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By Tom Winspear, utilizing the Accidents shown below. Left: Chain of 4ths/5ths , Right: Chromatic view | |||
Black font represents the '6 accidentals deep' notation that covers the chromatic scale. White text displays enharmonics in the ambiguous infrared & ultraviolet area of the colour notation. | |||
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''81edo'' divides the octave into 81 steps of 14.815 cents each. It is notable as a tuning for [[Meantone_family|meantone]] and related temperaments and is the [[Optimal_patent_val|optimal patent val]] for a number of them. In particular it is the optimal patent val for 5-limit meantone, 7-limit meantone, 11-limit meanpop, 13-limit meanpop, and the rank three temperament [[Didymus_rank_three_family|erato]]. The electronic music pioneer [http://daphneoram.org/2012/01/13/letter-from-yehudi-menuhin/ Daphne Oram] was interested in 81edo. | ''81edo'' divides the octave into 81 steps of 14.815 cents each. It is notable as a tuning for [[Meantone_family|meantone]] and related temperaments and is the [[Optimal_patent_val|optimal patent val]] for a number of them. In particular it is the optimal patent val for 5-limit meantone, 7-limit meantone, 11-limit meanpop, 13-limit meanpop, and the rank three temperament [[Didymus_rank_three_family|erato]]. The electronic music pioneer [http://daphneoram.org/2012/01/13/letter-from-yehudi-menuhin/ Daphne Oram] was interested in 81edo. | ||