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== Thanks ==
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Thanks for correcting all my mistakes on the supermajor chord's ratio! [[User:TallKite|TallKite]] ([[User talk:TallKite|talk]]) 06:54, 30 April 2020 (UTC)
== Higher primes ==
A while back I made an edit on [[181edo]], saying it has less than 30% error on most prime harmonics up to 137. You removed this info, giving the edit summary "don't bombard the readers with random prime numbers. 30% unsigned error isn't even special." There is a similar section on the page for [[43edo]], which goes as follows:


== Question about VisualEdit ==
<blockquote>Although not [[consistent]], 43edo performs quite well in very high prime limits. It has unambiguous mappings for all prime harmonics up to ''113'' (after which the demands on its pitch resolution finally become too great), with the sole exceptions of 23, 71, 89, and 103, making a great [[#Ringer 43|Ringer scale]].</blockquote>


Hello FloraC, <br>
Here, prime 41 with 37.5% relative error is considered "unambiguous". Four missing primes in the 113-limit isn't really too special with this rather relaxed bound. You may want to do something about this section, though maybe more can be kept as 43edo is smaller than 181.--[[User:Overthink|Overthink]] ([[User talk:Overthink|talk]]) 22:52, 12 January 2026 (UTC)
as I see, you made part of your edits using the [[Help:visual editor|visual editor]]. Do you remember if it was enabled by default or did you need to enable it yourself in [[Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-editing|Preferences]]? (I didn't see this option when I was active before pausing more than a year. I tried it now, but disabled it again: it breaks one of my favorite access keys (<code>v</code>) for the [Show changes] button.) <br> BTW: thanks for all your gardening work! 🙂 <br>
--[[User:Xenwolf|Xenwolf]] ([[User talk:Xenwolf|talk]]) 11:31, 8 June 2020 (UTC)


: It's enabled by default. I play with another wiki project where there's no such a feature, and I was impressed when I found it here! [[User:FloraC|FloraC]] ([[User talk:FloraC|talk]]) 15:53, 8 June 2020 (UTC)
: Originally, this part read:  


:: I see. Is there a way to access advances formatting features like the new table column classes? I tried to find it, but wasn't successful. --[[User:Xenwolf|Xenwolf]] ([[User talk:Xenwolf|talk]]) 18:25, 8 June 2020 (UTC)
: <blockquote>Although not consistent, it performs quite decently in very high limits. It has unambiguous mappings for all prime harmonics up to 64 [61], with the sole exceptions of 23 and, perhaps, 41. </blockquote>


::: The feature about alignment is probably completely missing. [[User:FloraC|FloraC]] ([[User talk:FloraC|talk]]) 18:41, 8 June 2020 (UTC)
: Then some editor was being crazy about it cuz ''four'' exceptions are no ''sole'' exceptions. But I don't think I'm gonna remove that entirely. Rather, I'm moving it to a higher-limit JI subsection of the approximation to JI section to hopefully declutter the theory section.


== Difference between clan and family ==
: —[[User:FloraC|FloraC]] ([[User talk:FloraC|talk]]) 10:36, 13 January 2026 (UTC)


Hi FloraC, <br>
== 2187/1250 ==
Do you maybe know the difference between ''[[:Category:clan|clan]]'' and ''[[:Category:family|family]]''? Today I found both in [[:Category:Sensamagic|Sensamagic]]. --[[User:Xenwolf|Xenwolf]] ([[User talk:Xenwolf|talk]]) 08:59, 9 June 2020 (UTC)
I’m planning to draft a page for 2187/1250 in my userspace since it’s a 5-limit ratio closely approximating 7/4, but I think I should name it something. Something like 5-limit harmonic-esque seventh or something referencing the ragismic temperament since it’s 4375/4374 below 7/4. Do you have any name suggestions? <span style="display: inline-block;transform: rotate(15deg);background:#E1EBF2;font-family:Verdana;text-shadow: 3px 3px 4px #0008;">[[User:Hotcrystal0|hotcrysta]][[User talk: Hotcrystal0|l0]]</span> 19:12, 14 January 2026 (UTC)


: As far as I understand, family: a single comma is tempered out; clan: more commas. Maybe I'm not the best one to ask. I'm just a beginner anyway. [[User:FloraC|FloraC]] ([[User talk:FloraC|talk]]) 11:54, 9 June 2020 (UTC)
: Tetraptolemaic diminished seventh. [[User:FloraC|FloraC]] ([[User talk:FloraC|talk]]) 20:09, 14 January 2026 (UTC)


:: Thanks so far, I let you know if I know more... --[[User:Xenwolf|Xenwolf]] ([[User talk:Xenwolf|talk]]) 13:14, 9 June 2020 (UTC)
== Generator counts ==
I'm planning to start another chord page draft at [[User:Overthink/Chords of pajara]] (not yet created as of the time this is written). The issue is that it's not as simple to give a chord by generator counts, as there's a half-octave period in pajara. The page [[Unidec/Chords]] uses a val, but it is quite messy. I propose the following solution: The half-octave is taken as the period, and the generator is a perfect fifth. Intervals reachable by stacking fifths are just written with a number; for example, 1&ndash;3/2&ndash;12/7 would be "0&ndash;1&ndash;3". An interval that requires stacking fifths from the half-octave would be written with "T" (for tritone) before the number of fifths stacked; for example, 1&ndash;6/5&ndash;3/2 would be written as "0&ndash;T3&ndash;1". Maybe it would be better to give an "R" (for root) before intervals reachable by stacking fifths, so that 1&ndash;6/5&ndash;3/2 would be "R0&ndash;T3&ndash;R1", which is more readable. I'm also not too sure if the fifth should be the generator or the semitone instead.--[[User:Overthink|Overthink]] ([[User talk:Overthink|talk]]) 01:28, 20 January 2026 (UTC)


