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7-tet can be thought of as result of stacking seven 11/9s on top of each other, and then tempering to remove the comma 2^(-2) 3^(-14) 11^7.
7-tet can be thought of as result of stacking seven 11/9s on top of each other, and then tempering to remove the comma 2^(-2) 3^(-14) 11^7.


The seventh of 7-edo is almost exactly the 29th harmonic ([[29_16|29/16]]), which has a very agreable sound.
The seventh of 7-edo is almost exactly the 29th harmonic ([[29_16|29/16]]), which can have a very agreeable sound with harmonic timbres. However it also finds itself nested between ratios such as 20/11 and 9/5, which gives it considerably higher [[harmonic entropy]] than [[harmonic seventh|7/4]], a much simpler overtone seventh.


Similarly, in equi-heptatonic systems the desire for harmonic sound may dictate constant adjustments of intonation away from the theoretical interval of 171 cents. One of the most impressive areas in Africa in which a pen-equidistant heptatonic scale is combined with a distinctively harmonic style based on singing in intervals of thirds plus fifths, or thirds plus fourths, is the eastern Angolan culture area. This music is heptatonic and non-modal; i.e., there is no concept of major or minor thirds as distinctive intervals. In principle all the thirds are neutral, but in practice the thirds rendered by the singers often approximate natural major thirds (386 cents), especially at points of rest. In this manner, the principles of equidistance and harmonic euphony are accommodated within one tonal-harmonic system. For the notation of such music, a seven-line stave is most appropriate, with each horizontal line representing one pitch level.
Similarly, in equi-heptatonic systems the desire for harmonic sound may dictate constant adjustments of intonation away from the theoretical interval of 171 cents. One of the most impressive areas in Africa in which a pen-equidistant heptatonic scale is combined with a distinctively harmonic style based on singing in intervals of thirds plus fifths, or thirds plus fourths, is the eastern Angolan culture area. This music is heptatonic and non-modal; i.e., there is no concept of major or minor thirds as distinctive intervals. In principle all the thirds are neutral, but in practice the thirds rendered by the singers often approximate natural major thirds (386 cents), especially at points of rest. In this manner, the principles of equidistance and harmonic euphony are accommodated within one tonal-harmonic system. For the notation of such music, a seven-line stave is most appropriate, with each horizontal line representing one pitch level.
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* Notatable on a five-line staff without accidentals.
* Notatable on a five-line staff without accidentals.
==Harmony==  
==Harmony==  
Major and minor collide in every way.
There is no distinction between Major or Minor; each pitch class is unique.
==Melody==  
==Melody==  
Neutral feel between whole tone scale and major/minor diatonic scale. The second 171,429 c works well as a basic step for melodic progression.
There is a neutral feel between whole tone scale and major/minor diatonic scale. The second 171,429 c works well as a basic step for melodic progression.
Step from seventh to octave is too large for the leading tone.
The step from seventh to octave is too large for the leading tone.
==Relative tuning accuracy==  
==Relative tuning accuracy==  
7-edo is the third [[The Riemann Zeta Function and Tuning#Zeta EDO lists|zeta integral edo]].
7-edo is the third [[The Riemann Zeta Function and Tuning#Zeta EDO lists|zeta integral edo]].
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[[http://www.uvnitr.cz/flaoyg/flao_yg/pavouci.html|Pavouci]], [[http://www.uvnitr.cz/flaoyg/flao_yg/kelt.html|Kelt]] by Milan Guštar
[[http://www.uvnitr.cz/flaoyg/flao_yg/pavouci.html|Pavouci]], [[http://www.uvnitr.cz/flaoyg/flao_yg/kelt.html|Kelt]] by Milan Guštar
[[http://www.seraph.it/dep/det/7edo%20dance.mp3|7edo Dance]] by Carlo Serafini
[[http://www.seraph.it/dep/det/7edo%20dance.mp3|7edo Dance]] by Carlo Serafini
[[@http://www.ronsword.com/sounds/7edo2.mp3|7-edo Acoustic drone free-improv I]] by Ron Sword
[[@http://www.ronsword.com/sounds/7edo2.mp3|7-edo Acoustic drone free-improv I]] (broken link) by Ron Sword
[[@http://www.ronsword.com/sounds/7edo3.mp3|7-edo Acoustic drone free-improv II]] by Ron Sword
[[@http://www.ronsword.com/sounds/7edo3.mp3|7-edo Acoustic drone free-improv II]] (broken link) by Ron Sword


==Commas==  
==Commas==  
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7-tet can be thought of as result of stacking seven 11/9s on top of each other, and then tempering to remove the comma 2^(-2) 3^(-14) 11^7.&lt;br /&gt;
7-tet can be thought of as result of stacking seven 11/9s on top of each other, and then tempering to remove the comma 2^(-2) 3^(-14) 11^7.&lt;br /&gt;
