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The 163.6{{c}} "flat minor whole tone" is a key interval in 22edo, in part because it functions as no less than three different consonant ratios in the [[11-limit]]: 10/9, 11/10, and 12/11. It is thus extremely ambiguous and flexible. The trade-off is that it is very much in the cracks of the 12-equal piano, and so for most 12-equal listeners, it takes some getting used to. Simple translations of 5-limit music into 22edo can sound very different, with a more complex harmonic quality inevitably arising. 22edo does not contain a neutral third but both the 5-limit thirds have a "neutral-like" quality since they are tempered closer together rather than farther apart as in 12edo.
The 163.6{{c}} "flat minor whole tone" is a key interval in 22edo, in part because it functions as no less than three different consonant ratios in the [[11-limit]]: 10/9, 11/10, and 12/11. It is thus extremely ambiguous and flexible. The trade-off is that it is very much in the cracks of the 12-equal piano, and so for most 12-equal listeners, it takes some getting used to. Simple translations of 5-limit music into 22edo can sound very different, with a more complex harmonic quality inevitably arising. 22edo does not contain a neutral third but both the 5-limit thirds have a "neutral-like" quality since they are tempered closer together rather than farther apart as in 12edo.


22edo also supports the [[Orwell]] temperament, which uses the septimal subminor third as a generator (5 degrees) and forms mos scales with step patterns {{dash|2, 3, 2, 3, 2, 3, 2, 3, 2|med}} and {{dash|2, 1, 2, 2, 1, 2, 2, 1, 2, 2, 1, 2, 2|med}}. Harmonically, orwell can be tuned more accurately in other temperaments, such as [[31edo]], [[53edo]], and [[84edo]]. But 22edo has a leg-up on the others melodically, as the large and small steps of Orwell[9] are easier to distinguish in 22.
22edo also supports the [[orwell]] temperament, which uses the septimal subminor third as a generator (5 degrees) and forms mos scales with step patterns {{dash|2, 3, 2, 3, 2, 3, 2, 3, 2|med}} and {{dash|2, 1, 2, 2, 1, 2, 2, 1, 2, 2, 1, 2, 2|med}}. Harmonically, orwell can be tuned more accurately in other temperaments, such as [[31edo]], [[53edo]], and [[84edo]]. But 22edo has a leg-up on the others melodically, as the large and small steps of Orwell[9] are easier to distinguish in 22.


22edo is melodically similar to [[24edo]] as both contain quarter-tones and minor, neutral, and major seconds; but 22edo offers much better all-around harmonies than 24. In [[Sagittal notation]], 11 can be notated as every other note of 22.
22edo is melodically similar to [[24edo]] as both contain quarter-tones and minor, neutral, and major seconds; but 22edo offers much better all-around harmonies than 24. In [[Sagittal notation]], 11 can be notated as every other note of 22.
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* 22et is lower in relative error than any previous equal temperaments in the 11-limit. The next equal temperament that does better in this subgroup is [[31edo|31]].  
* 22et is lower in relative error than any previous equal temperaments in the 11-limit. The next equal temperament that does better in this subgroup is [[31edo|31]].