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m Garibaldi: the "respectively" refers to the 11-limit extension paths for cassandra and andromeda, which is why 27/22 is omitted. the info about interseptimals is important and relevant to prime 13. the damage to schismic via the slightly sharper fifth is already discussed.
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m Garibaldi: this has erroneous information and the principles of extension are already discussed non-erroneously in the mention of cassandra and andromeda for 41edo. also, cassandra isnt necessarily the "best" as helenus is also a 23-limit temp judging by 53 & 65d
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[[#Generator tunings|Generator tunings]]: 24\31, 31\53, 55\94
[[#Generator tunings|Generator tunings]]: 24\31, 31\53, 55\94


Garibaldi is a very natural and very efficient (for its accuracy) way of bestowing prime 7 upon [[#Schismic]], at the cost of accuracy as needing a slightly sharper fifth tunes the 5-limit worse so that it is no longer a microtemperament. This is done by interpreting ([[9/8]])<sup>3</sup> as [[~]][[10/7]] by tempering out [[5120/5103|S8/S9]] so that 8/7 and 10/9 are equidistant from 9/8, with the step being a convenient tempered comma-sized interval that simultaneously not only represents not only [[64/63]] = S8 and [[81/80]] = S9 but also the [[Pythagorean comma]] (as per schismic), equal to (9/8)<sup>6</sup> / (2/1). [[41edo]] and [[53edo]] are slightly overtempered and undertempered for it respectively, so that [[94edo]] is pretty close to optimal, though it has a (barely) inconsistently flat [[~]][[25/16]] which is unbefitting of schismic. 94 + 53 = [[147edo]] also supports it but with yet more inconsistencies due to the finer gamut.
Garibaldi is a very natural and very efficient (for its accuracy) way of bestowing prime 7 upon [[#Schismic]], at the cost of accuracy as needing a slightly sharper fifth tunes the 5-limit worse so that it is no longer a microtemperament. This is done by interpreting ([[9/8]])<sup>3</sup> as [[~]][[10/7]] by tempering out [[5120/5103|S8/S9]] so that 8/7 and 10/9 are equidistant from 9/8, with the step being a convenient tempered comma-sized interval that simultaneously not only represents not only [[64/63]] = S8 and [[81/80]] = S9 but also the [[Pythagorean comma]] (as per schismic), equal to (9/8)<sup>6</sup> / (2/1). [[41edo]] and [[53edo]] are slightly overtempered and undertempered for it respectively, so that [[94edo]] is pretty close to optimal, though it has a (barely) inconsistently flat [[~]][[25/16]] which is unbefitting of schismic. 94 + 41 = [[135edo]] and 94 + 53 = [[147edo]] also support it but with yet more inconsistencies due to the finer gamut, so it's worth checking the "Prime harmonics" tables to see if you're okay with the errors.
 
Extensions include:
 
* Cassandra (41 & 53), tempering out 385/384 and 352/351, finds prime 11 at 23 fifths, and prime 13 at 20 fifths. It is the best extension, with support up to the 23-limit as seen in 94edo.
* Andromeda (41f & 53), tempering out 385/384 and 351/350, finds prime 11 at 23 fifths, and prime 13 at -33 fifths.
* Helenus (41ef & 53), tempering out 176/175 and 351/350, finds prime 11 at -30 fifths, and prime 13 at -33 fifths.


Which of 41edo and 53edo do better in the 7-limit depends on how you measure them and who you ask; therefore, a better way of choosing is based on whether you care more about prime 11 or prime 13:
Which of 41edo and 53edo do better in the 7-limit depends on how you measure them and who you ask; therefore, a better way of choosing is based on whether you care more about prime 11 or prime 13:
* For prime 11, [[41edo]] is better, as it finds [[~]][[11/9]] as half of the fifth and as a comma above [[~]][[6/5]] or a comma below [[~]][[5/4]]. This corresponds to being [[cassandra]] + [[andromeda]] '''(respectively)'''.
* For prime 11, [[41edo]] is better, as it finds [[~]][[11/9]] as half of the fifth and as a comma above [[~]][[6/5]] or a comma below [[~]][[5/4]]. This corresponds to being [[cassandra]] + [[andromeda]] '''(respectively)'''.
* For prime 13, [[53edo]] is better, as it finds [[interseptimal interval]]s distinctly from adjacent [[septimal]] intervals so that [[~]][[15/13]] is half of a practically-just [[4/3]] (tempering out [[676/675|S13/S15]]) and is (resultantly) found as a comma above [[~]][[8/7]] or a comma below [[~]][[7/6]] (which reflects to [[~]][[13/10]] being made the midpoint of [[~]][[9/7]] and [[~]][[21/16]]). It also makes [[~]][[16/13]] a comma below [[~]][[5/4]] (by tempering out 325/324). This corresponds to a number of temperaments; the most relevant of which for [[#Schismic]] is the very accurate extension to prime 13 called [[Schismatic family#Tridecaschismic (2.3.5.13)|tridecaschismic]].
* For prime 13, [[53edo]] is better, as it finds [[interseptimal interval]]s distinctly from adjacent [[septimal]] intervals so that [[~]][[15/13]] is half of a practically-just [[4/3]] (tempering out [[676/675|S13/S15]]) and is (resultantly) found as a comma above [[~]][[8/7]] or a comma below [[~]][[7/6]] (which reflects to [[~]][[13/10]] being made the midpoint of [[~]][[9/7]] and [[~]][[21/16]]). It also makes [[~]][[16/13]] a comma below [[~]][[5/4]] (by tempering out 325/324). This corresponds to a number of temperaments; the most relevant of which for [[#Schismic]] is the very accurate extension to prime 13 called [[Schismatic family#Tridecaschismic (2.3.5.13)|tridecaschismic]], corresponding to reaching 13/4 through (9/8)<sup>10</sup> (tempering out the [[tridecapyth comma]]) and also corresponding to tempering out [[325/324]] = S25*S26 = S10/S12.


=== 11-limit focus ===
=== 11-limit focus ===