Semitone (interval region): Difference between revisions

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~~{{Wikipedia}}~~

A '''semitone''' is an interval that spans exactly one step of a 12-tone [[chromatic]] scale. In [[just intonation]], an interval may be classified as a semitone if it is reasonably mapped to [[24edo|2\24]]. The use of 24edo's 2\24 as the mapping criteria here rather than [[12edo]]'s 1\12 better captures the characteristics of many intervals in the [[11-limit|11-]] and [[13-limit]]. Semitones come in two functional categories based on their number of steps in the [[5L 2s|diatonic]] scale:

~~{{About|the [[interval region]]|the interval size unit of exactly 100 cents|Interval size measure#Gross}}~~

* [[Diatonic semitone]]s, minor seconds (m2) or limmas,

A '''semitone''' is an interval that is ~~near 100~~ [[~~cent~~]]s in ~~size, distinct from~~ [[~~commas~~ and ~~dieses~~]] (~~less than 60 cents~~), ~~and from~~ [[~~major second~~]]s (~~about 200 cents~~)~~. A rough tuning range for the semitone is about 50 cents to 140 cents, though this is extremely wide; some might prefer to restrict it to around 70 cents to 130 cents~~.

* [[Chromatic semitone]]s, augmented unisons (A1) or chromas.

~~Semitones tend to fall into one of two functional categories~~, ~~based on the system being used:~~

As a concrete [[interval region]], it is typically near 100 [[cent]]s in size, distinct from [[commas and dieses]] (less than 60 cents), and from [[neutral second]]s (about 150 cents). A rough tuning range for the semitone is about 60 cents to 125 cents according to [[Margo Schulter]]'s theory of interval regions.

* [[~~diatonic semitone~~]]s, ~~minor seconds~~ (m2) ~~or limmas~~,

* [[~~chromatic semitone~~]]s~~, augmented unisons~~ (A1) ~~or chromas~~.

~~This page covers both categories of intervals, as~~ the ~~distinction between them~~ is ~~largely a matter of the~~ [[~~diatonic~~]] ~~MOS, and is also not the subject~~ of ~~this article~~.

== In just intonation ==

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== In ~~EDOs~~ ==

== In edos ==

The following table lists the best tuning of 16/15, 25/24, and other semitones if present, in various significant [[~~EDO~~]]s.

The following table lists the best tuning of 16/15, 25/24, and other semitones if present, in various significant [[edo]]s.

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!~~EDO~~

!Edo

!16/15

!25/24

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-{{Wikipedia}}
+A '''semitone''' is an interval that spans exactly one step of a 12-tone [[chromatic]] scale. In [[just intonation]], an interval may be classified as a semitone if it is reasonably mapped to [[24edo|2\24]]. The use of 24edo's 2\24 as the mapping criteria here rather than [[12edo]]'s 1\12 better captures the characteristics of many intervals in the [[11-limit|11-]] and [[13-limit]]. Semitones come in two functional categories based on their number of steps in the [[5L 2s|diatonic]] scale:
-{{About|the [[interval region]]|the interval size unit of exactly 100 cents|Interval size measure#Gross}}
+* [[Diatonic semitone]]s, minor seconds (m2) or limmas,
-A '''semitone''' is an interval that is near 100 [[cent]]s in size, distinct from [[commas and dieses]] (less than 60 cents), and from [[major second]]s (about 200 cents). A rough tuning range for the semitone is about 50 cents to 140 cents, though this is extremely wide; some might prefer to restrict it to around 70 cents to 130 cents.
+* [[Chromatic semitone]]s, augmented unisons (A1) or chromas.
-Semitones tend to fall into one of two functional categories, based on the system being used:
+As a concrete [[interval region]], it is typically near 100 [[cent]]s in size, distinct from [[commas and dieses]] (less than 60 cents), and from [[neutral second]]s (about 150 cents). A rough tuning range for the semitone is about 60 cents to 125 cents according to [[Margo Schulter]]'s theory of interval regions.
-* [[diatonic semitone]]s, minor seconds (m2) or limmas,
-* [[chromatic semitone]]s, augmented unisons (A1) or chromas.
-This page covers both categories of intervals, as the distinction between them is largely a matter of the [[diatonic]] MOS, and is also not the subject of this article.
 == In just intonation ==
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-== In EDOs ==
+== In edos ==
-The following table lists the best tuning of 16/15, 25/24, and other semitones if present, in various significant [[EDO]]s.
+The following table lists the best tuning of 16/15, 25/24, and other semitones if present, in various significant [[edo]]s.
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-!EDO
+!Edo
 !16/15
 !25/24