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[[Buzzard]] is a rank-2 temperament in the [[Step ratio|pseudocollapsed]] range. It represents the only [[harmonic entropy]] minimum of the oneirotonic spectrum.

In the broad sense, Buzzard can be viewed as any tuning that divides the 3rd harmonic into 4 equal parts. [[23edo]], [[28edo]] and [[33edo]] can nominally be viewed as supporting it, but are still very flat and in an ambiguous zone between 18edo and true Buzzard in terms of harmonies. [[38edo]] & [[43edo]] are good compromises between melodic utility and harmonic accuracy, as the small step is still large enough to be obvious to the untrained ear, but [[48edo]] is where it really comes into its own in terms of harmonies, providing not only an excellent [[3/2]], but also [[7/4]] and [[The_Archipelago|archipelago]] harmonies, as by dividing the ~~5th~~ in 4 it obviously also divides it in two as well.

In the broad sense, Buzzard can be viewed as any tuning that divides the 3rd harmonic into 4 equal parts. [[23edo]], [[28edo]] and [[33edo]] can nominally be viewed as supporting it, but are still very flat and in an ambiguous zone between 18edo and true Buzzard in terms of harmonies. [[38edo]] and [[43edo]] are good compromises between melodic utility and harmonic accuracy, as the small step is still large enough to be obvious to the untrained ear, but [[48edo]] is where it really comes into its own in terms of harmonies, providing not only an excellent [[3/2]], but also [[7/4]] and [[The_Archipelago|archipelago]] harmonies, as by dividing the perfect fifth in four it obviously also divides it in two as well.

Beyond that, it's a question of which intervals you want to favor. [[53edo]] has an essentially perfect [[3/2]], [[58edo]] gives the lowest overall error for the Barbados triads 10:13:15 and 26:30:39, while [[63edo]] does the same for the basic 4:6:7 triad. You could in theory go up to [[83edo]] if you want to favor the [[7/4]] above everything else, but beyond that, general accuracy drops off rapidly and you might as well be playing equal pentatonic.

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 [[Buzzard]] is a rank-2 temperament in the [[Step ratio|pseudocollapsed]] range. It represents the only [[harmonic entropy]] minimum of the oneirotonic spectrum.
-In the broad sense, Buzzard can be viewed as any tuning that divides the 3rd harmonic into 4 equal parts. [[23edo]], [[28edo]] and [[33edo]] can nominally be viewed as supporting it, but are still very flat and in an ambiguous zone between 18edo and true Buzzard in terms of harmonies. [[38edo]] & [[43edo]] are good compromises between melodic utility and harmonic accuracy, as the small step is still large enough to be obvious to the untrained ear, but [[48edo]] is where it really comes into its own in terms of harmonies, providing not only an excellent [[3/2]], but also [[7/4]] and [[The_Archipelago|archipelago]] harmonies, as by dividing the 5th in 4 it obviously also divides it in two as well.
+In the broad sense, Buzzard can be viewed as any tuning that divides the 3rd harmonic into 4 equal parts. [[23edo]], [[28edo]] and [[33edo]] can nominally be viewed as supporting it, but are still very flat and in an ambiguous zone between 18edo and true Buzzard in terms of harmonies. [[38edo]] and [[43edo]] are good compromises between melodic utility and harmonic accuracy, as the small step is still large enough to be obvious to the untrained ear, but [[48edo]] is where it really comes into its own in terms of harmonies, providing not only an excellent [[3/2]], but also [[7/4]] and [[The_Archipelago|archipelago]] harmonies, as by dividing the perfect fifth in four it obviously also divides it in two as well.
 Beyond that, it's a question of which intervals you want to favor. [[53edo]] has an essentially perfect [[3/2]], [[58edo]] gives the lowest overall error for the Barbados triads 10:13:15 and 26:30:39, while [[63edo]] does the same for the basic 4:6:7 triad. You could in theory go up to [[83edo]] if you want to favor the [[7/4]] above everything else, but beyond that, general accuracy drops off rapidly and you might as well be playing equal pentatonic.