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=== Harmonics ===
=== Harmonics ===
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60edf's approximations of primes are strange. Because of its small step size, it's difficult not to hear primes 2, 3, or even 13, even though they have a lot of [[relative error]].
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60edf is much more accurate on higher primes than on smaller primes. It approximates all primes from 17 through 31 with less than 29% relative error, but has over 43% rel. err. on 2, 3 and 13.
 
So perhaps a reasonable - if clunky - way to interpret 60edf, is as a [[dual-n|dual]]-2, dual-3, dual-13 [[31-limit]] tuning. Extending it to the [[37-limit]] could also be an option.
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=== Subsets and supersets ===
=== Subsets and supersets ===

Revision as of 22:43, 17 October 2025

← 59edf 60edf 61edf →
Prime factorization 22 × 3 × 5 (highly composite)
Step size 11.6993 ¢ 
Octave 103\60edf (1205.02 ¢)
Twelfth 163\60edf (1906.98 ¢)
Consistency limit 3
Distinct consistency limit 3

60 equal divisions of the perfect fifth (abbreviated 60edf or 60ed3/2) is a nonoctave tuning system that divides the interval of 3/2 into 60 equal parts of about 11.7 ¢ each. Each step represents a frequency ratio of (3/2)1/60, or the 60th root of 3/2.

Theory

Todo: complete section

Harmonics

60edf's approximations of primes are strange. Because of its small step size, it's difficult not to hear primes 2, 3, or even 13, even though they have a lot of relative error.

60edf is much more accurate on higher primes than on smaller primes. It approximates all primes from 17 through 31 with less than 29% relative error, but has over 43% rel. err. on 2, 3 and 13.

So perhaps a reasonable - if clunky - way to interpret 60edf, is as a dual-2, dual-3, dual-13 31-limit tuning. Extending it to the 37-limit could also be an option.

Approximation of primes in 60edf (continued)
Harmonic 2 3 5 7 11 13 17 19 23 29 31 37 41
Error Absolute (¢) +5.02 +5.02 -1.89 +0.56 +1.92 +5.19 -2.97 +3.36 +0.18 -3.35 -1.82 -3.94 +5.53
Relative (%) +42.9 +42.9 -16.2 +4.8 +16.4 +44.3 -25.4 +28.7 +1.5 -28.6 -15.5 -33.7 +47.2
Steps
(reduced)
103
(43)
163
(43)
238
(58)
288
(48)
355
(55)
380
(20)
419
(59)
436
(16)
464
(44)
498
(18)
508
(28)
534
(54)
550
(10)
Approximation of integers in 60edf (continued)
Harmonic 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Error Absolute (¢) +5.02 +5.02 -1.65 -1.89 -1.65 +0.56 +3.37 -1.65 +3.13 +1.92 +3.37
Relative (%) +42.9 +42.9 -14.1 -16.2 -14.1 +4.8 +28.8 -14.1 +26.8 +16.4 +28.8
Steps
(reduced)
103
(43)
163
(43)
205
(25)
238
(58)
265
(25)
288
(48)
308
(8)
325
(25)
341
(41)
355
(55)
368
(8)
Approximation of integers in 60edf (continued)
Harmonic 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24
Error Absolute (¢) +5.19 +5.58 +3.13 -3.31 -2.97 +3.37 +3.36 -3.55 +5.58 -4.76 +0.18 -3.31
Relative (%) +44.3 +47.7 +26.8 -28.3 -25.4 +28.8 +28.7 -30.3 +47.7 -40.7 +1.5 -28.3
Steps
(reduced)
380
(20)
391
(31)
401
(41)
410
(50)
419
(59)
428
(8)
436
(16)
443
(23)
451
(31)
457
(37)
464
(44)
470
(50)

Subsets and supersets

Todo: complete section

Music

Bryan Deister

See also

Todo: complete section
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