== Text alignment "left-9" fixed ==
: I have to say I'm influenced by hkm's usage of an apostrophe to denote an offset by a period, so in that scheme, 1–6/5–3/2 can be written as "0–'3–1". I feel it looks fairly clean, not too intrusive, at least for temps with a semi-octave period. I think the generator should be taken as the fifth, not the semitone, cuz it's easier to think of the temp as two chains of fifths offset by a semi-octave. —[[User:FloraC|FloraC]] ([[User talk:FloraC|talk]]) 09:29, 20 January 2026 (UTC)


Hi FloraC, <br>
:: Hm... Maybe placing the apostrophe ''after'' the number is more readable. This way 1–6/5–3/2 will become "0–3'–1", and the number coming first is more readable, plus it will be read as "3 prime" which fits better with math notation.--[[User:Overthink|Overthink]] ([[User talk:Overthink|talk]]) 21:39, 20 January 2026 (UTC)
The [https://en.xen.wiki/index.php?title=31edo&curid=657&diff=46494&oldid=46476 issue you found] is [https://en.xen.wiki/index.php?title=MediaWiki%3ACommon.css&type=revision&diff=46526&oldid=45682 fixed now]. Apart from the amount of extra work it has certainly created for you, I think it (Approximate Ratios in column 3) looks even better in this form than before. <br>
--[[User:Xenwolf|Xenwolf]] ([[User talk:Xenwolf|talk]]) 07:03, 12 June 2020 (UTC)


== FJS name ==
::: Good point. —[[User:FloraC|FloraC]] ([[User talk:FloraC|talk]]) 11:49, 21 January 2026 (UTC)


Hi FloraC, <br>
== {{monzo| -37 0 0 0 0 10}} ==
Do you have a good reference for [https://en.xen.wiki/index.php?title=Template%3AInfobox_Interval&type=revision&diff=47864&oldid=45850 this naming scheme]? I'd plead to add a link to it in the template. <br>
Does there exist a page for the {{monzo| -37 0 0 0 0 10 }} comma, or the difference between 10 13/8s and 7 octaves? <span style="display: inline-block;transform: rotate(15deg);background:#E1EBF2;font-family:Verdana;text-shadow: 3px 3px 4px #0008;">[[User:Hotcrystal0|hotcrysta]][[User talk: Hotcrystal0|l0]]</span> 16:24, 20 January 2026 (UTC)
--[[User:Xenwolf|Xenwolf]] ([[User talk:Xenwolf|talk]]) 19:50, 23 July 2020 (UTC)
: Ah, only now I see you already did exactly that. --[[User:Xenwolf|Xenwolf]] ([[User talk:Xenwolf|talk]]) 19:53, 23 July 2020 (UTC)


== You answered my long-year badness question ==
: As you can see in ''Small comma'' page, the comma was named the ''valerisma'', and no articles exist for it. —[[User:FloraC|FloraC]] ([[User talk:FloraC|talk]]) 16:28, 20 January 2026 (UTC)


... by [https://en.xen.wiki/index.php?title=Badness&type=revision&diff=47898&oldid=1243 adding this ''important clarification'']. Thanks a lot. --[[User:Xenwolf|Xenwolf]] ([[User talk:Xenwolf|talk]]) 11:48, 24 July 2020 (UTC)
== Odd prime sum limit notability ==
I noticed that you removed the mentions of odd prime sum limit records I made from a couple of edo pages. Is it too arbitrary of a metric for prime approximation to be mentioned on these pages? If so, how is it different in this regard from Pepper ambiguity (still mentioned on the 270edo page)?


: Yes that confused me too until I really tried to reproduce them. [[User:FloraC|FloraC]] ([[User talk:FloraC|talk]]) 12:14, 24 July 2020 (UTC)
: I do take issue with Pepper ambiguity specifically when the intervals involve inconsistency, but as the information have been there for a long time I don't feel like removing them. [[User:FloraC|FloraC]] ([[User talk:FloraC|talk]]) 11:46, 29 January 2026 (UTC)
: <small>P.S. pls remember to sign your comment with <code><nowiki>~~~~</nowiki></code>. </small>


== Quartismic Temperaments ==
== EDO impressions ==
In your EDO impressions for 36edo you mentioned adding “third tones”, even though the correct term here would be “sixth tones”. Can you fix that? <span style="display: inline-block;transform: rotate(15deg);background:#E1EBF2;font-family:Verdana;text-shadow: 3px 3px 4px #0008;">[[User:Hotcrystal0|hotcrysta]][[User talk: Hotcrystal0|l0]]</span> 18:16, 29 January 2026 (UTC)


Hey, Flora, remember the computer-generated lists of quartismic EDOs you showed me and Inthar on Inthar's user page?  Well, come to find out that the computer missed 44edo on both counts, yet, when I checked it by performing the procedure documented on the [[monzo]] page to test for the quartisma, I got "0" as a result, making 44edo a quartismic temperament.  I should point out that judging by the degree of relative error for the 7th harmonic in 44edo, I doubt that 88edo will make the cut.  So, I'm thinking we should combine our strategies for finding quartismic temperaments and double-check our findings with the monzo test. --[[User:Aura|Aura]] ([[User talk:Aura|talk]]) 18:32, 8 September 2020 (UTC)
: Fixed. [[User:FloraC|FloraC]] ([[User talk:FloraC|talk]]) 20:23, 29 January 2026 (UTC)


: The algorithm doesn't miss anything. It's a sequence of edos with ''progressively lower TE error''. 44edo is contorted in the 11-limit, meaning that it's the same as 22, which is outperformed by 24, so it doesn't show up. [[User:FloraC|FloraC]] ([[User talk:FloraC|talk]]) 04:39, 9 September 2020 (UTC)
== Tetracot ==


