User:Flirora/EDO impressions: Difference between revisions

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[[7edo]] - equidiatonic, or if you prefer, "discount diatonic"

[[12edo]] - ~~standard~~ tuning in Western music, has the best support with instruments and software. P5 is great; m3 and M3 are relatively extreme. Highly composite number of steps, so there are a lot of symmetrical chords and scales, and there are only two intervals (plus inversions) that circle around all the notes.

[[12edo]] - 2,1-diatonic. Standard tuning in Western music; has the best support with instruments and software. P5 is great; m3 and M3 are relatively extreme. Highly composite number of steps, so there are a lot of symmetrical chords and scales, and there are only two intervals (plus inversions) that circle around all the notes.

[[15edo]] - 5edo with thrice the notes to approximate 5-intervals as well. Somewhat awkward to notate with 5ths notation. Lacks a good 9/8, making it sound somewhat unusual melodically. Not really a fan of the n2s, which are the building block of porcupine, but MODMOS scales based on it look interesting.

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[[17edo]] - 3,1-diatonic. Has even more extreme thirds than 12edo. The m3 is closer to 7/6 than 6/5, making minor chords more consonant than major. Because of this, it's suitable for minor pieces.

[[19edo]] - 3,2-diatonic. Relatively washed-out feel. 2\19 isn't so effective as a leading tone, and 1\19 is verging on "too small" for me. Okay septimal intervals, but not as good as 31edo. That being said, it's relatively a small meantone EDO, and semaphore is interesting.

[[19edo]] - 3,2-diatonic. Relatively washed-out feel. 2\19 isn't so effective as a leading tone, and 1\19 is verging on "too small" for me. Okay septimal intervals, but not as good as 31edo. That being said, it's a relatively small meantone EDO, and semaphore is interesting.

[[22edo]] - 4,1-diatonic. Relatively small EDO with good 3s and 5s. (Or at least one with a different relationship between them.) 7s are okay, but I'm not interested in 11 or higher. Haven't played much with this EDO because of the syntonic comma.

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[[24edo]] - meh, the extra intervals don't seem very useful to me

[[31edo]] - 5,3-diatonic. Good all-around meantone temperament, if a little big. Not much of a point to go bigger than this.

[[31edo]] - 5,3-diatonic. Good all-around meantone temperament, if a little big. Not much of a point to go bigger than this. (Or rather, 31edo is already verging on "too big".)

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 [[7edo]] - equidiatonic, or if you prefer, "discount diatonic"
-[[12edo]] - standard tuning in Western music, has the best support with instruments and software. P5 is great; m3 and M3 are relatively extreme. Highly composite number of steps, so there are a lot of symmetrical chords and scales, and there are only two intervals (plus inversions) that circle around all the notes.
+[[12edo]] - 2,1-diatonic. Standard tuning in Western music; has the best support with instruments and software. P5 is great; m3 and M3 are relatively extreme. Highly composite number of steps, so there are a lot of symmetrical chords and scales, and there are only two intervals (plus inversions) that circle around all the notes.
 [[15edo]] - 5edo with thrice the notes to approximate 5-intervals as well. Somewhat awkward to notate with 5ths notation. Lacks a good 9/8, making it sound somewhat unusual melodically. Not really a fan of the n2s, which are the building block of porcupine, but MODMOS scales based on it look interesting.
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 [[17edo]] - 3,1-diatonic. Has even more extreme thirds than 12edo. The m3 is closer to 7/6 than 6/5, making minor chords more consonant than major. Because of this, it's suitable for minor pieces.
-[[19edo]] - 3,2-diatonic. Relatively washed-out feel. 2\19 isn't so effective as a leading tone, and 1\19 is verging on "too small" for me. Okay septimal intervals, but not as good as 31edo. That being said, it's relatively a small meantone EDO, and semaphore is interesting.
+[[19edo]] - 3,2-diatonic. Relatively washed-out feel. 2\19 isn't so effective as a leading tone, and 1\19 is verging on "too small" for me. Okay septimal intervals, but not as good as 31edo. That being said, it's a relatively small meantone EDO, and semaphore is interesting.
 [[22edo]] - 4,1-diatonic. Relatively small EDO with good 3s and 5s. (Or at least one with a different relationship between them.) 7s are okay, but I'm not interested in 11 or higher. Haven't played much with this EDO because of the syntonic comma.
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 [[24edo]] - meh, the extra intervals don't seem very useful to me
-[[31edo]] - 5,3-diatonic. Good all-around meantone temperament, if a little big. Not much of a point to go bigger than this.
+[[31edo]] - 5,3-diatonic. Good all-around meantone temperament, if a little big. Not much of a point to go bigger than this. (Or rather, 31edo is already verging on "too big".)