Alternative Names for EDOs: Difference between revisions

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| | [[7edo|7edo]]
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| | Note from 2013: does anyone
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remember why on earth I
 
named equal temperaments after
 
Sonic the Hedgehog?
| | Paintmask
| | Paintmask
| | whitewood whole tones
| | whitewood whole tones
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| | [[8edo|8edo]]
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| | Hill Top
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| | Diabolon
| | Diabolon
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| | [[9edo|9edo]]
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| | Mystic Cave
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| | Gongweaver
| | Gongweaver
| | mavila whole tones
| | mavila whole tones
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| | [[10edo|10edo]]
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| | Sandopolis
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| | Nightsweat
| | Nightsweat
| | blackwood 1/2-tones
| | blackwood 1/2-tones
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| | [[11edo|11edo]]
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| | Green Hill Zone
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| | Bleachbrass
| | Bleachbrass
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| | [[13edo|13edo]]
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| | Hidden Palace
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| | Swimmingstone,
| | Swimmingstone,


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| | [[14edo|14edo]]
| | [[14edo|14edo]]
| | Mushroom Hill, when it turns to winter
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| | Fernmouth
| | Fernmouth
| | whitewood 1/2-tones
| | whitewood 1/2-tones
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| | [[15edo|15edo]]
| | [[15edo|15edo]]
| | Angel Island, Peppermeister II
| | Peppermeister II
| | Vermilliorgan
| | Vermilliorgan
| | blackwood 1/3-tones
| | blackwood 1/3-tones
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| | [[16edo|16edo]]
| | [[16edo|16edo]]
| | Also Mystic Cave, Sword[16]
| | Sword[16]
| | Citrigloam
| | Citrigloam
| | mavila 1/2-tones
| | mavila 1/2-tones
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| | [[17edo|17edo]]
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| | Lava Reef
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| | Buzzshock
| | Buzzshock
| | superpyth 1/3-tones
| | superpyth 1/3-tones
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| | [[18edo|18edo]]
| | [[18edo|18edo]]
| | possibly Hydrocity,
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| | Lunarity, a-team 1/3-tones
| | Lunarity, a-team 1/3-tones
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| | [[19edo|19edo]]
| | [[19edo|19edo]]
| | possibly Marble zone
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| | Cloudcutter
| | Cloudcutter
| | meantone 1/3-tones
| | meantone 1/3-tones
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| | [[20edo|20edo]]
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| | Ice Cap
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| | Mechfruit
| | Mechfruit
| | blackwood 1/4-tones
| | blackwood 1/4-tones
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| | [[22edo|22edo]]
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| | Aquatic Ruin
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| | Limpidity
| | Limpidity
| | superpyth 1/4-tones
| | superpyth 1/4-tones

Revision as of 00:02, 13 July 2019

Names like 31edo, 17-tone equal temperament, the 9th root of 2, etc, while mathematically descriptive, are not especially evocative or poetic! Here are a few suggestions for alternative names, nicknames if you will. Please add your own!

EDO M. Battaglia 1 I. Jones K. Pepper G. Breed A. Heathwaite Tútim Dennsuul Others
5edo Woodbeach blackwood whole tones slendro Bananabell Kindergarden, Taib slendro ~ H. Miller
6edo Pandero, Enis Debussy ~ Chris Vaisvil
7edo Paintmask whitewood whole tones Goldenhair Epit burmese ~ H. Miller

Mozambican ~ R. Avella

8edo Diabolon Bloodcape Otin
9edo Gongweaver mavila whole tones pelog Greentouch Basichromal, Tiibis
10edo Nightsweat blackwood 1/2-tones Skyladder Hands, Atdih
11edo Bleachbrass Blackfrog Uxnid Machine 1/2-tone
12edo lol standard 1/2-tones chromatic Whitewash The Rusty Old Bastard, Coscacho Piedra, Bernid Dominant ~ R. Avella
13edo Swimmingstone,

a-team 1/2-tones

Tanswan Primayan, Rilnid
14edo Fernmouth whitewood 1/2-tones Forestbeard Orange Aura, Volkid touchtone ~ J. Barton
15edo Peppermeister II Vermilliorgan blackwood 1/3-tones Bluepine Semiday, Barif porcupine chromatic
16edo Sword[16] Citrigloam mavila 1/2-tones Orangecore Superdiatonic, Selkif Esadecafonia ~ Armodue
17edo Buzzshock superpyth 1/3-tones Yellowedge Hertif Scorp ~ J. Barton
18edo Lunarity, a-team 1/3-tones Oʤif Gandalf ~ Chris Vaisvil
19edo Cloudcutter meantone 1/3-tones Purplefin Luís Waltz, Lubnif metonic ~ H. Miller
20edo Mechfruit blackwood 1/4-tones Firelake Mayan Civial, Gawir
21edo Querrelude whitewood 1/3-tones Yarun
22edo Limpidity superpyth 1/4-tones shruti Maroonmoon Baurun Shruti ~ Karma Jinpa Zangpo
23edo Swelterspots hornbostel 1/3-tones Limelog Hornbostel (3;1 superdiatonic relation), Icositriphony, Dalplun
24edo Hiveshackle standard 1/4-tones Wintercup Kalwir Balrog ~ Chris Vaisvil
25edo blackwood 1/5-tones Armodue-Mávila 1/3-tone, Filbat
26edo flattone 1/4-tones Plumstone Fermosus Nostalgius, Leiwir alphabetic ~ H. Miller
27edo superpyth 1/5-tones Lilredsportscar Truechromatic, Perlun
28edo whitewood 1/4-tones Oowir
29edo schismatic 1/5-tones Woodblossom Narim, Orange Sunflower, Niltib
31edo meantone 1/5-tones enharmonic Brownflower DolbySurround, Ulvi-lum
36edo standard 1/6-tones Guatón, Ulvi-enis Legolas ~ Chris Vaisvil
37edo Dangria Triba, Ulvi-epit porcupine hyperenharmonic
39edo superpyth 1/7-tones Hornbostel (5;2 superdiatonic relation), Tricesanonaphony, Ulvi-tiibis
41edo schismatic 1/7-tones Armodue-Mávila 1/5-tone, Ulvi-uxnid
43edo meantone 1/7-tones Tiglio della suerte, Ulvi-rilnid
50edo meantone 1/8-tones Delbus, Ulvi-gawir
53edo schismatic 1/9-tones holdrian Serta, Ki, Ulvi-dalplun
57edo Armodue-Mávila 1/7-tone, Ulvi-perlun
59edo Ulvi-niltib
60edo standard 1/10-tones 'Nibiru, el Yeta', Bidulvi Bamboo ~ R. Perry
62edo meantone 1/10-tones Hornbostel (8;3 superdiatonic relation), Hexacesaduophony, Bidulvi-bid
72edo standard 1/12-tones sextulas Ediondo, Bidulvi-bernid
85edo Hornbostel (11;4 superdiatonic relation), Octocesapentaphony, Bidulvi-filbat