::If the algorithm doesn't miss anything, then I'd like to know why the different runs don't all get the same EDOs... --[[User:Aura|Aura]] ([[User talk:Aura|talk]]) 01:09, 11 September 2020 (UTC)
On the page [[Tetracot extensions]], you suggested splitting it into four pages: [[Monkey]], [[Bunya]], [[Modus]], and [[Wollemia]]. Tetracot splits the [[2187/2048|apotome]] into four comma steps. It maps 5/4 to the vM3, 11/8 to the sA4, and 13/8 to the n6. The main tetracot edos are [[27edo]] (27e val for prime 11), [[34edo]], and [[41edo]]. These extensions differ is the mapping of prime 7:


::: The first result is on no-5 11-limit (2.3.7.11) basis. The second full 11-limit (2.3.5.7.11). [[User:FloraC|FloraC]] ([[User talk:FloraC|talk]]) 02:01, 11 September 2020 (UTC)
Monkey (34 & 41): 7/4 is vm7


I should also point out that when I tried this same test on 46edo, I got "-1" as a result despite 46edo seeming to have the telltale signs of being a quartismic temperament- Talk about inconsistency.  For the record, Inthar and I both thought that 46edo was one of these quartismic temperaments- but we were all wrong. --[[User:Aura|Aura]] ([[User talk:Aura|talk]]) 21:20, 8 September 2020 (UTC)
Bunya (34d & 41): 7/4 is sA6


: No it's zero. You can also verify that by simply looking at the interval table. [[User:FloraC|FloraC]] ([[User talk:FloraC|talk]]) 04:39, 9 September 2020 (UTC)
Modus (27e & 34d): 7/4 is m7


: I must point out that after double-checking and correcting an error in my calculations, I've reestablished that 46edo actually ''does'' temper out the quartisma.  However, judging from [https://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=dot+product+of+%2846%2C+round%28log%283%29%2Flog%282%29*46%29%2C+round%28log%287%29%2Flog%282%29*46%29%2C+round%28log%2811%29%2Flog%282%29*46%29%29++and+%2824%2C+-6%2C+1%2C+-5%29 from this calculation], there are still EDOs like 23edo that at first glance appear to temper out the quartisma but nevertheless actually fail the monzo test. --[[User:Aura|Aura]] ([[User talk:Aura|talk]]) 05:17, 9 September 2020 (UTC)
Wollemia (27e & 34): 7/4 is ^A6


Okay, I need help to redefine the quartismic temperament properly.  After stumbling across [http://x31eq.com/temper/ this site], I'm now trying to re-gather my bearings. All I know is that the Altierran temperaments are a specific type of quartismic temperament that tempers out the schisma as well as the quartisma... --[[User:Aura|Aura]] ([[User talk:Aura|talk]]) 02:18, 11 September 2020 (UTC)
I've noticed that in 27edo the pythagorean thirds are quite clearly supermajor/subminor, and the 5-limit thirds are quite far from each other, with [[5/4]] being the same 400{{c}} major third as in 12edo, and [[6/5]] being slightly flat at 311.{{Overline|1}}{{c}}. 34edo makes 5/4 and 6/5 both about equally sharp, and the pythagorean thirds are mapped as in 17edo. 41edo maps the pythagorean thirds close to just, but the 5-limit thirds are slightly closer to neutral as a result. In any case, intervals of 11 and 13 are mapped to neutral intervals. The way I tend to think of tetracot is as a tertian structure (like [[keemic]]).


== Did you get my wiki email? ==
Monkey and modus map 7/4 to a 7th (they are supported by the 7edo patent val). The tertian structures of 27edo and 41edo are quite clearly different, while 34edo is somewhat similar to both (though IMO closer to 27edo as 34d is better than patent 34). Here 34d&27 is modus, while 34&41 is monkey. They are quite clearly different, as modus sets the pythagorean thirds to septimal ones while pental thirds are halfway between the septimal thirds and neutral ones. Monkey, on the other hand, distinguishes the pythagorean thirds from pental and septimal ones, and sets them equidistant from pental and septimal thirds.


... maybe you dropped it as spam? Best regards --[[User:Xenwolf|Xenwolf]] ([[User talk:Xenwolf|talk]]) 11:15, 10 September 2020 (UTC)
Bunya and wollemia, on the other hand, map 7/4 to a 6th (corresponding to the 7d val). Bunya (34d&41) maps 7/4 to a sA6, so that 28/27 is equated with 33/32 as an sA1, as in [[parapyth]]. This sets the pythagorean major third to [[14/11]], and 9/7 to an sd4 instead. Bunya also tempers out [[225/224]], so that 7/4 is equated with the [[225/128]] augmented 6th, which in tetracot is a vvA6&nbsp;=&nbsp;sA6. Wollemia (27e & 34), on the other hand, is quite strange. It tunes the fifth so that the pythagorean intervals are close to septimal intervals, but doesn't actually map them to septimal intervals. Instead, 28/27 is mapped to a ^1, so 9/7 is a v4, and 7/6 is a ^A2. Optimal tunings of wollemia are close to optimal tunings of modus, but doesn't temper out [[64/63]], instead equating septimal supermajor/subminor intervals to tridecimal ultramajor/inframinor intervals via tempering of [[91/90]]. In wollemia [[14/11]] is also mapped to the same interval as [[5/4]], and [[11/8]] the same interval as [[7/5]]. I'm not too sure of the significance of this yet, besides that both the 27e and 34 vals contain these equivalences.


: Yes and I replied using the same wiki mail function. Seems you don't receive it. I'll try again. [[User:FloraC|FloraC]] ([[User talk:FloraC|talk]]) 11:35, 10 September 2020 (UTC)
In any case, I suggest you add a 7et detemperament section to the [[Tetracot]] article.