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The seventh of 7-edo is almost exactly the 29th harmonic (&lt;a class="wiki_link" href="/29_16"&gt;29/16&lt;/a&gt;), which has a very agreable sound.&lt;br /&gt;
The seventh of 7-edo is almost exactly the 29th harmonic (&lt;a class="wiki_link" href="/29_16"&gt;29/16&lt;/a&gt;), which can have a very agreeable sound with harmonic timbres. However it also finds itself nested between ratios such as 20/11 and 9/5, which gives it considerably higher &lt;a class="wiki_link" href="/harmonic%20entropy"&gt;harmonic entropy&lt;/a&gt; than &lt;a class="wiki_link" href="/harmonic%20seventh"&gt;7/4&lt;/a&gt;, a much simpler overtone seventh.&lt;br /&gt;
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Similarly, in equi-heptatonic systems the desire for harmonic sound may dictate constant adjustments of intonation away from the theoretical interval of 171 cents. One of the most impressive areas in Africa in which a pen-equidistant heptatonic scale is combined with a distinctively harmonic style based on singing in intervals of thirds plus fifths, or thirds plus fourths, is the eastern Angolan culture area. This music is heptatonic and non-modal; i.e., there is no concept of major or minor thirds as distinctive intervals. In principle all the thirds are neutral, but in practice the thirds rendered by the singers often approximate natural major thirds (386 cents), especially at points of rest. In this manner, the principles of equidistance and harmonic euphony are accommodated within one tonal-harmonic system. For the notation of such music, a seven-line stave is most appropriate, with each horizontal line representing one pitch level.&lt;br /&gt;
Similarly, in equi-heptatonic systems the desire for harmonic sound may dictate constant adjustments of intonation away from the theoretical interval of 171 cents. One of the most impressive areas in Africa in which a pen-equidistant heptatonic scale is combined with a distinctively harmonic style based on singing in intervals of thirds plus fifths, or thirds plus fourths, is the eastern Angolan culture area. This music is heptatonic and non-modal; i.e., there is no concept of major or minor thirds as distinctive intervals. In principle all the thirds are neutral, but in practice the thirds rendered by the singers often approximate natural major thirds (386 cents), especially at points of rest. In this manner, the principles of equidistance and harmonic euphony are accommodated within one tonal-harmonic system. For the notation of such music, a seven-line stave is most appropriate, with each horizontal line representing one pitch level.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;u&gt;&lt;em&gt;(&amp;quot;African music.&amp;quot; Encyclopædia Britannica. 2009. Encyclopædia Britannica Online. 05 Jul. 2009 &amp;lt;&lt;!-- ws:start:WikiTextUrlRule:655:http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/719112/African-music --&gt;&lt;a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/719112/African-music" rel="nofollow"&gt;http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/719112/African-music&lt;/a&gt;&lt;!-- ws:end:WikiTextUrlRule:655 --&gt;&amp;gt;.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/u&gt;)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;u&gt;&lt;em&gt;(&amp;quot;African music.&amp;quot; Encyclopædia Britannica. 2009. Encyclopædia Britannica Online. 05 Jul. 2009 &amp;lt;&lt;!-- ws:start:WikiTextUrlRule:657:http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/719112/African-music --&gt;&lt;a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/719112/African-music" rel="nofollow"&gt;http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/719112/African-music&lt;/a&gt;&lt;!-- ws:end:WikiTextUrlRule:657 --&gt;&amp;gt;.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/u&gt;)&lt;br /&gt;
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A Thai xylophone measured by Morton (1974) &amp;quot;varied only plus or minus 5 cents,&amp;quot; from 7-TET. A Ugandan Chopi xylophone measured by Haddon (1952) was also tuned to this system.&lt;br /&gt;
A Thai xylophone measured by Morton (1974) &amp;quot;varied only plus or minus 5 cents,&amp;quot; from 7-TET. A Ugandan Chopi xylophone measured by Haddon (1952) was also tuned to this system.&lt;br /&gt;
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  &lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Related in a lateral way to traditional Thai music.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;!-- ws:start:WikiTextHeadingRule:8:&amp;lt;h2&amp;gt; --&gt;&lt;h2 id="toc4"&gt;&lt;a name="x7 Equal Divisions of the Octave-Notation"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;!-- ws:end:WikiTextHeadingRule:8 --&gt;Notation&lt;/h2&gt;
