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'''Lemba''' is a [[regular temperament]] which is a natural extension of the [[jubilismic clan]] and a member of the [[gamelismic clan]]. This means that the perfect fifth of [[~]][[3/2]] is split into three equal parts, each approximating [[8/7]]. It also means the period is half an octave, and repeats precisely a tritone apart, tempering out [[50/49]]. A generator plus a period comes very close to the [[golden ratio]] phi, which means ratios in the sequence 8:13:21:34:55 etc. are also well approximated, and any one of these can be made just by choosing the right [[eigenmonzo]]. The combination of these factors means many composite ratios in the 2.3.5.7.13.17 subgroup are both well approximated and accessible with a relatively small gamut, giving you a strong selection of chords to choose from. Its main weaknesses are that ratios of 5 and 13 are conflated by the tempering out of [[65/64]], favoring 13 in the better tunings, so traditional major and minor chords are strongly neutral flavoured, and ratios involving 11 are not approximated at all until you have a large gamut. It forms [[mos scale]]s that are always double a fibonacci sequence number, at 4, 6, 10, 16, 26, etc, which means L/s ratios remain well mixed and clearly distinct many iterations down. Related temperaments include [[Gamelismic_clan#Baladic|baladic]], which discards the 5 and 11 to improve the accuracy of the 2.3.7.13.17 subgroup, and is very accurate in all of these except the 13. Or [[Echidnic]], which has a slightly sharper generator that sacrifices the precision of 7 and logarithmic phi to map most other intervals in a more accurate but complex way.
'''Lemba''' is a [[regular temperament]] which is a natural extension of the [[jubilismic clan]] and a member of the [[gamelismic clan]]. This means that the perfect fifth of [[~]][[3/2]] is split into three equal parts, each approximating [[8/7]]. It also means the period is half an octave, and repeats precisely a tritone apart, tempering out [[50/49]]. A generator plus a period comes very close to the [[golden ratio]] phi, which means ratios in the sequence 8:13:21:34:55 etc. are also well approximated, and any one of these can be made just by choosing a suitable [[eigenmonzo]] (unchanged-interval). The combination of these factors means many composite ratios in the 2.3.5.7.13.17 subgroup are both well approximated and accessible with a relatively small gamut, giving you a strong selection of chords to choose from. Its main weaknesses are that ratios of 5 and 13 are conflated by the tempering out of [[65/64]], favoring 13 in the better tunings, so traditional major and minor chords are strongly neutral flavoured, and ratios involving 11 are not approximated at all until you have a large gamut. It forms [[mos scale]]s that are always double a fibonacci sequence number, at 4, 6, 10, 16, 26, etc, which means L/s ratios remain well mixed and clearly distinct many iterations down. Related temperaments include [[Gamelismic_clan#Baladic|baladic]], which discards the 5 and 11 to improve the accuracy of the 2.3.7.13.17 subgroup, and is very accurate in all of these except the 13. Or [[Echidnic]], which has a slightly sharper generator that sacrifices the precision of 7 and logarithmic phi to map most other intervals in a more accurate but complex way.


The name is from [[Herman Miller]]'s conlang name for the temperament.  
The name is from [[Herman Miller]]'s conlang name for the temperament.  
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! Edo<br>Generator
! EDO<br>generator
! [[Eigenmonzo|Eigenmonzo<br>(Unchanged Interval)]]
! [[eigenmonzo|eigenmonzo<br>(unchanged-interval)]]
! Generator (¢)
! generator (¢)
! Comments
! comments
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