: Should work this time. [[User:FloraC|FloraC]] ([[User talk:FloraC|talk]]) 11:37, 10 September 2020 (UTC)
--[[User:Overthink|Overthink]] ([[User talk:Overthink|talk]]) 23:45, 13 February 2026 (UTC)


:: Yes, received it now (for the first time). --[[User:Xenwolf|Xenwolf]] ([[User talk:Xenwolf|talk]]) 12:51, 10 September 2020 (UTC)
: Sure. [[User:FloraC|FloraC]] ([[User talk:FloraC|talk]]) 13:39, 14 February 2026 (UTC)


== 159edo Interval Chart ==
== About schismina ==
Hey, Flora, I saw the conversation on the discussion page for [[Table_of_159edo_Intervals|Table of 159edo intervals]]. I hope you like what you see now. I also hope that this chart isn't made shorter after I finish my work- I really want others to see both members of any given pair octave compliments- especially when the more obscure intervals are involved... --[[User:Aura|Aura]] ([[User talk:Aura|talk]]) 03:29, 17 September 2020 (UTC)
What's the deal with the schisminic temp? It is 2.3.5.7.13, there's no 11. Also, I would deem the differences I outlined are notable, because they show how many ''simple'' ratios of 35 have tiny differences with tridecimal equivalents and viceversa. Specially 8505/8192, whose pressence in Sagittal pretty much assumes that the schismina is either tempered out or fudged. It's that important of a schisma, we have to sell it as such! --[[User:Eufalesio|Eufalesio]] ([[User talk:Eufalesio|talk]]) 17:05, 22 February 2026 (UTC)


: That looks very neat. And it need not be shortened to half-octave since it's not in the main edo page, where I reckon spacing is a matter. [[User:FloraC|FloraC]] ([[User talk:FloraC|talk]]) 03:45, 17 September 2020 (UTC)
: > What's the deal with the schisminic temp? It is 2.3.5.7.13, there's no 11.


== undecimal subminor second, undecimal supermajor seventh ==
: That's why ''schismina'' isn't a great name for the comma; there's no room to distinguish the minimal-prime-subgroup temp and the full-prime-limit temp according to our rules. I've proposed something else in ''Talk: 4096/4095''.


May I invite you to discuss the topic(s) under [[Talk:33/32#undecimal subminor second]]? --13:09, 18 September 2020 (UTC)
: > I would deem the differences I outlined are notable.


== FJS help ==
: I think there's a problem in how you present your ideas. If all you wanna discuss is the merge of intervals of 13 with intervals of 35, add that instead. A pair of ratios may serve as an example, but the entire point is in the context. The ratios alone which comprise three- or even four-digit ones aren't notable cuz no one uses them in music.


Hi FloraC, <br>
: [[User:FloraC|FloraC]] ([[User talk:FloraC|talk]]) 17:33, 22 February 2026 (UTC)
you seem to have a solid understanding of the [[Functional Just System]]. <br>
Would you please help me to get started with filling in the [https://en.xen.wiki/index.php?title=Template%3AInfobox_Interval&type=revision&diff=47864&oldid=45850 ''FJS name'' parameter]] on interval pages? <br>
--[[User:Xenwolf|Xenwolf]] ([[User talk:Xenwolf|talk]]) 20:27, 18 September 2020 (UTC)


: Sure. And to answer the question when an interval starts with P, M, m, A, or d, an interval in FJS is interpreted as Pythagorean tuning offset by some commas. So if the Pythagorean note is major, it is M, if the Pythagorean note is minor, it is m, and so on. In that regard it's the same as Helmholtz-Ellis so you might first get started from that. [[User:FloraC|FloraC]] ([[User talk:FloraC|talk]]) 05:50, 19 September 2020 (UTC)
== Thanks ==
 
Hello Flora, how are you today? I see you corrected some mistakes I unwittingly made when editing MOS pages, for example, when I called 2L 17s a MOS of Pycnic temperament and you took it out, noting that 2L 17s is actually tritonic temperament. So, I just wanted to say thank you, and I will double-check my edits in the future. [[User:MisterShafXen|MisterShafXen]] ([[User talk:MisterShafXen|talk]]) 17:28, 6 May 2026 (UTC)
== Diatonic and Paradiatonic Functionality Chart ==
Hey Flora, I recently made a new version of the Musical Function Chart that I referenced in out discussion on 33/32.  Would you mind looking over this? I hope this version is better than the one I initially referenced in the discussion.
 
[[File:New_Diatonic_Function_Map.png|thumb]]
 
As you can see, 33/32 and its octave compliment 64/33 both appear in regions designated "Superdietic" and "Subdietic".  Both "Superdietic" and "Subdietic" are related to "diesis" on account of a diesis- according to one definition- being the smallest usable melodic interval.  I know I've found that 33/32 is definitely large enough to be a melodic interval in its own right.  However, I also can't help but notice the fact that intervals in both the Superdietic region and the Subdietic region tend to have multiple functions- that is, depending on both the direction of a tonality's construction and the structure of a given chord, they tend to alternate either between primes and seconds or between sevenths and octaves.  For instance, while 33/32 functions as a prime in a 22:26:33 triad built on the octave reduced 11th harmonic, it functions as a second in a 28:33:42 triad built on the octave reduced 7th harmonic if 7/4 is interpreted as a type of seventh, as it forms the interval 33/28- a type of minor third- with the iteration of the 7th harmonic directly below it.  I also notice that in 159edo, 33/32 is located further away from the perfect unison than the unison-second as depicted in [[SHEFKHED_interval_names|SHEFKHED interval names]]- thus qualifying it for designation as a second, even though it is a perfect fifth above 11/8.  I do note that 11/8 forms a similar ratio with 7/6.  As you can see from the chart, both 8/7 and 7/6 fall into a region designated "Contravaricant", indicating the high likelihood for intervals in this region to act as either seconds or thirds, yet, while 11/8 could rightly be analyzed as a superdiminished fifth, it more commonly functions a fourth relative to the Tonic- particularly outside of Blues music... --[[User:Aura|Aura]] ([[User talk:Aura|talk]]) 11:12, 19 September 2020 (UTC)
 