  &lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Related in a lateral way to traditional Thai music.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;!-- ws:start:WikiTextHeadingRule:8:&amp;lt;h2&amp;gt; --&gt;&lt;h2 id="toc4"&gt;&lt;a name="x7 Equal Divisions of the Octave-Notation"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;!-- ws:end:WikiTextHeadingRule:8 --&gt;Notation&lt;/h2&gt;
  &lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Notatable on a five-line staff without accidentals.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;!-- ws:start:WikiTextHeadingRule:10:&amp;lt;h2&amp;gt; --&gt;&lt;h2 id="toc5"&gt;&lt;a name="x7 Equal Divisions of the Octave-Harmony"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;!-- ws:end:WikiTextHeadingRule:10 --&gt;Harmony&lt;/h2&gt;
  &lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Notatable on a five-line staff without accidentals.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;!-- ws:start:WikiTextHeadingRule:10:&amp;lt;h2&amp;gt; --&gt;&lt;h2 id="toc5"&gt;&lt;a name="x7 Equal Divisions of the Octave-Harmony"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;!-- ws:end:WikiTextHeadingRule:10 --&gt;Harmony&lt;/h2&gt;
  Major and minor collide in every way.&lt;br /&gt;
  There is no distinction between Major or Minor; each pitch class is unique.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;!-- ws:start:WikiTextHeadingRule:12:&amp;lt;h2&amp;gt; --&gt;&lt;h2 id="toc6"&gt;&lt;a name="x7 Equal Divisions of the Octave-Melody"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;!-- ws:end:WikiTextHeadingRule:12 --&gt;Melody&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;!-- ws:start:WikiTextHeadingRule:12:&amp;lt;h2&amp;gt; --&gt;&lt;h2 id="toc6"&gt;&lt;a name="x7 Equal Divisions of the Octave-Melody"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;!-- ws:end:WikiTextHeadingRule:12 --&gt;Melody&lt;/h2&gt;
  Neutral feel between whole tone scale and major/minor diatonic scale. The second 171,429 c works well as a basic step for melodic progression.&lt;br /&gt;
  There is a neutral feel between whole tone scale and major/minor diatonic scale. The second 171,429 c works well as a basic step for melodic progression.&lt;br /&gt;
Step from seventh to octave is too large for the leading tone.&lt;br /&gt;
The step from seventh to octave is too large for the leading tone.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;!-- ws:start:WikiTextHeadingRule:14:&amp;lt;h2&amp;gt; --&gt;&lt;h2 id="toc7"&gt;&lt;a name="x7 Equal Divisions of the Octave-Relative tuning accuracy"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;!-- ws:end:WikiTextHeadingRule:14 --&gt;Relative tuning accuracy&lt;/h2&gt;
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  7-edo is the third &lt;a class="wiki_link" href="/The%20Riemann%20Zeta%20Function%20and%20Tuning#Zeta EDO lists"&gt;zeta integral edo&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
  7-edo is the third &lt;a class="wiki_link" href="/The%20Riemann%20Zeta%20Function%20and%20Tuning#Zeta EDO lists"&gt;zeta integral edo&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://www.uvnitr.cz/flaoyg/flao_yg/pavouci.html" rel="nofollow"&gt;Pavouci&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://www.uvnitr.cz/flaoyg/flao_yg/kelt.html" rel="nofollow"&gt;Kelt&lt;/a&gt; by Milan Guštar&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://www.uvnitr.cz/flaoyg/flao_yg/pavouci.html" rel="nofollow"&gt;Pavouci&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://www.uvnitr.cz/flaoyg/flao_yg/kelt.html" rel="nofollow"&gt;Kelt&lt;/a&gt; by Milan Guštar&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://www.seraph.it/dep/det/7edo%20dance.mp3" rel="nofollow"&gt;7edo Dance&lt;/a&gt; by Carlo Serafini&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://www.seraph.it/dep/det/7edo%20dance.mp3" rel="nofollow"&gt;7edo Dance&lt;/a&gt; by Carlo Serafini&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://www.ronsword.com/sounds/7edo2.mp3" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"&gt;7-edo Acoustic drone free-improv I&lt;/a&gt; by Ron Sword&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://www.ronsword.com/sounds/7edo2.mp3" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"&gt;7-edo Acoustic drone free-improv I&lt;/a&gt; (broken link) by Ron Sword&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://www.ronsword.com/sounds/7edo3.mp3" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"&gt;7-edo Acoustic drone free-improv II&lt;/a&gt; by Ron Sword&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://www.ronsword.com/sounds/7edo3.mp3" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"&gt;7-edo Acoustic drone free-improv II&lt;/a&gt; (broken link) by Ron Sword&lt;br /&gt;
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