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[[3/1|3]] is the only harmonic, of the intelligibly low ones anyway, that 29edo approximates very closely, and it does so quite well. Nonetheless, and rather surprisingly, 29 is the smallest equal division which [[consistent]]ly represents the [[15-odd-limit]]. It is able to do this since it has an accurate 3, and the 5, 7, 11 and 13, while not very accurate, are all tuned flatly. Hence it tempers out a succession of fairly large commas: [[250/243]] in the [[5-limit]], [[49/48]] in the [[7-limit]], [[55/54]] in the [[11-limit]], and [[65/64]] in the [[13-limit]]. If using these approximations is desired, 29edo actually shines, and it can be used for such things as an alternative to [[19edo]] for [[negri]], as well as an alternative to [[22edo]] or [[15edo]] for [[porcupine]]. 29edo is also an [[oneirotonic]] tuning with generator 11\29, which generates [[ammonite]] temperament.

29edo could be thought of as the "twin" of [[12edo]] in the 5-limit, since 5-limit intervals in 12edo and 29edo are tuned with almost exactly the same absolute errors, but in opposite directions. There are other ways in which they are counterparts (12 tempers out 50:49 but not 49:48; 29 does the opposite). Each supports a particularly good tonal framework (meantone[7] and nautilus[14], respectively).

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=== Prime harmonics ===

[[3/1|3]] is the only harmonic, of the intelligibly low ones anyway, that 29edo approximates very closely, and it does so quite well. Nonetheless, and rather surprisingly, 29 is the smallest equal division which [[consistent]]ly represents the [[15-odd-limit]]. It is able to do this since it has an accurate 3, and the 5, 7, 11 and 13, while not very accurate, are all tuned flatly. Hence it tempers out a succession of fairly large commas: [[250/243]] in the [[5-limit]], [[49/48]] in the [[7-limit]], [[55/54]] in the [[11-limit]], and [[65/64]] in the [[13-limit]]. If using these approximations is desired, 29edo actually shines, and it can be used for such things as an alternative to [[19edo]] for [[negri]], as well as an alternative to [[22edo]] or [[15edo]] for [[porcupine]]. 29edo is also an [[oneirotonic]] tuning with generator 11\29, which generates [[ammonite]] temperament.

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-[[3/1|3]] is the only harmonic, of the intelligibly low ones anyway, that 29edo approximates very closely, and it does so quite well. Nonetheless, and rather surprisingly, 29 is the smallest equal division which [[consistent]]ly represents the [[15-odd-limit]]. It is able to do this since it has an accurate 3, and the 5, 7, 11 and 13, while not very accurate, are all tuned flatly. Hence it tempers out a succession of fairly large commas: [[250/243]] in the [[5-limit]], [[49/48]] in the [[7-limit]], [[55/54]] in the [[11-limit]], and [[65/64]] in the [[13-limit]]. If using these approximations is desired, 29edo actually shines, and it can be used for such things as an alternative to [[19edo]] for [[negri]], as well as an alternative to [[22edo]] or [[15edo]] for [[porcupine]]. 29edo is also an [[oneirotonic]] tuning with generator 11\29, which generates [[ammonite]] temperament.
 edo could be thought of as the "twin" of [[12edo]] in the 5-limit, since 5-limit intervals in 12edo and 29edo are tuned with almost exactly the same absolute errors, but in opposite directions. There are other ways in which they are counterparts (12 tempers out 50:49 but not 49:48; 29 does the opposite). Each supports a particularly good tonal framework (meantone[7] and nautilus[14], respectively).
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 === Prime harmonics ===
+[[3/1|3]] is the only harmonic, of the intelligibly low ones anyway, that 29edo approximates very closely, and it does so quite well. Nonetheless, and rather surprisingly, 29 is the smallest equal division which [[consistent]]ly represents the [[15-odd-limit]]. It is able to do this since it has an accurate 3, and the 5, 7, 11 and 13, while not very accurate, are all tuned flatly. Hence it tempers out a succession of fairly large commas: [[250/243]] in the [[5-limit]], [[49/48]] in the [[7-limit]], [[55/54]] in the [[11-limit]], and [[65/64]] in the [[13-limit]]. If using these approximations is desired, 29edo actually shines, and it can be used for such things as an alternative to [[19edo]] for [[negri]], as well as an alternative to [[22edo]] or [[15edo]] for [[porcupine]]. 29edo is also an [[oneirotonic]] tuning with generator 11\29, which generates [[ammonite]] temperament.
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