Lumatone mapping for 50edo: Difference between revisions

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== Diatonic ==

Since 50edo is a good [[Meantone]] tuning, the [[Standard Lumatone mapping for Pythagorean]] is good for it, with a range of just under 5 octaves, which are distributed perfectly horizontally. [[Bryan Deister]] demonstrates this layout in [https://www.youtube.com/shorts/J34qt45jZW4 ''Snow White - Laufey (microtonal cover in 50edo)''] (2025).

== Porcupine ==

[[Bryan Deister]] has used a reverse-chroma expanded [[Porcupine]] layout for [[50edo]], as demonstrated in [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zCsc5n6dr_I&lc=UgxRlYMNMxlJODPhKjB4AaABAg ''microtonal improv in 50edo''] (2025). The range is somewhat over 4 octaves, but the octaves ascend so rapidly as to zigzag. (Note that in the video, the upper left corner and whole right end are cut off due to use of only 1 MIDI channel, and the range shown is considerably less than theoretically possible.)

If you want to access single step movements in a more intuitive way, the [[1L 6s]] mapping is probably the best compromise between ease of play and range.

== Trimean ==

If you want to access single step movements in a more intuitive way, the [[1L 6s]] [[Meantone_family#Trimean|Trimean]] mapping is probably the best compromise between ease of play and range.

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+== Diatonic ==
+Since 50edo is a good [[Meantone]] tuning, the [[Standard Lumatone mapping for Pythagorean]] is good for it, with a range of just under 5 octaves, which are distributed perfectly horizontally. [[Bryan Deister]] demonstrates this layout in [https://www.youtube.com/shorts/J34qt45jZW4 ''Snow White - Laufey (microtonal cover in 50edo)''] (2025).
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+== Porcupine ==
+[[Bryan Deister]] has used a reverse-chroma expanded [[Porcupine]] layout for [[50edo]], as demonstrated in [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zCsc5n6dr_I&lc=UgxRlYMNMxlJODPhKjB4AaABAg ''microtonal improv in 50edo''] (2025). The range is somewhat over 4 octaves, but the octaves ascend so rapidly as to zigzag. (Note that in the video, the upper left corner and whole right end are cut off due to use of only 1 MIDI channel, and the range shown is considerably less than theoretically possible.)
+{{Lumatone EDO mapping|n=50|start=30|xstep=7|ystep=-1}}
-If you want to access single step movements in a more intuitive way, the [[1L&nbsp;6s]] mapping is probably the best compromise between ease of play and range.
+== Trimean ==
+If you want to access single step movements in a more intuitive way, the [[1L&nbsp;6s]] [[Meantone_family#Trimean|Trimean]] mapping is probably the best compromise between ease of play and range.
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