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== About 41-EDO ==
== About 41-EDO ==
[[41-edo]] approximates just intonation very closely. Prime 3 is extremely accurate, and primes 5 and 7 are both flat, which means their errors partially cancel out in ratios such as 7/5. Unfortunately prime 11 is sharp, so the errors add up, and 11/10 is nearly 11¢ sharp.   
[[41-edo]] approximates just intonation very closely. Prime 3 is extremely accurate, and primes 5 and 7 are both flat, which means their errors partially cancel out in ratios such as 7/5. Unfortunately prime 11 is sharp, so the errors add up, and 11/10 is nearly 11¢ sharp.   
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
{| class="wikitable center-all"
|prime
! prime
|2/1
| 2/1
|3/2
| 3/2
|5/4
| 5/4
|7/4
| 7/4
|11/8
| 11/8
|13/8
| 13/8
|17/16
| 17/16
|19/16
| 19/16
|-
|-
|error
! error
|0.0¢
| 0.0¢
|<nowiki>+0.48¢</nowiki>
| +0.48¢
|<nowiki>-5.8¢</nowiki>
| -5.8¢
|<nowiki>-3.0¢</nowiki>
| -3.0¢
|<nowiki>+4.8¢</nowiki>
| +4.8¢
|<nowiki>+8.3¢</nowiki>
| +8.3¢
|<nowiki>+12.1¢</nowiki>
| +12.1¢
|<nowiki>-4.8¢</nowiki>
| -4.8¢
|}
|}
The 41 notes can be named with [[Ups and Downs Notation|ups and downs]]. A sharp equals four ups, and a minor 2nd equals three ups.
The 41 notes can be named with [[Ups and Downs Notation|ups and downs]]. A sharp equals four ups, and a minor 2nd equals three ups.
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
{| class="wikitable center-all"
|+41-edo notes from C to D
|+ 41-edo notes from C to D
|C
| C
|^C
| ^C
|^^C = vvC#
| ^^C = vvC#
|vC#
| vC#
|C#
| C#
|^C#
| ^C#
|
|
|
|
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|
|
|
|
|vDb
| vDb
|Db
| Db
|^Db
| ^Db
|^^Db = vvD
| ^^Db = vvD
|vD
| vD
|D
| D
|}
|}


{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
{| class="wikitable center-all"
|+41-edo intervals from P1 to M2
|+ 41-edo intervals from P1 to M2
|P1
| P1
|^1
| ^1
|^^1 = vvA1
| ^^1 = vvA1
|vA1
| vA1
|A1
| A1
|^A1
| ^A1
|
|
|
|
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|
|
|
|
|vm2
| vm2
|m2
| m2
|^m2
| ^m2
|~2
| ~2
|vM2
| vM2
|M2
| M2
|}
|}
All 41 intervals:
All 41 intervals:
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[[File:The Kite Tuning lattices-2.png|left|thumb|400x400px]]
[[File:The Kite Tuning lattices-2.png|left|thumb|400x400px]]
[[File:The Kite Tuning lattices-3.png|center|thumb|400x400px]]
[[File:The Kite Tuning lattices-3.png|center|thumb|400x400px]]


== Tunings ==
== Tunings ==