Maximal evenness: Difference between revisions
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: This revision was by author [[User:Andrew_Heathwaite|Andrew_Heathwaite]] and made on <tt>2009-11-05 00: | : This revision was by author [[User:Andrew_Heathwaite|Andrew_Heathwaite]] and made on <tt>2009-11-05 00:14:29 UTC</tt>.<br> | ||
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The revision contents are below, presented both in the original Wikispaces Wikitext format, and in HTML exactly as Wikispaces rendered it.<br> | The revision contents are below, presented both in the original Wikispaces Wikitext format, and in HTML exactly as Wikispaces rendered it.<br> | ||
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28 . 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 | 28 . 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 | ||
29 . 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 | 29 . 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 | ||
30 . 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 | |||
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And here are all the quasi-equal scales available in [[13edo]]: | And here are all the quasi-equal scales available in [[13edo]]: | ||
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12 . 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 </span> | 12 . 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 </span> | ||
The quasi-equal scales in 31edo will be closer to equal than those in 13edo, since the two step sizes used to approximate equal will differ by a smaller interval (one 31th of an octave instead of one 13th).</pre></div> | The quasi-equal scales in 31edo will be closer to equal than those in 13edo, since the two step sizes used to approximate equal will differ by a smaller interval (one 31th of an octave instead of one 13th). | ||
The parent edo will better represent smaller edos than larger ones. With edos larger than 1/2 of the parent edo, the step sizes will be 2 and 1, which are, proportionally speaking, far from equal. So 13edo's 3 3 3 4 will sound more like 4edo than its 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 will sound like 12edo. </pre></div> | |||
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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>Maximal evenness</title></head><body>Within every <a class="wiki_link" href="/edo">edo</a> one can specify a &quot;quasi-equal scale&quot; for every smaller edo. The quasi-equal scale would be the closest the parent edo can get to representing the smaller edo.<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>Maximal evenness</title></head><body>Within every <a class="wiki_link" href="/edo">edo</a> one can specify a &quot;quasi-equal scale&quot; for every smaller edo. The quasi-equal scale would be the closest the parent edo can get to representing the smaller edo.<br /> | ||
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28 . 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1<br /> | 28 . 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1<br /> | ||
29 . 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1<br /> | 29 . 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1<br /> | ||
30 . 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2<br /> | |||
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And here are all the quasi-equal scales available in <a class="wiki_link" href="/13edo">13edo</a>:<br /> | And here are all the quasi-equal scales available in <a class="wiki_link" href="/13edo">13edo</a>:<br /> | ||
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12 . 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 </span><br /> | 12 . 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 </span><br /> | ||
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The quasi-equal scales in 31edo will be closer to equal than those in 13edo, since the two step sizes used to approximate equal will differ by a smaller interval (one 31th of an octave instead of one 13th).</body></html></pre></div> | The quasi-equal scales in 31edo will be closer to equal than those in 13edo, since the two step sizes used to approximate equal will differ by a smaller interval (one 31th of an octave instead of one 13th).<br /> | ||
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The parent edo will better represent smaller edos than larger ones. With edos larger than 1/2 of the parent edo, the step sizes will be 2 and 1, which are, proportionally speaking, far from equal. So 13edo's 3 3 3 4 will sound more like 4edo than its 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 will sound like 12edo.</body></html></pre></div> | |||