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This page is a catalog of tunings according to my in-progress system of music theory and describing tunings.
This page is a catalog of tunings according to my in-progress system of music theory and describing tunings.
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!Ploidacot name
!Ploidacot name
!Associated temperaments
!Associated temperaments
!notes
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|-
|1
|1
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|haploid monocot
|haploid monocot
|pythagorean, meantone, schismic
|pythagorean, meantone, schismic
|note about chain-of-fifths temperaments such as meantone
|-
|-
|2
|2
|
|
|dicot
|dicot
|dicot
|rastmic, mohajira
|strong 2.3.11
|-
|-
|2
|2
|
|
|alpha-dicot
|alpha-dicot
|semaphore
|semaphore, monzismic
|3.5 fourths ≈ 11/4
|-
|-
|2
|2
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|diploid
|diploid
|diaschismic
|diaschismic
|average of meantone and schismic 5/4
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|-
|3
|3
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|tricot
|tricot
|slendric
|slendric
|strong 2.3.7
|-
|-
|3
|3
|
|
|alpha-tricot
|alpha-tricot
|
|2197/2187 (subset of kleismic)
|strong 2.3.25.13 (splits 9/8 into 24:25:26:27)
|-
|-
|3
|3
|
|
|beta-tricot
|beta-tricot
|
|cake (45/44), porcupine (55/54), 4000/3993
|good 11/10 but not 5 or 11 (gravity doubles it and does have both)
|-
|-
|3
|3
|
|
|triploid
|triploid
|
|augmented
|12edo major third
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|-
|4
|4
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|tetracot
|tetracot
|tetracot
|tetracot
|2.3.5.11
|-
|-
|4
|4
|
|
|alpha-tetracot
|alpha-tetracot
|vulture
|
|
|-
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|beta-tetracot
|beta-tetracot
|
|99/98 243/242
|2.3.7.11
|-
|-
|4
|4
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|gamma-tetracot
|gamma-tetracot
|
|
|has a major third as flat as 12edo's is sharp
|-
|-
|4
|4
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|diploid dicot
|diploid dicot
|hemipyth
|hemipyth
|combination of all 2-color tunings
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|-
|4
|4
|
|
|diploid alpha-dicot
|diploid alpha-dicot
|shrutar
|
|
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|-
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|tetraploid
|tetraploid
|
|diminished
|12edo minor third
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|-
|5
|5
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|pentacot
|pentacot
|
|
|4.8 fifths ≈ 7/1 (0.5¢ error)
|-
|-
|5
|5
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|alpha-pentacot
|alpha-pentacot
|magic
|magic
|
|-
|-
|5
|5
|
|
|beta-pentacot
|beta-pentacot
|
|
|
|-
|-
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|gamma-pentacot
|gamma-pentacot
|amity
|amity
|very accurate 2.3.5.7 but the 5 and 7 are awkward in opposite directions
|-
|-
|5
|5
|
|
|delta-pentacot
|delta-pentacot
|
|
|
|-
|-
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|alpha-hexacot
|alpha-hexacot
|kleismic
|kleismic
|2.3.5.13
|-
|-
|6
|6
|
|
|beta-hexacot
|beta-hexacot
|
|gravity
|2.3.5.11
|-
|-
|6
|6
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|alpha-heptacot
|alpha-heptacot
|orwell
|orwell
|-
|7
|
|beta-heptacot
|sensi
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|9
|
|wau-enneacot
|superkleismic
|-
|-
|15
|15
|
|
|
|something-15cot
|luna
|luna
|}
|}

Latest revision as of 04:28, 9 December 2025

This page is a catalog of tunings according to my in-progress system of music theory and describing tunings.

Colors Diagram Ploidacot name Associated temperaments notes
1 haploid monocot pythagorean, meantone, schismic note about chain-of-fifths temperaments such as meantone
2 dicot rastmic, mohajira strong 2.3.11
2 alpha-dicot semaphore, monzismic 3.5 fourths ≈ 11/4
2 diploid diaschismic average of meantone and schismic 5/4
3 tricot slendric strong 2.3.7
3 alpha-tricot 2197/2187 (subset of kleismic) strong 2.3.25.13 (splits 9/8 into 24:25:26:27)
3 beta-tricot cake (45/44), porcupine (55/54), 4000/3993 good 11/10 but not 5 or 11 (gravity doubles it and does have both)
3 triploid augmented 12edo major third
4 tetracot tetracot 2.3.5.11
4 alpha-tetracot vulture
4 beta-tetracot 99/98 243/242 2.3.7.11
4 gamma-tetracot has a major third as flat as 12edo's is sharp
4 diploid dicot hemipyth combination of all 2-color tunings
4 diploid alpha-dicot shrutar
4 tetraploid diminished 12edo minor third
5 pentacot 4.8 fifths ≈ 7/1 (0.5¢ error)
5 alpha-pentacot magic
5 beta-pentacot
5 gamma-pentacot amity very accurate 2.3.5.7 but the 5 and 7 are awkward in opposite directions
5 delta-pentacot
5 pentaploid
6 hexacot
6 alpha-hexacot kleismic 2.3.5.13
6 beta-hexacot gravity 2.3.5.11
6 gamma-hexacot
6 delta-hexacot
6 epsilon-hexacot
6 diploid tricot
6 diploid alpha-tricot
6 diploid beta-tricot
6 triploid dicot
6 triploid alpha-tricot
6 hexaploid
7 alpha-heptacot orwell
7 beta-heptacot sensi
9 wau-enneacot superkleismic
15 something-15cot luna