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=== Free modulation === | === Free modulation === | ||
EDOs allow for modulation to every single key in the tuning, without any alteration in harmonic properties, thus making transposition totally seamless. | EDOs allow for modulation to every single key in the tuning, without any alteration in harmonic properties, thus making transposition totally seamless. | ||
This also makes them somewhat easier to learn, as you do not have to memorize the harmonic and melodic variations that appear in various keys (which you would have to learn in JI, an unequal regular temperament, or a well | This also makes them somewhat easier to learn, as you do not have to memorize the harmonic and melodic variations that appear in various keys (which you would have to learn in [[Just intonation|JI]], an unequal [[regular temperament]], or a [[well temperament]], especially with smaller numbers of tones). | ||
For those accustomed to the "equality" of 12-TET, the equality of the alternative EDOs can be reassuringly familiar. | For those accustomed to the "equality" of [[12edo|12-TET]], the equality of the alternative EDOs can be reassuringly familiar. | ||
=== Fretted instruments === | === Fretted instruments === | ||