Lumatone mapping for 26edo: Difference between revisions

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== Diatonic ==

Being in the [[flattone]] part of [[meantone]], and indeed at the flat end of flattone itself, 26edo requires some adjustment to convert [[common practice]] music to sound right, and what is technically a diatonic layout (although fairly extreme in its softness) may require different usage than in a more middle-of-the-road diatonic tuning. [[YoVariable]] demonstrates this mapping in [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=01w70PbbT3o ''Jingle Bells (26edo microtonal Lumatone cover + Mystery Song)''] (2025).

== Orgone ==

However, 26edo is a [[flattone]] system that does not have very accurate 5-limit approximations, so other options are probably preferable. If you want to maximise the playable range and put the best consonances close to each other, the [[orgone]] mapping is the clear winner.

== Other mappings ==

The [[Lemba]] and [[Hendec]] mappings also work particularly well in 26edo.

~~The~~ [[~~Lemba~~]] and [[~~Hendec~~]] ~~mappings also work particularly well in 26edo~~.

=== Lemba ===

[[Bryan Deister]] has demonstrated this mapping in [https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Gw9Fu5MAozs ''Waltz in 26edo''] (2025), and explains that right and up yields the minor third (~[[6/5]], fairly sharp) and right three times yields the fifth (~[[3/2]], fairly flat).

=== Hendec ===

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+== Diatonic ==
+Being in the [[flattone]] part of [[meantone]], and indeed at the flat end of flattone itself, 26edo requires some adjustment to convert [[common practice]] music to sound right, and what is technically a diatonic layout (although fairly extreme in its softness) may require different usage than in a more middle-of-the-road diatonic tuning. [[YoVariable]] demonstrates this mapping in [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=01w70PbbT3o ''Jingle Bells (26edo microtonal Lumatone cover + Mystery Song)''] (2025).
 {{Lumatone EDO mapping|n=26|start=-4|xstep=4|ystep=-1}}
+== Orgone ==
 However, 26edo is a [[flattone]] system that does not have very accurate 5-limit approximations, so other options are probably preferable. If you want to maximise the playable range and put the best consonances close to each other, the [[orgone]] mapping is the clear winner.
 {{Lumatone EDO mapping|n=26|start=17|xstep=7|ystep=-2}}
+== Other mappings ==
+The [[Lemba]] and [[Hendec]] mappings also work particularly well in 26edo.
-The [[Lemba]] and [[Hendec]] mappings also work particularly well in 26edo.
+=== Lemba ===
+[[Bryan Deister]] has demonstrated this mapping in [https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Gw9Fu5MAozs ''Waltz in 26edo''] (2025), and explains that right and up yields the minor third (~[[6/5]], fairly sharp) and right three times yields the fifth (~[[3/2]], fairly flat).
 {{Lumatone EDO mapping|n=26|start=25|xstep=5|ystep=-2}}
+=== Hendec ===
 {{Lumatone EDO mapping|n=26|start=20|xstep=4|ystep=1}}
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