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= 56edo =
= Pajara =
== Theory ==
There are two different mappings of the 11-limit. One is just called ''pajara'' and is slightly more complex but suffers almost no loss of accuracy compared to the 7-limit. It is best tuned flat of 22edo. The other, called ''pajarous'' to avoid confusion, maps the 11th harmonic slightly simpler, but 22edo is the only [[11-odd-limit]] [[diamond monotone]] tuning, where primes [[3/1|3]] and [[5/1|5]] are less accurate than in optimal tunings of canonical 11-limit pajara.
56edo shares its near perfect quality of classical major third with [[28edo]], which it doubles, while also adding a superpythagorean 5th in the "shrub region" between those of [[17edo]] and [[22edo]]. Because it contains 28edo's major third and also has a step size very close to the syntonic comma, 56edo contains very accurate approximations of both the classic major third [[5/4]] and the Pythagorean major third [[81/64]]. Unfortunately, this "Pythagorean major third" is not the major third as is stacked by fifths in 56edo. However, this interval represents the pythagorean major third consistently in [[224edo]], which is the quadruple of 56edo.
56edo has unambiguous approximations to prime harmonics up to [[19/1|19]]. However, the harmonic [[3/1|3]] is quite sharp, leading harmonic [[9/1|9]] to be even more so, and causing intervals like [[10/9]], [[9/7]], and [[13/9]] to be inconsistent. Therefore, 56edo is not very popular compared to edos like [[53edo|53]] and [[58edo|58]].
In the following tables, odd harmonics 1–11 and their inverses are in '''bold'''.
One step of 56edo is the closest direct approximation to the syntonic comma, [[81/80]], with the number of directly approximated syntonic commas per octave being 55.7976. (However, note that by [[patent val]] mapping, 56edo actually maps the syntonic comma inconsistently, to two steps.) [[Barium]] temperament realizes this proximity through regular temperament theory, and is supported by notable edos like [[224edo]], [[1848edo]], and [[2520edo]], which is a highly composite edo.
56edo can be used to tune [[hemithirds]], [[superkleismic]], [[sycamore]] and [[keen]] temperaments, and using {{val| 56 89 130 158 }} (56d) as the equal temperament val, for [[pajara]]. It provides the [[optimal patent val]] for 7-, 11- and 13-limit [[sycamore]], and the 11-limit 56d val is close to the [[POTE tuning]] for undecimal pajara.
Since 56 factors into {{nowrap|2<sup>3</sup> × 7}}, 56edo has subset edos {{EDOs| 2, 4, 7, 8, 14, 28 }}.
|-
! Cents*
! Approximate ratios
! Cents*
! Approximate ratios
|-
| 0
| 0.0
| '''1/1'''
| 600.0
| 7/5, 10/7
|-
| 1
| 709.6
| '''3/2'''
| 109.6
| 15/14, 16/15, 21/20
|-
| 2
| 219.1
| '''8/7''', '''9/8'''
| 819.1
| '''8/5'''
|-
| 3
| 928.7
| 12/7
| 328.7
| 6/5, 11/9
|-
| 4
| 438.2
| 9/7
| 1038.2
| 9/5, 11/6
|-
| 5
| 1147.8
| 27/14, 48/25, 55/28, <br>88/45, 96/49
| 547.8
| '''11/8''', 27/20
|-
| 6
| 657.3
| 22/15
| 57.3
| 22/21, 33/32, 81/80
|}
<nowiki/>* In 11-limit CWE tuning, octave-reduced
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Latest revision as of 23:34, 18 February 2026
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There are two different mappings of the 11-limit. One is just called pajara and is slightly more complex but suffers almost no loss of accuracy compared to the 7-limit. It is best tuned flat of 22edo. The other, called pajarous to avoid confusion, maps the 11th harmonic slightly simpler, but 22edo is the only 11-odd-limitdiamond monotone tuning, where primes 3 and 5 are less accurate than in optimal tunings of canonical 11-limit pajara.
In the following tables, odd harmonics 1–11 and their inverses are in bold.
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