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~~There are many conceivable ways to map [[53edo]] onto the [[Lumatone]] keyboard. Only one, however, agrees with the [[Standard~~ Lumatone mapping ~~for Pythagorean]]. This is also "Preset 9 — 53-ET Bosanquet" in the official Lumatone manual.~~

== Diatonic ==

This is "Preset 9 — 53-ET Bosanquet" in version 1.0 of the official Lumatone manual, and "Preset 9 — 53-EDO Bosanquet" in version 1.21. [[Cam Taylor]] has created a tour of intervals for this layout, in [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IdiMNP4MSx8&t=2s&pp=0gcJCbIJAYcqIYzv ''A meander around 53-equal on the Lumatone''] (2025).

[[~~Category~~:Lumatone mappings]]

== Hanson ==

Since 53edo is a [[schismatic]] tuning, the best approximation to [[5/4]] is the diminished fourth. The [[Hanson]] mapping makes playing familiar 5-limit chords easier, but the [[4L 3s]] mapping does not quite span the full gamut.

The expanded [[4L 7s]] mapping does cover the entire gamut, but puts octaves all over the place.

== Semaja ==

The [[Semaja]] mapping covers all the notes with no repeats and slightly greater range than the diatonic one, but 5-limit chords require a diagonal hand position and wrap around at the top.

== Hemikleismic + Semaja ==

[[Bryan Deister]] has demonstrated a mapping for [[53edo]] in [https://www.youtube.com/shorts/WtSaDQCyfVc ''Waltz in 53edo''] (2026) that functions for [[Kleismic_family#Hemikleismic|hemikleismic]] ([[7L 1s]] scale with a 7:4 step ratio right and right-up with the small step stretched) and [[Porwell_temperaments#Semaja|semaja]] (rotated [[5L 1s]] with a 10:3 step ratio down-right and down); a [[5L 8s (4/1-equivalent)]] scale with a 10:7 step ratio is also available moving right and down-right. The range is a bit over 4⅓ octaves, with no missed notes and just one repeated note in each octave, but the upper left and lower right corners have many additional non-contiguous notes, and the octaves are not in consistent places; on the other hand, classic thirds both minor (two steps right) and major (one step right plus one step down-right) are in very easy reach as long as they do not pass through a vertical wraparound (it may be necessary to adjust note 0 position to avoid this for a particular performance, such as in the linked video which has note 0 where note 3 is here).

== Buzzard ==

For easy access to single step movements and both the third and seventh harmonics, the [[buzzard]] mapping is quite effective.

== Amity ==

The [[Lumatone mapping for amity]] mapping also puts 5-limit chords within very easy reach and provides a relatively even heptatonic scale.

== See also ==

Due to limitations of the Lumatone EDO mapping template, some Lumatone mappings for 53edo (currently for [[Orwell]] and [[semiquartal]] layout families) had to be moved to another page.

* [[Lumatone mapping for 53edo (part 2)]]

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-There are many conceivable ways to map [[53edo]] onto the [[Lumatone]] keyboard. Only one, however, agrees with the [[Standard Lumatone mapping for Pythagorean]]. This is also "Preset 9 — 53-ET Bosanquet" in the official Lumatone manual.
+{{Lumatone mapping intro}}
-{{Lumatone EDO mapping|n=55|start=2|xstep=9|ystep=-4}}
+== Diatonic ==
+This is "Preset 9&nbsp;&mdash; 53-ET Bosanquet" in version 1.0 of the official Lumatone manual, and "Preset 9&nbsp;&mdash; 53-EDO Bosanquet" in version 1.21. [[Cam Taylor]] has created a tour of intervals for this layout, in [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IdiMNP4MSx8&t=2s&pp=0gcJCbIJAYcqIYzv ''A meander around 53-equal on the Lumatone''] (2025).
+{{Lumatone EDO mapping|n=53|start=2|xstep=9|ystep=-5}}
-[[Category:Lumatone mappings]]
+== Hanson ==
+Since 53edo is a [[schismatic]] tuning, the best approximation to [[5/4]] is the diminished fourth. The [[Hanson]] mapping makes playing familiar 5-limit chords easier, but the [[4L&nbsp;3s]] mapping does not quite span the full gamut.
+{{Lumatone EDO mapping|n=53|start=5|xstep=11|ystep=-8}}
+The expanded [[4L&nbsp;7s]] mapping does cover the entire gamut, but puts octaves all over the place.
+{{Lumatone EDO mapping|n=53|start=6|xstep=8|ystep=-5}}
+== Semaja ==
+The [[Semaja]] mapping covers all the notes with no repeats and slightly greater range than the diatonic one, but 5-limit chords require a diagonal hand position and wrap around at the top.
+{{Lumatone EDO mapping|n=53|start=5|xstep=10|ystep=-7}}
+== Hemikleismic + Semaja ==
+[[Bryan Deister]] has demonstrated a mapping for [[53edo]] in [https://www.youtube.com/shorts/WtSaDQCyfVc ''Waltz in 53edo''] (2026) that functions for [[Kleismic_family#Hemikleismic|hemikleismic]] ([[7L&nbsp;1s]] scale with a 7:4 step ratio right and right-up with the small step stretched) and [[Porwell_temperaments#Semaja|semaja]] (rotated [[5L&nbsp;1s]] with a 10:3 step ratio down-right and down); a [[5L&nbsp;8s (4/1-equivalent)]] scale with a 10:7 step ratio is also available moving right and down-right. The range is a bit over 4⅓ octaves, with no missed notes and just one repeated note in each octave, but the upper left and lower right corners have many additional non-contiguous notes, and the octaves are not in consistent places; on the other hand, classic thirds both minor (two steps right) and major (one step right plus one step down-right) are in very easy reach as long as they do not pass through a vertical wraparound (it may be necessary to adjust note 0 position to avoid this for a particular performance, such as in the linked video which has note 0 where note 3 is here).
+{{Lumatone EDO mapping|n=53|start=7|xstep=7|ystep=3}}
+== Buzzard ==
+For easy access to single step movements and both the third and seventh harmonics, the [[buzzard]] mapping is quite effective.
+{{Lumatone EDO mapping|n=53|start=8|xstep=10|ystep=-9}}
+== Amity ==
+The [[Lumatone mapping for amity]] mapping also puts 5-limit chords within very easy reach and provides a relatively even heptatonic scale.
+{{Lumatone EDO mapping|n=53|start=47|xstep=8|ystep=-1}}
+== See also ==
+Due to limitations of the Lumatone EDO mapping template, some Lumatone mappings for 53edo (currently for [[Orwell]] and [[semiquartal]] layout families) had to be moved to another page.
+* [[Lumatone mapping for 53edo (part 2)]]
+{{Navbox Lumatone}}