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Cadences in this temperament are relatively satisfying, but not in a traditional sense. The 150¢ neutral second can function cadentially either as a wide semitone or a narrow whole tone, meaning cadences tend to feel a bit obtuse or acute, if you will. It's an intriguing motion that sets the harmony of this edo apart from pretty much any other edo, even other 8n-edos. It's a very foreboding motion that of course must be accentuated by a pipe organ and battle-ready percussion.

8edo contains 2 interlocked instances of 4edo, meaning it houses the familiar diminished tetrad. And, just like in 4edo, the diminished/minor sound is what tends to sound the most appealing here since the 450¢ Barbados third really isn't a stable point of rest. This is mainly why I used to think 8edo wasn't very good, since the room for harmonic expression without the major/minor third dichotomy just ~~seems~~ bland. Plus, the only stable sounds being a minor chord with an omitted fifth and a diminished chord just didn't seem very appealing.

8edo contains 2 interlocked instances of 4edo, meaning it houses the familiar diminished tetrad. And, just like in 4edo, the diminished/minor sound is what tends to sound the most appealing here since the 450¢ Barbados third really isn't a stable point of rest. This is mainly why I used to think 8edo wasn't very good, since the room for harmonic expression without the major/minor third dichotomy just seemed bland. Plus, the only stable sounds being a minor chord with an omitted fifth and a diminished chord just didn't seem very appealing.

But, as you can hopefully hear in the demo, I believe to have found the perfect sound for this temperament. It was somewhat inspired by Aaron Andrew Hunt's ''Fantasia & Fugue a4 in 8ET'', once again from The Equal Tempered Keyboard, another piece I find quite fascinating. Other neat environments for 8edo include, as always, the percussive style characteristic of [[Hideya]]'s music, another one of my favorite xen composers. ''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h75K1KOb5is Like Ensor's paintings]'' is a very cool example of what 8edo sounds like in a strictly melodic context. It's, as Hideya ~~said~~, an unpleasant experience that really gets you thinking for some reason.

But, as you can hopefully hear in the demo, I believe to have found the perfect sound for this temperament. It was somewhat inspired by Aaron Andrew Hunt's ''Fantasia & Fugue a4 in 8ET'', once again from The Equal Tempered Keyboard, another piece I find quite fascinating. Other neat environments for 8edo include, as always, the percussive style characteristic of [[Hideya]]'s music, another one of my favorite xen composers. ''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h75K1KOb5is Like Ensor's paintings]'' is a very cool example of what 8edo sounds like in a strictly melodic context. It's, as Hideya says, an unpleasant experience that really gets you thinking for some reason.

Overall, a bit of a niche edo, but the sounds it produces are ineffable. I found myself struggling to place 8edo on the tier list, because the absence of a perfect fifth isn't something to just gloss over, yet its inquisitive properties certainly warrant a placement above 6edo and the melodic nature of the neutral second puts it on par with 7edo. So, I met in the middle and placed it in B tier, above 5edo.

Overall, a bit of a niche edo, but the sounds it produces are ineffable. I found myself struggling to place 8edo on the tier list, because the utter absence of a perfect fifth isn't something to just gloss over, yet its inquisitive properties certainly warrant a placement above 6edo and the melodic nature of the neutral second puts it on par with 7edo. So, I met in the middle and placed it in B tier, above 5edo.

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 Cadences in this temperament are relatively satisfying, but not in a traditional sense. The 150¢ neutral second can function cadentially either as a wide semitone or a narrow whole tone, meaning cadences tend to feel a bit obtuse or acute, if you will. It's an intriguing motion that sets the harmony of this edo apart from pretty much any other edo, even other 8n-edos. It's a very foreboding motion that of course must be accentuated by a pipe organ and battle-ready percussion.
-edo contains 2 interlocked instances of 4edo, meaning it houses the familiar diminished tetrad. And, just like in 4edo, the diminished/minor sound is what tends to sound the most appealing here since the 450¢ Barbados third really isn't a stable point of rest. This is mainly why I used to think 8edo wasn't very good, since the room for harmonic expression without the major/minor third dichotomy just seems bland. Plus, the only stable sounds being a minor chord with an omitted fifth and a diminished chord just didn't seem very appealing.
+edo contains 2 interlocked instances of 4edo, meaning it houses the familiar diminished tetrad. And, just like in 4edo, the diminished/minor sound is what tends to sound the most appealing here since the 450¢ Barbados third really isn't a stable point of rest. This is mainly why I used to think 8edo wasn't very good, since the room for harmonic expression without the major/minor third dichotomy just seemed bland. Plus, the only stable sounds being a minor chord with an omitted fifth and a diminished chord just didn't seem very appealing.
-But, as you can hopefully hear in the demo, I believe to have found the perfect sound for this temperament. It was somewhat inspired by Aaron Andrew Hunt's ''Fantasia & Fugue a4 in 8ET'', once again from The Equal Tempered Keyboard, another piece I find quite fascinating. Other neat environments for 8edo include, as always, the percussive style characteristic of [[Hideya]]'s music, another one of my favorite xen composers. ''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h75K1KOb5is Like Ensor's paintings]'' is a very cool example of what 8edo sounds like in a strictly melodic context. It's, as Hideya said, an unpleasant experience that really gets you thinking for some reason.
+But, as you can hopefully hear in the demo, I believe to have found the perfect sound for this temperament. It was somewhat inspired by Aaron Andrew Hunt's ''Fantasia & Fugue a4 in 8ET'', once again from The Equal Tempered Keyboard, another piece I find quite fascinating. Other neat environments for 8edo include, as always, the percussive style characteristic of [[Hideya]]'s music, another one of my favorite xen composers. ''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h75K1KOb5is Like Ensor's paintings]'' is a very cool example of what 8edo sounds like in a strictly melodic context. It's, as Hideya says, an unpleasant experience that really gets you thinking for some reason.
-Overall, a bit of a niche edo, but the sounds it produces are ineffable. I found myself struggling to place 8edo on the tier list, because the absence of a perfect fifth isn't something to just gloss over, yet its inquisitive properties certainly warrant a placement above 6edo and the melodic nature of the neutral second puts it on par with 7edo. So, I met in the middle and placed it in B tier, above 5edo.
+Overall, a bit of a niche edo, but the sounds it produces are ineffable. I found myself struggling to place 8edo on the tier list, because the utter absence of a perfect fifth isn't something to just gloss over, yet its inquisitive properties certainly warrant a placement above 6edo and the melodic nature of the neutral second puts it on par with 7edo. So, I met in the middle and placed it in B tier, above 5edo.
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