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This article discusses about an alternative set of symbols based on current practice of microtonal music with some experimental extrapolation. The notation is, in essence, [[Ups and ~~Downs Notation~~|ups and downs notation]] with a different look.

This article discusses about an alternative set of symbols based on current practice of microtonal music with some experimental extrapolation. The notation is, in essence, [[Ups and downs notation|ups and downs notation]] with a different look.

Alternative symbols may be useful for the following reasons:

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=== Flat-1 ===

~~Flat-1~~ edos ~~have a sharp that ''lowers'' 1 step. Edos of this category are~~ {{EDOs| 9, 16, 23, and 30 }}~~. To have a~~ sharp ~~that~~ actually lowers ~~the pitch is logical for these edos, yet counter-intuitive~~. ~~Since none of~~ these edos~~' fifths will generate a normal [[diatonic scale]]~~, ~~it makes the most sense to notate each of them as a [[subset notation|subset of a larger edo]]~~.

For edos such as {{EDOs| 9, 16, 23, and 30 }}, if you notate them as if their native antidiatonic scales were diatonic, you would find that the sharp actually ''lowers'' by one step. If one wishes to "translate" diatonic songs into these edos, this is useful.

However, a much more intuitive solution is to swap the meaning of sharps and flats in regards to fifthspan (so that sharp still raises and flat still lowers), allowing the accidentals to more naturally notate these edos' native antidiatonic (in this case, the normal set of sharp-1 accidentals would be used).

=== Flat-2 ===

Flat-2 edos (virtually [[11edo]] only) have a sharp that ''lowers'' 2 steps. So besides the special flavor of the sharps and flats, there are also semisharps and semiflats to fill up the spaces between. It makes the most sense to notate them as subsets.

Flat-2 edos (virtually [[11edo]] only), if you pretend their native antidiatonic scales are diatonic, have a sharp that ''lowers'' 2 steps. So besides the special flavor of the sharps and flats, there are also semisharps and semiflats to fill up the spaces between. It makes the most sense to notate them as subsets.

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 {{main|Ups and downs notation}}
-This article discusses about an alternative set of symbols based on current practice of microtonal music with some experimental extrapolation. The notation is, in essence, [[Ups and Downs Notation|ups and downs notation]] with a different look.
+This article discusses about an alternative set of symbols based on current practice of microtonal music with some experimental extrapolation. The notation is, in essence, [[Ups and downs notation|ups and downs notation]] with a different look.
 Alternative symbols may be useful for the following reasons:
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 === Flat-1 ===
-Flat-1 edos have a sharp that ''lowers'' 1 step. Edos of this category are {{EDOs| 9, 16, 23, and 30 }}. To have a sharp that actually lowers the pitch is logical for these edos, yet counter-intuitive. Since none of these edos' fifths will generate a normal [[diatonic scale]], it makes the most sense to notate each of them as a [[subset notation|subset of a larger edo]].
+For edos such as {{EDOs| 9, 16, 23, and 30 }}, if you notate them as if their native antidiatonic scales were diatonic, you would find that the sharp actually ''lowers'' by one step. If one wishes to "translate" diatonic songs into these edos, this is useful.
 {{Sharpness-flat1}}
+However, a much more intuitive solution is to swap the meaning of sharps and flats in regards to fifthspan (so that sharp still raises and flat still lowers), allowing the accidentals to more naturally notate these edos' native antidiatonic (in this case, the normal set of sharp-1 accidentals would be used).
 === Flat-2 ===
-Flat-2 edos (virtually [[11edo]] only) have a sharp that ''lowers'' 2 steps. So besides the special flavor of the sharps and flats, there are also semisharps and semiflats to fill up the spaces between. It makes the most sense to notate them as subsets.
+Flat-2 edos (virtually [[11edo]] only), if you pretend their native antidiatonic scales are diatonic, have a sharp that ''lowers'' 2 steps. So besides the special flavor of the sharps and flats, there are also semisharps and semiflats to fill up the spaces between. It makes the most sense to notate them as subsets.
 {{Sharpness-flat2}}