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'''Lefts and rights notation''' is a notation for [[just intonation]] primarily developed by [[User:CompactStar|CompactStar]]. It represents every just interval as a sequence of lefts/rights (referred to as it's direction) and a diatonic degree.
'''Lefts and rights notation''' is a notation for [[just intonation]] primarily developed by [[User:CompactStar|CompactStar]].
 
== Explanation ==
== Explanation ==
All intervals are given a diatonic degree, calculated from their [[7edo]] [[patent val]] [[mapping]]. If k is a degree, the central k-th is the simplest (with respect to [[Tenney height]]) just ratio which is a k-th. For example, the central 3rd is [[5/4]], since it is the simplest 3rd, and the central 7th is [[7/4]], since it is the simplest 7th. The left k-th is the simplest  k-th which is flatter than central, and the right k-th is the simplest k-th which is sharper than central. Central, left and right are abbreviated as c, l, and r respectively.
Regular names corresponds to [[Pythagorean tuning]], e.g. [[32/27]] is a minor third. To name non-Pythagorean intervals, they are given the name of a nearby Pythagorean interval (see [[#Mapping non-Pythagorean intervals]]) then prefixed with a sequence of lefts and rights (abbreviated as < and > respectively).
 
Left and right can be used multiple times to produce more complex directions. For example, leftleft is flatter than left, leftright is between left and central, rightleft is between central and right, and rightright is sharper than right. Adding a left always means to go flatter, and adding a right always means to go sharper, with each new left/right having less and less of an impact. Formally, if k is a degree, X and Y are any sequence of lefts/rights:
* Xleft k-th = the simplest just k-th whose direction starts with X and is flatter than the X k-th
* Xright k-th = the simplest just k-th whose direction starts with X and is sharper than the X k-th


== Examples ==
=== Mapping non-Pythagorean intervals ===
Below are some examples of lefts and rights notation for [[11-odd-limit]] intervals:
{|class="wikitable"
|-
!Interval
!colspan="2"|Name
|-
|[[12/11]]
|leftleftleftleft second
|llll2
|-
|[[11/10]]
|leftleftleft second
|lll2
|-
|[[10/9]]
|leftleft second
|ll2
|-
|[[9/8]]
|left second
|l2
|-
|[[8/7]]
|central second
|c2
|-
|[[7/6]]
|leftleft third
|ll3
|-
|[[6/5]]
|left third
|l3
|-
|[[11/9]]
|leftright third
|lr3
|-
|[[5/4]]
|central third
|c3
|-
|[[14/11]]
|rightleft third
|rl3
|-
|[[9/7]]
|right third
|r3
|-
|[[4/3]]
|central fourth
|c4
|-
|[[11/8]]
|rightleft fourth
|rl4
|-
|[[7/5]]
|left fifth
|l5
|}

Revision as of 02:43, 20 July 2023

Lefts and rights notation is a notation for just intonation primarily developed by CompactStar.

Explanation

Regular names corresponds to Pythagorean tuning, e.g. 32/27 is a minor third. To name non-Pythagorean intervals, they are given the name of a nearby Pythagorean interval (see #Mapping non-Pythagorean intervals) then prefixed with a sequence of lefts and rights (abbreviated as < and > respectively).

Mapping non-Pythagorean intervals

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