Ganaram inukshuk
Joined 12 November 2021
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From a theory perspective, my goal is to better understand xenharmony from a temperament-agnostic perspective. This primarily means edos and MOSses, but extends to MV3 scales and higher. | From a theory perspective, my goal is to better understand xenharmony from a temperament-agnostic perspective. This primarily means edos and MOSses, but extends to MV3 scales and higher. | ||
== | == Main mindset == | ||
As mentioned, I prefer to look at scales based in a temperament-agnostic sense, specifically scales whose notes are a subset of an equally divided octave (edo) wherein the number of steps needed to reach each successive note is one of two integer values (in the case of mosses). Doing so relieves me of the expectation that a certain interval must necessarily fall within a few cents of a JI ratio and lets me be more explorative with musical scales. (It's also less names to memorize; superpyth[7] and meantone[7] both entail the same abstract scale pattern composed of five large steps and two small steps, or 5L 2s, but changing the step ratio to anything else may result in something that may be neither superpyth nor meantone.) | As mentioned, I prefer to look at scales based in a temperament-agnostic sense, specifically scales whose notes are a subset of an equally divided octave (edo) wherein the number of steps needed to reach each successive note is one of two integer values (in the case of mosses). Doing so relieves me of the expectation that a certain interval must necessarily fall within a few cents of a JI ratio and lets me be more explorative with musical scales. (It's also less names to memorize; superpyth[7] and meantone[7] both entail the same abstract scale pattern composed of five large steps and two small steps, or 5L 2s, but changing the step ratio to anything else may result in something that may be neither superpyth nor meantone.) | ||
In other words, I see temperaments as starting with tempered JI ratios where edos and mosses are the outcome. I prefer to start with edos and mosses and have tempered JI ratios be the outcome instead. | In other words, I see temperaments as starting with tempered JI ratios where edos and mosses are the outcome. I prefer to start with edos and mosses and have tempered JI ratios be the outcome instead. | ||
Other running assumptions may be found under the methodologies page below. | Other running assumptions and techniques may be found under the methodologies page below. | ||
== TO-DO List and Contributions == | == TO-DO List and Contributions == | ||