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<div style="width:100%; max-height:400pt; overflow:auto; background-color:#f8f9fa; border: 1px solid #eaecf0; padding:0em"><pre style="margin:0px;border:none;background:none;word-wrap:break-word;white-space: pre-wrap ! important" class="old-revision-html">[[edo]]: "equal division of the octave". A tuning system which derives its pitches by dividing an octave into some number of logarithmically equal steps. Our cultural monotuning of [[12edo]] is, of course, the most prevalent example of an edo, and often the only one a Western composer composes in. | <div style="width:100%; max-height:400pt; overflow:auto; background-color:#f8f9fa; border: 1px solid #eaecf0; padding:0em"><pre style="margin:0px;border:none;background:none;word-wrap:break-word;white-space: pre-wrap ! important" class="old-revision-html">[[edo]]: "equal division of the octave". A tuning system which derives its pitches by dividing an octave into some number of logarithmically equal steps. Our cultural monotuning of [[12edo]] is, of course, the most prevalent example of an edo, and often the only one a Western composer composes in. | ||
[[Macrotonal]]: literally, "(noticeably) larger than a half step". A "macrotonal" scale would be one where all step sizes exceed 100 cents (in theory) or at least equal 103.5 cents (in practice). Paradoxically, "macrotonal" is a subset of "microtonal," according to the loose definition of microtonal meaning "tuning systems other than 12-tone equal temperament". Just as paradoxically, macrotones will become incisive steps relative to hyperoctaves larger than 1300 cents ([[13edt]] being the canonical example of this paradox). | [[Macrotonal]]: literally, "(noticeably) larger than a half step". A "macrotonal" scale would be one where all step sizes exceed 100 cents (in theory) or at least equal 103.5 cents (in practice). Paradoxically, "macrotonal" is a subset of "microtonal," according to the loose definition of microtonal meaning "tuning systems other than 12-tone equal temperament". Just as paradoxically, macrotones will become incisive steps relative to hyperoctaves larger than 1300 cents ([[13edt]] being the canonical example of this paradox), and also "emphatic" approaches to a scale degree ([[Meantone family|meantone]] temperament being the canonical example of this paradox). | ||
"Macrotonal Edo," then, refers to a tuning system which cuts the octave into fewer than 12 equal parts. | "Macrotonal Edo," then, refers to a tuning system which cuts the octave into fewer than 12 equal parts. | ||
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<div style="width:100%; max-height:400pt; overflow:auto; background-color:#f8f9fa; border: 1px solid #eaecf0; padding:0em"><pre style="margin:0px;border:none;background:none;word-wrap:break-word;width:200%;white-space: pre-wrap ! important" class="old-revision-html"><html><head><title>macrotonal edos</title></head><body><a class="wiki_link" href="/edo">edo</a>: &quot;equal division of the octave&quot;. A tuning system which derives its pitches by dividing an octave into some number of logarithmically equal steps. Our cultural monotuning of <a class="wiki_link" href="/12edo">12edo</a> is, of course, the most prevalent example of an edo, and often the only one a Western composer composes in.<br /> | <div style="width:100%; max-height:400pt; overflow:auto; background-color:#f8f9fa; border: 1px solid #eaecf0; padding:0em"><pre style="margin:0px;border:none;background:none;word-wrap:break-word;width:200%;white-space: pre-wrap ! important" class="old-revision-html"><html><head><title>macrotonal edos</title></head><body><a class="wiki_link" href="/edo">edo</a>: &quot;equal division of the octave&quot;. A tuning system which derives its pitches by dividing an octave into some number of logarithmically equal steps. Our cultural monotuning of <a class="wiki_link" href="/12edo">12edo</a> is, of course, the most prevalent example of an edo, and often the only one a Western composer composes in.<br /> | ||
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<a class="wiki_link" href="/Macrotonal">Macrotonal</a>: literally, &quot;(noticeably) larger than a half step&quot;. A &quot;macrotonal&quot; scale would be one where all step sizes exceed 100 cents (in theory) or at least equal 103.5 cents (in practice). Paradoxically, &quot;macrotonal&quot; is a subset of &quot;microtonal,&quot; according to the loose definition of microtonal meaning &quot;tuning systems other than 12-tone equal temperament&quot;. Just as paradoxically, macrotones will become incisive steps relative to hyperoctaves larger than 1300 cents (<a class="wiki_link" href="/13edt">13edt</a> being the canonical example of this paradox).<br /> | <a class="wiki_link" href="/Macrotonal">Macrotonal</a>: literally, &quot;(noticeably) larger than a half step&quot;. A &quot;macrotonal&quot; scale would be one where all step sizes exceed 100 cents (in theory) or at least equal 103.5 cents (in practice). Paradoxically, &quot;macrotonal&quot; is a subset of &quot;microtonal,&quot; according to the loose definition of microtonal meaning &quot;tuning systems other than 12-tone equal temperament&quot;. Just as paradoxically, macrotones will become incisive steps relative to hyperoctaves larger than 1300 cents (<a class="wiki_link" href="/13edt">13edt</a> being the canonical example of this paradox), and also &quot;emphatic&quot; approaches to a scale degree (<a class="wiki_link" href="/Meantone%20family">meantone</a> temperament being the canonical example of this paradox).<br /> | ||
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&quot;Macrotonal Edo,&quot; then, refers to a tuning system which cuts the octave into fewer than 12 equal parts.<br /> | &quot;Macrotonal Edo,&quot; then, refers to a tuning system which cuts the octave into fewer than 12 equal parts.<br /> | ||
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