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<div style="width:100%; max-height:400pt; overflow:auto; background-color:#f8f9fa; border: 1px solid #eaecf0; padding:0em"><pre style="margin:0px;border:none;background:none;word-wrap:break-word;white-space: pre-wrap ! important" class="old-revision-html">36edo, by definition, divides the 2:1 octave into 36 equal steps, each of which is exactly 33.333... cents.
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36edo, by definition, divides the 2:1 octave into 36 equal steps, each of which is exactly 33.333... cents.


36 is a highly composite number, factoring into 2x2x3x3. Since 36 is divisible by 12, it contains the overly-familiar [[12edo]] as a subset. It divides 12edo's 100-cent half step into three microtonal step of approximately 33 cents, which could be called "sixth tones." 36edo also contains [[18edo]] ("third tones") and [[9edo]] ("two-thirds tones") as subsets, not to mention the [[6edo]] whole tone scale, [[4edo]] full-diminished seventh chord, and the [[3edo]] augmented triad, all of which are present in 12edo.
36 is a highly composite number, factoring into 2x2x3x3. Since 36 is divisible by 12, it contains the overly-familiar [[12edo]] as a subset. It divides 12edo's 100-cent half step into three microtonal step of approximately 33 cents, which could be called "sixth tones." 36edo also contains [[18edo]] ("third tones") and [[9edo]] ("two-thirds tones") as subsets, not to mention the [[6edo]] whole tone scale, [[4edo]] full-diminished seventh chord, and the [[3edo]] augmented triad, all of which are present in 12edo.
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Heinz Bohlen proposed it as a suitable temperament for approximating his 833-cents scale.
Heinz Bohlen proposed it as a suitable temperament for approximating his 833-cents scale.


=Approximations=
==3-limit (Pythagorean) approximations (same as 12edo):==  
==3-limit (Pythagorean) approximations (same as 12edo):==  


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72/49 = 666.258... cents; 20 degrees of 36edo = 666.666... cents.
72/49 = 666.258... cents; 20 degrees of 36edo = 666.666... cents.
64/63 = 27.264... cents; 1 degree of 36edo = 33.333... cents.
64/63 = 27.264... cents; 1 degree of 36edo = 33.333... cents.
63/32 = 1172.736... cents; 35 degrees of 36edo = 1166.666... cents.</pre></div>
63/32 = 1172.736... cents; 35 degrees of 36edo = 1166.666... cents.
 