== Optimal Patent Vals for various Quartismic Temperaments ==
 
Hey Flora, I see from your recent edits that you appear to know how to find the optimal patent vals for different temperaments...  Could you help me find the optimal patent vals for the various Quartismic temperaments?  Oh, and could you clean up the EDO lists on the [[Quartismic_family|Quartismic family]] page while you're at it?  Thanks. --[[User:Aura|Aura]] ([[User talk:Aura|talk]]) 11:33, 3 October 2020 (UTC)
 
: The [[User_talk:IlL #Quartismic EDOs|sequence I originally showed you]] was that of progressively lower TE error. The last entry is the optimal patent val. [[User:FloraC|FloraC]] ([[User talk:FloraC|talk]]) 12:01, 3 October 2020 (UTC)
 
:: That was back when there was only one type of Quartismic temperament, and now we have a whole family of them... --[[User:Aura|Aura]] ([[User talk:Aura|talk]]) 12:04, 3 October 2020 (UTC)
 
::: I'll look into them when time permits. Now I'm focusing on my own construction, and I'd appreciate it if you help to come up with names. [[User:FloraC|FloraC]] ([[User talk:FloraC|talk]]) 12:18, 3 October 2020 (UTC)
 
:::: What sorts of names do you want me to come up with? --[[User:Aura|Aura]] ([[User talk:Aura|talk]]) 17:03, 3 October 2020 (UTC)
 
::::: Temperaments. In particular, one that tempers out 896/891 & 472392/471625, an 11-limit extension to [[canou family]]. Maybe we talk about it at [[Talk:Canou family]]. [[User:FloraC|FloraC]] ([[User talk:FloraC|talk]]) 18:58, 3 October 2020 (UTC)
 
== 159edo notation systems ==
 
Hey, Flora, what do you think of how [[Talk:159edo_notation#My_Second_Idea_for_a_Notation_System|this conversation]] has been going since you last commented on it? --[[User:Aura|Aura]] ([[User talk:Aura|talk]]) 16:49, 15 October 2020 (UTC)
 
== spaced interwiki syntax ==
 
Your suggestion [https://en.xen.wiki/index.php?title=49/48&curid=812&diff=51386&oldid=51374 to add a space after the interwiki prefix for style reasons] absolutely makes sense to me. I already added it in [[Help:Editing #Interwiki links]] which also announces google searches being available in the same syntax. --[[User:Xenwolf|Xenwolf]] ([[User talk:Xenwolf|talk]]) 17:59, 15 October 2020 (UTC)
 
== My Own System ==
 
Hey, Flora, I'm busy trying to create my own music system, and also explain how it's different from the Hunt System.  I would appreciate feedback on [[User:Aura/Aura's Ideas on Tonality|what I have written so far on this]].  Thanks! --[[User:Aura|Aura]] ([[User talk:Aura|talk]]) 12:31, 19 October 2020 (UTC)
 
: I read it, but I prefer not judging it for now. Look, I don't have that 24edo-background as you do; I haven't worked substantially with 11-limit (I'm most experienced with 19edo). My "ideas of tonality" is also under construction – I might take a deeper look at yours after finishing mine. [[User:FloraC|FloraC]] ([[User talk:FloraC|talk]]) 13:08, 19 October 2020 (UTC)
 
:: Ah.  That makes sense. ---[[User:Aura|Aura]] ([[User talk:Aura|talk]]) 08:38, 22 October 2020 (UTC)-[[User:Aura|Aura]] ([[User talk:Aura|talk]]) 18:27, 19 October 2020 (UTC)
 
== just approximation tables ==
 
When I added a table to [[73edo]] to reflect its mapping to prime (or primary) intervals, I decided to add the approximating steps as well, and decided to stop at 23. It's very similar to the tables you usually add to edo pages, there I found examples with more or less than these columns. What do you think is a reasonable set? Besides your criticism concerning the [[FJS]], wouldn't it be useful to add the fifth span to these tables? (I've to confess that I'm still not able to calculate them) --[[User:Xenwolf|Xenwolf]] ([[User talk:Xenwolf|talk]]) 20:27, 19 October 2020 (UTC)
: The [[fifthspan]] is included for example in [[17edo#Just approximation|17edo]], [[19edo#Just approximation|19edo]], or [[53edo#Selected just intervals by error|53edo]]. --[[User:Xenwolf|Xenwolf]] ([[User talk:Xenwolf|talk]]) 04:16, 20 October 2020 (UTC)
 
:: Tbh I don't add the prime limits with specific criteria. I do if I see the prime limit potentially usable in that edo. Neither have I got any formula for fifthspan. [[User:FloraC|FloraC]] ([[User talk:FloraC|talk]]) 05:16, 20 October 2020 (UTC)
 
== Another Comma ==
 
Hey Flora, I've recently discovered that [[19712/19683]] is the sum of the [[quartisma]] and the [[nexuma]]- two commas that I've named- and I see you have this comma on as one of the commas tempered out in some of the various members of the Canou family.  I think we need to come up with a name for 19712/19683 now.  I mean, I think this will help bring our projects together in a way. --[[User:Aura|Aura]] ([[User talk:Aura|talk]]) 15:43, 21 October 2020 (UTC)
 
: I can confirm the nexus comma is indeed an important one in 2.3.11 subgroup. I'm working on projective tuning spaces and hopefully that'll allow a graphical approach to both rastma and nexus comma. Btw I prefer "nexus comma" to "nexuma".
 
