15.4
9/7, 14/9 3.011 15.8
13/11, 22/13 3.495 18.4
15/11, 22/15 3.617 19.0
11/9, 18/11 4.551 23.9
13/7, 14/13 5.035 26.4
15/14, 28/15 5.157 27.1
13/12, 24/13 5.239 27.5
5/4, 8/5 5.361 28.1
9/8, 16/9 5.614 29.5
11/10, 20/11 6.424 33.7
7/5, 10/7 7.964 41.8
13/9, 18/13 8.046 42.2
9/5, 10/9 8.072 42.4
5/3, 6/5 8.168 42.9
15-odd-limit intervals in 63edo (patent val mapping)
Interval and complement Error (abs, ¢) Error (rel, %)
1/1, 2/1 0.000 0.0
15/13, 26/15 0.122 0.6
7/6, 12/7 0.204 1.1
11/8, 16/11 1.063 5.6
11/7, 14/11 1.540 8.1
11/6, 12/11 1.744 9.2
13/8, 16/13 2.432 12.8
15/8, 16/15 2.554 13.4
7/4, 8/7 2.603 13.7
3/2, 4/3 2.807 14.7
13/10, 20/13 2.929 15.4
9/7, 14/9 3.011 15.8
13/11, 22/13 3.495 18.4
15/11, 22/15 3.617 19.0
11/9, 18/11 4.551 23.9
13/7, 14/13 5.035 26.4
15/14, 28/15 5.157 27.1
13/12, 24/13 5.239 27.5
5/4, 8/5 5.361 28.1
9/8, 16/9 5.614 29.5
11/10, 20/11 6.424 33.7
7/5, 10/7 7.964 41.8
13/9, 18/13 8.046 42.2
5/3, 6/5 8.168 42.9
9/5, 10/9 10.975 57.6

Zeta peak index

Tuning Strength Octave (cents) Integer limit
ZPI Steps
per 8ve
Step size
(cents)
Height Integral Gap Size Stretch Consistent Distinct
Tempered Pure
321zpi 63.019289 19.041789 6.768662 6.534208 1.049023 15.41292 1199.632711 −0.367289 8 8

Regular temperament properties

Subgroup Comma list Mapping Optimal
8ve stretch (¢)
Tuning error
Absolute (¢) Relative (%)
2.3 [100 -63 [63 100]] -0.885 0.885 4.65
2.3.5 3125/3072, 1638400/1594323 [63 100 146]] +0.177 1.67 8.77
2.3.5.7 225/224, 245/243, 51200/50421 [63 100 146 177]] -0.099 1.52 8.00
2.3.5.7.11 100/99, 225/224, 245/243, 1331/1323 [63 100 146 177 218]] -0.141 1.37 7.17
2.3.5.7.11.13 100/99, 169/168, 225/224, 245/243, 275/273 [63 100 146 177 218 233]] -0.008 1.28 6.73

Rank-2 temperaments

Table of rank-2 temperaments by generator
Periods
per 8ve
Generator* Cents* Associated
ratio*
Temperament
1 2\63 38.10 49/48 Slender
1 13\63 247.62 15/13 Immune
1 19\63 361.90 16/13 Submajor
1 20\63 380.95 5/4 Magic
1 25\63 476.19 21/16 Subfourth
3 26\63
(5\63)
495.24
(95.24)
4/3
(21/20)
Fog
7 26\63
(1\63)
495.24
(19.05)
4/3
(64/63)
Sevond
9 13\63
(1\63)
247.62
(19.05)
15/13
(99/98)
Enneaportent

* Octave-reduced form, reduced to the first half-octave, and minimal form in parentheses if distinct

Scales

  • Approximation of Pelog lima: 6 9 21 6 21
  • Timeywimey (original/default tuning): 16 10 7 4 11 5 10
  • Sandcastle (original/default tuning): 8 10 8 11 8 8 10

Instruments

Music

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