=Music=
* [[http://micro.soonlabel.com/gene_ward_smith/36edo/something.mp3|Something]] by Herman Klein
* [[http://micro.soonlabel.com/gene_ward_smith/36edo/hay.mp3|Hay]] by Joe Hayseed</pre></div>
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<div style="width:100%; max-height:400pt; overflow:auto; background-color:#f8f9fa; border: 1px solid #eaecf0; padding:0em"><pre style="margin:0px;border:none;background:none;word-wrap:break-word;width:200%;white-space: pre-wrap ! important" class="old-revision-html">&lt;html&gt;&lt;head&gt;&lt;title&gt;36edo&lt;/title&gt;&lt;/head&gt;&lt;body&gt;36edo, by definition, divides the 2:1 octave into 36 equal steps, each of which is exactly 33.333... cents.&lt;br /&gt;
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36edo, by definition, divides the 2:1 octave into 36 equal steps, each of which is exactly 33.333... cents.&lt;br /&gt;
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36 is a highly composite number, factoring into 2x2x3x3. Since 36 is divisible by 12, it contains the overly-familiar &lt;a class="wiki_link" href="/12edo"&gt;12edo&lt;/a&gt; as a subset. It divides 12edo's 100-cent half step into three microtonal step of approximately 33 cents, which could be called &amp;quot;sixth tones.&amp;quot; 36edo also contains &lt;a class="wiki_link" href="/18edo"&gt;18edo&lt;/a&gt; (&amp;quot;third tones&amp;quot;) and &lt;a class="wiki_link" href="/9edo"&gt;9edo&lt;/a&gt; (&amp;quot;two-thirds tones&amp;quot;) as subsets, not to mention the &lt;a class="wiki_link" href="/6edo"&gt;6edo&lt;/a&gt; whole tone scale, &lt;a class="wiki_link" href="/4edo"&gt;4edo&lt;/a&gt; full-diminished seventh chord, and the &lt;a class="wiki_link" href="/3edo"&gt;3edo&lt;/a&gt; augmented triad, all of which are present in 12edo.&lt;br /&gt;
36 is a highly composite number, factoring into 2x2x3x3. Since 36 is divisible by 12, it contains the overly-familiar &lt;a class="wiki_link" href="/12edo"&gt;12edo&lt;/a&gt; as a subset. It divides 12edo's 100-cent half step into three microtonal step of approximately 33 cents, which could be called &amp;quot;sixth tones.&amp;quot; 36edo also contains &lt;a class="wiki_link" href="/18edo"&gt;18edo&lt;/a&gt; (&amp;quot;third tones&amp;quot;) and &lt;a class="wiki_link" href="/9edo"&gt;9edo&lt;/a&gt; (&amp;quot;two-thirds tones&amp;quot;) as subsets, not to mention the &lt;a class="wiki_link" href="/6edo"&gt;6edo&lt;/a&gt; whole tone scale, &lt;a class="wiki_link" href="/4edo"&gt;4edo&lt;/a&gt; full-diminished seventh chord, and the &lt;a class="wiki_link" href="/3edo"&gt;3edo&lt;/a&gt; augmented triad, all of which are present in 12edo.&lt;br /&gt;
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Heinz Bohlen proposed it as a suitable temperament for approximating his 833-cents scale.&lt;br /&gt;
Heinz Bohlen proposed it as a suitable temperament for approximating his 833-cents scale.&lt;br /&gt;
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3/2 = 701.955... cents; 21 degrees of 36edo = 700 cents.&lt;br /&gt;
3/2 = 701.955... cents; 21 degrees of 36edo = 700 cents.&lt;br /&gt;
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  7/4 = 968.826... cents; 29 degrees of 36edo = 966.666... cents.&lt;br /&gt;
  7/4 = 968.826... cents; 29 degrees of 36edo = 966.666... cents.&lt;br /&gt;
8/7 = 231.174... cents; 7 degrees of 36edo = 233.333... cents.&lt;br /&gt;
8/7 = 231.174... cents; 7 degrees of 36edo = 233.333... cents.&lt;br /&gt;
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64/49 = 462.348... cents; 14 degrees of 36edo = 466.666... cents.&lt;br /&gt;
64/49 = 462.348... cents; 14 degrees of 36edo = 466.666... cents.&lt;br /&gt;
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  7/6 = 266.871... cents; 8 degrees of 36edo = 266.666... cents.&lt;br /&gt;
  7/6 = 266.871... cents; 8 degrees of 36edo = 266.666... cents.&lt;br /&gt;
12/7 = 933.129... cents; 28 degrees of 36 = 933.333... cents.&lt;br /&gt;
12/7 = 933.129... cents; 28 degrees of 36 = 933.333... cents.&lt;br /&gt;
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72/49 = 666.258... cents; 20 degrees of 36edo = 666.666... cents.&lt;br /&gt;
72/49 = 666.258... cents; 20 degrees of 36edo = 666.666... cents.&lt;br /&gt;
64/63 = 27.264... cents; 1 degree of 36edo = 33.333... cents.&lt;br /&gt;
64/63 = 27.264... cents; 1 degree of 36edo = 33.333... cents.&lt;br /&gt;
63/32 = 1172.736... cents; 35 degrees of 36edo = 1166.666... cents.&lt;/body&gt;&lt;/html&gt;</pre></div>
63/32 = 1172.736... cents; 35 degrees of 36edo = 1166.666... cents.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://micro.soonlabel.com/gene_ward_smith/36edo/something.mp3" rel="nofollow"&gt;Something&lt;/a&gt; by Herman Klein&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://micro.soonlabel.com/gene_ward_smith/36edo/hay.mp3" rel="nofollow"&gt;Hay&lt;/a&gt; by Joe Hayseed&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/body&gt;&lt;/html&gt;</pre></div>