:: I have to admit "nexuma" is still a pretty cool name- if you know how to pronounce it.  That said, I'm definitely keeping "nexus comma" as one of the official names. --[[User:Aura|Aura]] ([[User talk:Aura|talk]]) 08:38, 22 October 2020 (UTC)
 
: I also noticed 19712/19683 is a good extension to canou temperament. It identifies 11/8 by 2187/2048 over 9/7. It's tempered out in vishnu, newt, kwai, supers, guiron and amity so I guess it may be called "vishnewt". [[User:FloraC|FloraC]] ([[User talk:FloraC|talk]]) 07:08, 22 October 2020 (UTC)
 
::"Vishnewt" is a funny comma name.  However, I'm thinking this comma should have other names for the sake of those who don't want to be left with lingering giggling fits. --[[User:Aura|Aura]] ([[User talk:Aura|talk]]) 08:38, 22 October 2020 (UTC)
 
I finally decided to call 19712/19683 the "symbiotic comma" due to it being tempered out in in vishnu, newt, kwai, supers, guiron and amity, as well as both it being a good extension to canou temperament and effectively linking our projects together.  I hope you like the name... --[[User:Aura|Aura]] ([[User talk:Aura|talk]]) 04:32, 23 November 2020 (UTC)
 
: That was an inspiring name. The part I don't like is that I feel somewhat obliged to inform people in the FB group again. [[User:FloraC|FloraC]] ([[User talk:FloraC|talk]]) 06:50, 23 November 2020 (UTC)
 
== space around arguments ==
 
... is what most templates explicitly support. I like help editors and reviewers (see diff view) to separate contents from frames, just like in table cells, so I added trimming to templates like [[Template:Monzo|Monzo]] and [[Template:EDOs|EDOs]]. I observe that you generally do not put spaces around template arguments. Maybe there is a good reason for this, then please tell me so I understand. But if you don't care, I would find it very relaxing if you could join my argument. 🙂 --[[User:Xenwolf|Xenwolf]] ([[User talk:Xenwolf|talk]]) 12:05, 11 November 2020 (UTC)
 
: Well, I don't really care. [[User:FloraC|FloraC]] ([[User talk:FloraC|talk]]) 12:11, 11 November 2020 (UTC)
 
:: Great, thanks. 🙂 --[[User:Xenwolf|Xenwolf]] ([[User talk:Xenwolf|talk]]) 15:02, 11 November 2020 (UTC)
 
== Thanks a lot ==
 
.. for [https://en.xen.wiki/index.php?title=Tonalsoft_encyclopedia&type=revision&diff=52618&oldid=52616 fixing all my errors]! That really is an alarming error rate that I have delivered. I must have done too much at once. BTW: Do you happen to know anything about Active Server Pages? --[[User:Xenwolf|Xenwolf]] ([[User talk:Xenwolf|talk]]) 09:44, 13 November 2020 (UTC)
 
: I hope you're going well. I have no clue about Active Server Pages. [[User:FloraC|FloraC]] ([[User talk:FloraC|talk]]) 11:25, 13 November 2020 (UTC)
 
== families and clans as categories ==
 
I sometimes think of breaking apart the collections of temperaments in favor to building categories of pages each dedicated to a single temperament. This way, it would be possible to have some temperaments belong to different collections. You are seemingly more familiar with the temperaments, what do you think about my idea? --[[User:Xenwolf|Xenwolf]] ([[User talk:Xenwolf|talk]]) 20:28, 20 November 2020 (UTC)
 
: I'm not sure about the detail. Currently some temperaments has got their own dedicated pages (such as ''meantone''), and some not. Meanwhile the "data" are in collection pages (such as ''meantone family''). Do you mean each entry of "data" in the collection pages should be moved to their respective dedicated pages, and only links should remain there? [[User:FloraC|FloraC]] ([[User talk:FloraC|talk]]) 08:09, 21 November 2020 (UTC)
 
:: I have the impression that these pages are not really readable and linking to entries in it is harder than it could be. But I'm not absolutely sure if dedicated pages for temperaments has no downsides. What would be left for family and clan pages then? I'm really not an expert concerning the content, but the kind of page we have now seems to "fight" with the wiki concept. Maybe it would help to open a broader discussion about this? In the [[todo corner]]? --[[User:Xenwolf|Xenwolf]] ([[User talk:Xenwolf|talk]]) 11:37, 21 November 2020 (UTC)
 
::: Eventually, most temperaments should have their dedicated pages. That's the only thing I'm sure about. We absolutely should open a broader discussion for such considerable changes. [[User:FloraC|FloraC]] ([[User talk:FloraC|talk]]) 12:03, 21 November 2020 (UTC)
 
:::: Thanks for sharing your thoughts about this. --[[User:Xenwolf|Xenwolf]] ([[User talk:Xenwolf|talk]]) 13:00, 21 November 2020 (UTC)
 
== Name for 169/162 ==
 
Hey, Flora, I was messing around, and I've discovered that the 13-limit is really good for trientone (third-tone) intervals in the same way that the 11-limit is really good for quartertone intervals- seriously, the simplest combination of trientone intervals adding up to 9/8 is basically 27/26-27/26-169/162, with [[27/26]] acting as the parachromatic interval and [[169/162]] acting as the paradiatonic interval.  So now, I'm looking for a name for 169/162... do you have any ideas? --[[User:Aura|Aura]] ([[User talk:Aura|talk]]) 21:53, 23 November 2020 (UTC)
 
: That's not how I approach just intonation. I can use three different but much simpler third tones to reach an exact whole tone: 9/8 = (27/26)*(26/25)*(25/24). Alternatively I might want to temper out 2197/2187 = (9/8)/(27/26)<sup>3</sup>, or even {325/324, 625/624}, which equates all three.
 
