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Oh yeah, did I just mention it has a decent approximation of the 7th harmonic? It's only 8.83¢ flat of 7/4, which is cool because this approximation extends to all 5n-edos. Anyway, the equipentatonic scale that this edo sports is a bit reminiscent of the minor pentatonic scale of 12edo (or, dare I say, the dorian pentatonic scale), making it quite familiar to unaccustomed ears, but still with a tang of xen. In many cases, it is rather difficult to notice if a piece is in this edo if you aren't familiar with it. Because of this, I'd say 5edo is a good starting edo when venturing into xen territory.

Overall, this is pretty fun edo to work in. It is fairly limiting harmonically, since it has no third, but the melodies always have a really fun sound no matter how hard you may try to make something sinister. Plus, the fact that this is the only edo with a scale but no thirds is a rather interesting ~~quality~~. It forces you to hone in on nontonal musical factors such as rhythm, dynamics, and form, which I find quite valuable considering how easy it is to hyperfocus on harmony in larger edos. With all that being said, however, I really can't put this edo any higher than B tier because of how non-versatile it is.

Overall, this is pretty fun edo to work in. It is fairly limiting harmonically, since it has no third, but the melodies always have a really fun sound no matter how hard you may try to make something sinister. Plus, the fact that this is the only edo with a scale but no thirds is a rather interesting property. It forces you to hone in on nontonal musical factors such as rhythm, dynamics, and form, which I find quite valuable considering how easy it is to hyperfocus on harmony in larger edos. With all that being said, however, I really can't put this edo any higher than B tier because of how non-versatile it is.

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 Oh yeah, did I just mention it has a decent approximation of the 7th harmonic? It's only 8.83¢ flat of 7/4, which is cool because this approximation extends to all 5n-edos. Anyway, the equipentatonic scale that this edo sports is a bit reminiscent of the minor pentatonic scale of 12edo (or, dare I say, the dorian pentatonic scale), making it quite familiar to unaccustomed ears, but still with a tang of xen. In many cases, it is rather difficult to notice if a piece is in this edo if you aren't familiar with it. Because of this, I'd say 5edo is a good starting edo when venturing into xen territory.
-Overall, this is pretty fun edo to work in. It is fairly limiting harmonically, since it has no third, but the melodies always have a really fun sound no matter how hard you may try to make something sinister. Plus, the fact that this is the only edo with a scale but no thirds is a rather interesting quality. It forces you to hone in on nontonal musical factors such as rhythm, dynamics, and form, which I find quite valuable considering how easy it is to hyperfocus on harmony in larger edos. With all that being said, however, I really can't put this edo any higher than B tier because of how non-versatile it is.
+Overall, this is pretty fun edo to work in. It is fairly limiting harmonically, since it has no third, but the melodies always have a really fun sound no matter how hard you may try to make something sinister. Plus, the fact that this is the only edo with a scale but no thirds is a rather interesting property. It forces you to hone in on nontonal musical factors such as rhythm, dynamics, and form, which I find quite valuable considering how easy it is to hyperfocus on harmony in larger edos. With all that being said, however, I really can't put this edo any higher than B tier because of how non-versatile it is.
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