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Lemba as a regular temperament is the intersection of the [[Jubilismic clan #Lemba|Jubilismic clan]] and the [[Gamelismic clan #Lemba|Gamelismic clan]]. This means that the perfect fifth is split into three equal parts, each approximately an [[8/7]]. It also means the period is half an octave, and repeats precisely a tritone apart, tempering out [[50/49]]. A generator plus a period comes very close to the [[golden ratio]] phi, which means ratios in the sequence 8:13:21:34:55 etc are also well approximated, and any one of these can be made just by choosing the right [[eigenmonzo]]. The combination of these factors means many composite ratios in the 2.3.5.7.13.17 subgroup are both well approximated and accessible with a relatively small gamut, giving you a strong selection of chords to choose from. It's main weaknesses are that ratios of 5 and 13 are conflated by the tempering out of [[65/64]], favoring 13 in the better tunings, so traditional major and minor chords are strongly neutral flavoured, and ratios involving 11 are not approximated at all until you have a large gamut. However, ignoring the 5 and 13, and focusing purely on the 2.3.7.17 subgroup, it can be highly accurate, with a total error of less than 7 cents in the tonality diamond in the least squares tuning. It forms mode of symmetry scales that are always double a fibonacci sequence number, at 4, 6, 10, 16, 26, etc, which means L/s ratios remain well mixed and clearly distinct many iterations down.

'''Lemba''' (the name is from [[Herman Miller]]'s conlang name for the temperament) as a regular temperament is the intersection of the [[Jubilismic clan #Lemba|Jubilismic clan]] and the [[Gamelismic clan #Lemba|Gamelismic clan]]. This means that the perfect fifth is split into three equal parts, each approximately an [[8/7]]. It also means the period is half an octave, and repeats precisely a tritone apart, tempering out [[50/49]]. A generator plus a period comes very close to the [[golden ratio]] phi, which means ratios in the sequence 8:13:21:34:55 etc are also well approximated, and any one of these can be made just by choosing the right [[eigenmonzo]]. The combination of these factors means many composite ratios in the 2.3.5.7.13.17 subgroup are both well approximated and accessible with a relatively small gamut, giving you a strong selection of chords to choose from. It's main weaknesses are that ratios of 5 and 13 are conflated by the tempering out of [[65/64]], favoring 13 in the better tunings, so traditional major and minor chords are strongly neutral flavoured, and ratios involving 11 are not approximated at all until you have a large gamut. However, ignoring the 5 and 13, and focusing purely on the 2.3.7.17 subgroup, it can be highly accurate, with a total error of less than 7 cents in the tonality diamond in the least squares tuning. It forms mode of symmetry scales that are always double a fibonacci sequence number, at 4, 6, 10, 16, 26, etc, which means L/s ratios remain well mixed and clearly distinct many iterations down.

==Spectrum of Lemba Tunings by Eigenmonzos==

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	Lemba as a regular temperament is the intersection of the [[Jubilismic clan #Lemba\|Jubilismic clan]] and the [[Gamelismic clan #Lemba\|Gamelismic clan]]. This means that the perfect fifth is split into three equal parts, each approximately an [[8/7]]. It also means the period is half an octave, and repeats precisely a tritone apart, tempering out [[50/49]]. A generator plus a period comes very close to the [[golden ratio]] phi, which means ratios in the sequence 8:13:21:34:55 etc are also well approximated, and any one of these can be made just by choosing the right [[eigenmonzo]]. The combination of these factors means many composite ratios in the 2.3.5.7.13.17 subgroup are both well approximated and accessible with a relatively small gamut, giving you a strong selection of chords to choose from. It's main weaknesses are that ratios of 5 and 13 are conflated by the tempering out of [[65/64]], favoring 13 in the better tunings, so traditional major and minor chords are strongly neutral flavoured, and ratios involving 11 are not approximated at all until you have a large gamut. However, ignoring the 5 and 13, and focusing purely on the 2.3.7.17 subgroup, it can be highly accurate, with a total error of less than 7 cents in the tonality diamond in the least squares tuning. It forms mode of symmetry scales that are always double a fibonacci sequence number, at 4, 6, 10, 16, 26, etc, which means L/s ratios remain well mixed and clearly distinct many iterations down.		'''Lemba''' (the name is from [[Herman Miller]]'s conlang name for the temperament) as a regular temperament is the intersection of the [[Jubilismic clan #Lemba\|Jubilismic clan]] and the [[Gamelismic clan #Lemba\|Gamelismic clan]]. This means that the perfect fifth is split into three equal parts, each approximately an [[8/7]]. It also means the period is half an octave, and repeats precisely a tritone apart, tempering out [[50/49]]. A generator plus a period comes very close to the [[golden ratio]] phi, which means ratios in the sequence 8:13:21:34:55 etc are also well approximated, and any one of these can be made just by choosing the right [[eigenmonzo]]. The combination of these factors means many composite ratios in the 2.3.5.7.13.17 subgroup are both well approximated and accessible with a relatively small gamut, giving you a strong selection of chords to choose from. It's main weaknesses are that ratios of 5 and 13 are conflated by the tempering out of [[65/64]], favoring 13 in the better tunings, so traditional major and minor chords are strongly neutral flavoured, and ratios involving 11 are not approximated at all until you have a large gamut. However, ignoring the 5 and 13, and focusing purely on the 2.3.7.17 subgroup, it can be highly accurate, with a total error of less than 7 cents in the tonality diamond in the least squares tuning. It forms mode of symmetry scales that are always double a fibonacci sequence number, at 4, 6, 10, 16, 26, etc, which means L/s ratios remain well mixed and clearly distinct many iterations down.

	==Spectrum of Lemba Tunings by Eigenmonzos==		==Spectrum of Lemba Tunings by Eigenmonzos==