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==Summary==
==Theory==
15 Equal or 15 EDO is a tuning which divides the octave into 15 equally spaced pitches. It can be thought of as three sets of 5-EDO which do not connect by fifths. The fifth at 720 cents is quite wide yet still useable as a perfect fifth. Some would describe the fifth as more shimmery and pungent than anything closer to a just 3/2. The perfect fifth of 15 EDO returns to the octave if stacked five times which is radically different than a meantone system.
15 Equal or 15 EDO is a tuning which divides the octave into 15 equally spaced pitches. It can be thought of as three sets of 5-EDO which do not connect by fifths. The fifth at 720 cents is quite wide yet still useable as a perfect fifth. Some would describe the fifth as more shimmery and pungent than anything closer to a just 3/2. The perfect fifth of 15 EDO returns to the octave if stacked five times which is radically different than a meantone system.


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0-3-9-12 = D F A C = Dm7 = "D minor seven", or D F A B = Dm6 = "D minor six"
0-3-9-12 = D F A C = Dm7 = "D minor seven", or D F A B = Dm6 = "D minor six"


0-4-9-12 = D ^F A C = Dm7(^3) = "D minor seven up-three", or D ^F A B = Dm6(^3) = "D minor six up-three"
0-4-9-12 = D ^F A C = D^m,7 = "D upminor, add seven", or D ^F A B = D^m,6 = "D upminor add-six"


0-5-9-12 = D vF# A C = D7(v3) = "D seven down-three", or D vF# A B = D6(v3) = "D six down-three"
0-5-9-12 = D vF# A C = Dv,7 = "D down add-seven", or D vF# A B = Dv,6 = "D down add-six"


0-6-9-12 = D F# A C = D7 = "D seven", or D F# A B = D6 = "D six"
0-6-9-12 = D F# A C = D7 = "D seven", or D F# A B = D6 = "D six"
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<ul><li>See the main [[Porcupine_Notation|porcupine notation]] page.</li></ul>Porcupine notation bases porcupine[8] LLLLLLLs scale using eight nominals α β χ δ ε φ γ η. Others have proposed ABCDEFGHA but conflicts with european notation have caused many to reject this approach. Thus greek letters can be used in place with a close resemblance to the spelling of ABCDEFGHA.
<ul><li>See the main [[Porcupine_Notation|porcupine notation]] page.</li></ul>Porcupine notation bases porcupine[8] LLLLLLLs scale using eight nominals α β χ δ ε φ γ η. Others have proposed ABCDEFGHA but conflicts with european notation have caused many to reject this approach. Thus greek letters can be used in place with a close resemblance to the spelling of ABCDEFGHA.


==Interval names for Porcupine[8]:==
==Interval names for Porcupine[8]==


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