: But as I see 169/162 is the difference between 13/9 and 18/13, it can be the "tridecimal tritonic third tone". [[User:FloraC|FloraC]] ([[User talk:FloraC|talk]]) 06:40, 24 November 2020 (UTC)
 
:: Makes sense.  However, I do in fact approach just intonation from a classical-minded semi-artistic standpoint. --[[User:Aura|Aura]] ([[User talk:Aura|talk]]) 07:01, 24 November 2020 (UTC)
 
== Another comma ==
 
Hey, Flora, I found another comma- 200704/200475- which marks the difference between a stack of two [[135/112]] and a single [[16/11]]...  I can confirm that this comma is tempered out in 159edo, and for some reason, I can't help but think it should be called the "reef comma" as it is similar to the island comma in that it splits a pretty important utonal interval in half when tempered out...  What do you think? --[[User:Aura|Aura]] ([[User talk:Aura|talk]]) 03:48, 29 November 2020 (UTC)
 
: Hmmm, I'm yet to see how 135/112 is a useful interval by itself. [[User:FloraC|FloraC]] ([[User talk:FloraC|talk]]) 07:54, 29 November 2020 (UTC)
 
:: Funny enough, 135/112 makes for an excellent third for when you wish to use 16/11 as your outside interval.  Sure, the result sounds something like a xenharmonic diminished triad, but judging from my experience with music, I'd say there are times when that sort of thing is exactly what you want. --[[User:Aura|Aura]] ([[User talk:Aura|talk]]) 17:44, 29 November 2020 (UTC)
 
== dev wiki ==
 
Hello Flora, did you already know that this wiki has three siblings: de, es, and dev? In dev, there is Scribunto+Lua running right now; maybe you are interested in co-evaluating if this option should be adapted for production. See [[mw:Extension:Scribunto/Lua_reference_manual]] and [[:dev: Module:Hello]] for a start. --[[User:Xenwolf|Xenwolf]] ([[User talk:Xenwolf|talk]]) 09:33, 7 December 2020 (UTC)
 
: I'll take a look, but tbh I'm not familiar with lua. I'll write to you if I got findings. [[User:FloraC|FloraC]] ([[User talk:FloraC|talk]]) 15:21, 7 December 2020 (UTC)
 
:: Now it's even more interesting, here I test [https://dev.xen.wiki/w/User:Xenwolf/SandBox#Test_Module:primes_in_edo a module that generates prime approximation tables for EDOs] (module link in heading), the task that's not really possible with bare templates, see [https://en.xen.wiki/w/User:Xenwolf/SandBox#Testing_User:Xenwolf.2FTemplate:Primes_in_EDO Test] (template link in heading). --[[User:Xenwolf|Xenwolf]] ([[User talk:Xenwolf|talk]]) 00:22, 9 December 2020 (UTC)
:: BTW: Lua is quite new for me, too. But already now I find it much easier to write (and read) than templates. :) --[[User:Xenwolf|Xenwolf]] ([[User talk:Xenwolf|talk]]) 00:22, 9 December 2020 (UTC)
 
::: Cool. I've been hoping to see it in the edo pages. [[User:FloraC|FloraC]] ([[User talk:FloraC|talk]]) 10:08, 9 December 2020 (UTC)
 
:::: Also the EDO (alias ET) template could be heavily enhanced by modules. It's really fun to see all template difficulties melting away this way. --[[User:Xenwolf|Xenwolf]] ([[User talk:Xenwolf|talk]]) 10:41, 9 December 2020 (UTC)
:::: Concerning "tone ratio" (or maybe better "semitone ratio", or "tonal partition"): indeed its <code>m2:A1</code>. Would you agree that it is only applicable if the fifth is between <code>3\5</code> and <code>4\7</code> in size? This is because <code>m2 := 3*P8-4*P5</code> and <code>A1 := 7*P5-4*P8</code> and this way we can deduce it by knowing the number of steps of the fifth in that EDO (<code>P5\EDO</code>). --[[User:Xenwolf|Xenwolf]] ([[User talk:Xenwolf|talk]]) 10:41, 9 December 2020 (UTC)
 
:::::# I added a parameter called "Semitones" and it appears as "Semitones (A1:m2)". I haven't implemented it in any edo pages. I'm fine with it changed to "Semitones (m2:A1)". The neologism seems unnecessary now.
:::::# I disagree on the contraint from non-positive values. It's artificial. [[User:FloraC|FloraC]] ([[User talk:FloraC|talk]]) 11:13, 9 December 2020 (UTC)
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:::::: Well, but negative-size semitones are also not quite natural (pun intended) ;-) TBH, I personally have no problems with negative values for musical intervals. Concerning the neologism I found out that ''tonal properties'' could be the right word. I'm not willing to push this into the template but for me (with a Classic/Baroque/Jazz background) it absolutely makes sense. --[[User:Xenwolf|Xenwolf]] ([[User talk:Xenwolf|talk]]) 11:48, 9 December 2020 (UTC)
:::::: I'd really like someone joining evaluating Lua on dev. If it can be safely activated here, we will have much less to do with checking tables for correctness and precision consistency, so a good investment of time. --[[User:Xenwolf|Xenwolf]] ([[User talk:Xenwolf|talk]]) 11:48, 9 December 2020 (UTC)
 
== meaning of todo ==
 
Hi Flora, [https://en.xen.wiki/index.php?title=Tour_of_Regular_Temperaments&type=revision&diff=56454&oldid=51890 you added a todo text] I don't understand. Can you please elaborate this a bit further? Thanks :) --[[User:Xenwolf|Xenwolf]] ([[User talk:Xenwolf|talk]]) 08:25, 10 December 2020 (UTC)
 
