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[[File:EDO Tier List.png|alt=A tier list of EDOs. S Tier - 12, 34, 31, 53, 72, 50, 22, 17, 15, 26, 19. A Tier - 27, 10, 46, 21, 20, 7, 16, 41, 55. B Tier - 18, 24, 36, 48, 65, 58, 25, 63, 13, 11, 56, 29, 23, 9, 5, 8. C Tier - 40, 43, 28, 14, 70, 68, 57, 37, 30, 60, 54, 49, 47, 44, 38, 67, 59, 35, 6. F Tier - 52, 62, 66, 71, 64, 39, 51, 61, 32, 39, 42, 45, 33.|thumb|Ebooone's tier list of EDOs 5-72, available at https://tiermaker.com/list/personal/numbers-0-100-15569788/3966935.]] | [[File:EDO Tier List.png|alt=A tier list of EDOs. S Tier - 12, 34, 31, 53, 72, 50, 22, 17, 15, 26, 19. A Tier - 27, 10, 46, 21, 20, 7, 16, 41, 55. B Tier - 18, 24, 36, 48, 65, 58, 25, 63, 13, 11, 56, 29, 23, 9, 5, 8. C Tier - 40, 43, 28, 14, 70, 68, 57, 37, 30, 60, 54, 49, 47, 44, 38, 67, 59, 35, 6. F Tier - 52, 62, 66, 71, 64, 39, 51, 61, 32, 39, 42, 45, 33.|thumb|Ebooone's tier list of EDOs 5-72, available at https://tiermaker.com/list/personal/numbers-0-100-15569788/3966935.]] | ||
I, at least currently, work strictly in [[EDO|'''edos''']]. I don't tend to go any higher than '''72edo''' in my own works, so here are my impressions of all the positive integer edos up to 72. | I, at least currently, work strictly in [[EDO|'''edos''']]. I don't tend to go any higher than '''72edo''' in my own works, so here are my impressions of all the positive integer edos up to 72. Of course, the '''tier list''' above is subject to change in the future, as are all of the impressions on this page. | ||
All demos are created by me in MuseScore 3. They are all short loops at 120 bpm and are meant to be in a style I think works well in that edo. | |||
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=== [[1edo]] === | === [[1edo]] === | ||
''Tier: '''N/A'''''[[File:1edo groove.mp3|none|thumb]] | ''Tier: '''N/A'''''[[File:1edo groove.mp3|none|thumb|1edo metal]] | ||
Honestly, can this one even be called an edo? I mean, "equal divisions of the octave" implies that the octave is divided. Anyway, this edo is pretty lame because the whole point of using different temperaments is to access certain melodic and harmonic properties, and this edo doesn't allow any of that. The only way to make this edo musical is through rhythm, dynamics, form, etc... stuff that isn't related to tuning. | Honestly, can this one even be called an edo? I mean, "equal divisions of the octave" implies that the octave is divided. Anyway, this edo is pretty lame because the whole point of using different temperaments is to access certain melodic and harmonic properties, and this edo doesn't allow any of that. The only way to make this edo musical is through rhythm, dynamics, form, etc... stuff that isn't related to tuning. | ||
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=== [[7edo]] === | === [[7edo]] === | ||
''Tier: '''A'''''[[File:7edo groove.mp3|none|thumb]] | ''Tier: '''A'''''[[File:7edo groove.mp3|none|thumb|7edo disco]] | ||
This is the first edo with a perfect fifth and a third. The fifth is pretty flat, coming in at 685.71¢ (16.25¢ flat of 3/2), and the third is a supraminor third of 342.86¢. It's a bit reminiscent of the dorian scale of 12edo, but not really. The 2nd, 3rd, 6th, and 7th are all neutral, so this edo has a very distinct xen sound. It may seem quite limiting to only have one third, but honestly this is a very fun edo to work in. Quartal and quintal structures have a distinct "underwater" quality to them, which I really like. Overall, a very nice edo and one that is trivially easy to notate. | This is the first edo with a perfect fifth and a third. The fifth is pretty flat, coming in at 685.71¢ (16.25¢ flat of 3/2), and the third is a supraminor third of 342.86¢. It's a bit reminiscent of the dorian scale of 12edo, but not really. The 2nd, 3rd, 6th, and 7th are all neutral, so this edo has a very distinct xen sound. It may seem quite limiting to only have one third, but honestly this is a very fun edo to work in. Quartal and quintal structures have a distinct "underwater" quality to them, which I really like. Overall, a very nice edo and one that is trivially easy to notate. | ||
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=== [[9edo]] === | === [[9edo]] === | ||
''Tier: '''B-'''''[[File:9edo groove.mp3|none|thumb]] | ''Tier: '''B-'''''[[File:9edo groove.mp3|none|thumb|9edo tango]] | ||
This edo, while I put it in low B tier, is actually a very fun edo. It is, what most people would say, the first edo with 2 flavors of thirds, featuring the familiar 400¢ major third because it's divisible by 3, but also a scarily close approximation of 7/6. In fact, this edo approximates many septimal intervals down to the decimal point, which is quite strange, but definitely contributes to its sound. The fifth is heinously flat (over 30¢ flat of 3/2), but I've found that even this fifth can be softened via the use of a honky-tonk piano timbre. The distinct septimal resonance of the subminor third juxtaposed with the abhorrently flat fifth is an almost ineffable combination, but one that creates some of the most beautiful harmonies. The only reason I put this temperament so low is because the fifth is so flat, so it really is pretty difficult to listen to if you're not using a timbre that is literally out of tune. Plus, there are other edos that support [[Mavila]] with much better fifths. Overall, while the tuning isn't very versatile, the sounds it makes are utterly phantasmagoric, and I highly recommend you try this temperament in a harmonic context. | This edo, while I put it in low B tier, is actually a very fun edo. It is, what most people would say, the first edo with 2 flavors of thirds, featuring the familiar 400¢ major third because it's divisible by 3, but also a scarily close approximation of 7/6. In fact, this edo approximates many septimal intervals down to the decimal point, which is quite strange, but definitely contributes to its sound. The fifth is heinously flat (over 30¢ flat of 3/2), but I've found that even this fifth can be softened via the use of a honky-tonk piano timbre. The distinct septimal resonance of the subminor third juxtaposed with the abhorrently flat fifth is an almost ineffable combination, but one that creates some of the most beautiful harmonies. The only reason I put this temperament so low is because the fifth is so flat, so it really is pretty difficult to listen to if you're not using a timbre that is literally out of tune. Plus, there are other edos that support [[Mavila]] with much better fifths. Overall, while the tuning isn't very versatile, the sounds it makes are utterly phantasmagoric, and I highly recommend you try this temperament in a harmonic context. | ||
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=== [[10edo]] === | === [[10edo]] === | ||
''Tier: '''A+'''''[[File:10edo groove.mp3|none|thumb]] | ''Tier: '''A+'''''[[File:10edo groove.mp3|none|thumb|10edo heist]] | ||
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=== [[11edo]] === | === [[11edo]] === | ||
''Tier: '''B'''''[[File:11edo groove.mp3|none|thumb]] | ''Tier: '''B'''''[[File:11edo groove.mp3|none|thumb|11edo casino swing]] | ||
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=== [[14edo]] === | === [[14edo]] === | ||
''Tier: '''C+'''''[[File:14edo groove.mp3|none|thumb]] | ''Tier: '''C+'''''[[File:14edo groove.mp3|none|thumb|14edo noir swing]] | ||
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