118edo: Difference between revisions

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This notation was proposed by Eliora in November 2021.

118 is the number of chemical elements in the first 7 periods of the periodic table, and it is the number of elements which are ever expected to be most useful to humans. As a result, chemical element names can be used as note names in 118edo. In addition, such a notation is succinct ~~and provides a fine one-to-one correspondence between notes and their names~~, ~~as opposed to extending small scales into large EDOs which create excessive labels. Some may argue that other notations. like [[Ups~~ and ~~Downs Notation|ups and downs]]~~ favor ~~[[12edo]]~~ or ~~[[5L 2s|the diatonic scale]], while the chemical notation system has no such issue~~.

118 is the number of chemical elements in the first 7 periods of the periodic table, and it is the number of elements which are ever expected to be most useful to humans. As a result, chemical element names can be used as note names in 118edo. In addition, such a notation is succinct as each pitch class is unique, and also it doesn't favor any other temperament or tuning besides 118edo.

However, chemical notation's properties can also be a disadvantage - it requires memorizing the names of the elements of the periodic table. In addition, since all the notes are separately named, it does not reflect the harmonic structure of 118edo.

However, chemical notation's properties can also be a disadvantage - it requires memorizing the names of the elements of the periodic table. In addition, uniqueness of pitch class is a disadvantage as well - since all the notes are separately named, it does not reflect the harmonic structure of 118edo.

== Regular temperament properties ==

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 This notation was proposed by Eliora in November 2021.
-is the number of chemical elements in the first 7 periods of the periodic table, and it is the number of elements which are ever expected to be most useful to humans. As a result, chemical element names can be used as note names in 118edo. In addition, such a notation is succinct and provides a fine one-to-one correspondence between notes and their names, as opposed to extending small scales into large EDOs which create excessive labels. Some may argue that other notations. like [[Ups and Downs Notation|ups and downs]] favor [[12edo]] or [[5L 2s|the diatonic scale]], while the chemical notation system has no such issue.
+is the number of chemical elements in the first 7 periods of the periodic table, and it is the number of elements which are ever expected to be most useful to humans. As a result, chemical element names can be used as note names in 118edo. In addition, such a notation is succinct as each pitch class is unique, and also it doesn't favor any other temperament or tuning besides 118edo.
-However, chemical notation's properties can also be a disadvantage - it requires memorizing the names of the elements of the periodic table. In addition, since all the notes are separately named, it does not reflect the harmonic structure of 118edo.
+However, chemical notation's properties can also be a disadvantage - it requires memorizing the names of the elements of the periodic table. In addition, uniqueness of pitch class is a disadvantage as well - since all the notes are separately named, it does not reflect the harmonic structure of 118edo.
 == Regular temperament properties ==