: The EDO lists in the temperament pages needs explanation. A guideline for which edo is included and how to generate the list should also be there. [[User:FloraC|FloraC]] ([[User talk:FloraC|talk]]) 08:29, 10 December 2020 (UTC)
 
:: I see. Should we start a project for that or do you have enough expertise to give reasonable criteria? --[[User:Xenwolf|Xenwolf]] ([[User talk:Xenwolf|talk]]) 09:17, 10 December 2020 (UTC)
 
::: It's a sequence of progressively lower tuning error, most probably TE error based on what I've seen (despite that there are sometimes outliers). [[User:FloraC|FloraC]] ([[User talk:FloraC|talk]]) 09:31, 10 December 2020 (UTC)
 
::: As you can see, the [[optimal patent val]] page gives some practical guide, so it should be clear. [[User:FloraC|FloraC]] ([[User talk:FloraC|talk]]) 09:41, 10 December 2020 (UTC)
 
:::: So we should probably be more canonical in these temperament sections (I'm already thinking of another template, but if I recall right, we already talked about this idea); it also becomes clear that my new habit of writing the EDO list according to the pattern <code><nowiki>{{EDOs|legend=1| ... }}</nowiki></code> falls obviously short. Much better would be to link the leading "EDOs: " before the actual list with an understandable explanation of the background (including rules).
 
::::: Oh, there's a parameter "legend"? I didn't notice the update. [[User:FloraC|FloraC]] ([[User talk:FloraC|talk]]) 11:42, 10 December 2020 (UTC)
 
:::::: I saw that basically only you are using the template (besides me), and since I also observed that you usually observe the recent changes, I thought that there was no need to tell you about [https://en.xen.wiki/index.php?title=Template%3AEDOs&type=revision&diff=53752&oldid=45535 the change]. I also was not totally satisfied with it, I'm still wondering if another parameter name would be better or if adding a "shell template" (like "EDOs2", with the parameter set by default) would ease it's usage in the temperament sections, but all the names I thought of seemed unsatisfying... --[[User:Xenwolf|Xenwolf]] ([[User talk:Xenwolf|talk]]) 12:25, 10 December 2020 (UTC)
:::::: So, what about starting an infobox or infotable for temperaments, a template covering all the aspects? I mean, the content of these sections are highly formalized anyway (although not consistently formatted).
 
== Relative error page needs work ==
See the discussion  tab for [[Relative_error]] --[[User:TallKite|TallKite]] ([[User talk:TallKite|talk]]) 06:44, 11 December 2020 (UTC)
 
== 6250/6237 ==
 
So apparently, someone found a comma, [[6250/6237]], and didn't name it.  Thus, when Xenwolf was working on the 72edo page, he and I both tried to find the name of 6250/6237, but we couldn't find a name for it.  So, we decided to try and come up with a name for it.  After running the numbers through Wolfram Alpha, I found that 6250/6237 is tempered out by both 53edo and 159edo despite their differing patent vals for both 7 and 11.  Upon further calculations, I found that 6250/6237 is only slightly smaller than Mercator's comma at 3.60472 cents, and that when this comma is tempered out, [[160/77]]- which is the difference between [[5/2]] and [[77/64]]- is equated with a stack of four [[6/5]] minor thirds, and a stack of five [[5/4]] major thirds is equated with a stack consisting of an [[octave]] plus [[81/64]] plus [[77/64]].  Moreover, it appears that 6250/6237 is also the difference between the [[keenanisma]] and the [[kleisma]], as well as the difference between the keenanisma and the undecimal hemifourths comma (160083/160000; needs a better name).  Furthermore, I've found that 6250/6237 is also the difference between the [[amity comma]] and the [[symbiosma|symbiotic comma]], as well as the sum of the [[lehmerisma]] and the wizardharry comma (4000/3993).  Do you have any thoughts about what to name this comma? --[[User:Aura|Aura]] ([[User talk:Aura|talk]]) 18:28, 23 December 2020 (UTC)
 
: Its color name is Luruquinyo. Edos 12, 15, 19 and 34 all temper it out. --[[User:TallKite|TallKite]] ([[User talk:TallKite|talk]]) 05:56, 24 December 2020 (UTC)
 
:: The color name is good, but I'd sooner have another name for it as well. --[[User:Aura|Aura]] ([[User talk:Aura|talk]]) 05:58, 24 December 2020 (UTC)
 
: Haven't been able to find any sense with this comma. But to point out a fact, it can't be simultaneously the difference between the keenanisma and the kleisma and between the keenanisma and the undecimal hemifourths comma. You might want to check that. [[User:FloraC|FloraC]] ([[User talk:FloraC|talk]]) 06:02, 24 December 2020 (UTC)
 
:: I did.  If the kleisma is 15625/15552, and the undecimal hemifourths comma is 160083/160000, then do note that (15625/15552)/(160083/160000) is equal to (6250/6237)^2.  Perhaps I said it in the wrong fashion, but the math doesn't lie.  The keenanisma is halfway between the kleisma and the undecimal hemifourths comma- (15625/15552)/(6250/6237) = (385/384), and (385/384)/(6250/6237) = (160083/160000). --[[User:Aura|Aura]] ([[User talk:Aura|talk]]) 06:07, 24 December 2020 (UTC)
 
::: Ok that makes sense. [[User:FloraC|FloraC]] ([[User talk:FloraC|talk]]) 06:16, 24 December 2020 (UTC)
 
:::: So, does that clear things up for you? --[[User:Aura|Aura]] ([[User talk:Aura|talk]]) 06:18, 24 December 2020 (UTC)
 
::::: Yep. [[User:FloraC|FloraC]] ([[User talk:FloraC|talk]]) 06:25, 24 December 2020 (UTC)