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'''54-EDO''' is an equal temperament that divides the octave into 54 equal parts, each 22.2222 [[cent]]s in size. It's a rare temperament which adds approximations of the 11th and 15th harmonics, as well as an alternate (flat) mapping for the 5th, to [[27edo]] which it doubles. It is the highest [[EDO]] in which the best mappings of the major 3rd ([[5/4]]) and harmonic 7th ([[7/4]]), 17\54 and 44\54, are exactly 600 cents apart, making them suitable for harmonies using tritone substitutions. The 54cd val makes for an excellent tuning of 7-limit [[Augmented_family#Hexe|hexe temperament]].
'''54-EDO''' is an equal temperament that divides the octave into 54 equal parts, each 22.2222 [[cent]]s in size.  


The immediate close presence of [[53edo]] obscures 54edo and puts this temperament out of popular usage.
The immediate close presence of [[53edo]] obscures 54edo and puts this temperament out of popular usage.


== Theory ==
== Theory ==
{{primes in edo|54}}
54edo is suitable for usage with [[dual-fifth tuning]] systems, or alternately, no-fifth tuning systems.


It's a rare temperament which adds approximations of the 11th and 15th harmonics.
From [[27edo]] which it doubles, 54edo contains an alternate (flat) mapping of the fifth and an "extreme bayati" 6 6 10 10 2 10 10 diatonic scale.
It is the highest [[EDO]] in which the best mappings of the major 3rd ([[5/4]]) and harmonic 7th ([[7/4]]), 17\54 and 44\54, are exactly 600 cents apart, making them suitable for harmonies using tritone substitutions. The 54cd val makes for an excellent tuning of 7-limit [[Augmented_family#Hexe|hexe temperament]].
{| class="wikitable"
|+Table of intervals
!Degree
!Name
!Cents
!Approximate Ratios
|-
|0
|Natural Unison
|0.000
|
|-
|1
|Ninth-tone
|22.222
|
|-
|2
|Extreme bayati quarter-tone
|44.444
|
|-
|3
|Third-tone
|66.666
|
|-
|4
|
|88.888
|
|-
|5
|
|111.111
|
|-
|6
|Extreme bayati neutral second
|133.333
|
|-
|7
|
|155.555
|
|-
|8
|Minor whole tone
|177.777
|[[10/9]]
|-
|9
|Symmetric whole tone
|200.000
|[[9/8]]
|-
|10
|Extreme bayati whole tone
|222.222
|
|-
|12
|Septimal submajor third
|266.666
|[[7/6]]
|-
|17
|Classical major third
|377.777
|[[5/4]]
|-
|18
|Symmetric major third
|400.000
|[[29/23]], [[19/16]]
|-
|25
|Undecimal superfourth
|555.555
|[[11/8]]
|-
|26
|Septimal minor tritone
|577.777
|[[7/5]]
|-
|27
|Symmetric tritone
|600.000
|
|-
|28
|Septimal major tritone
|633.333
|[[10/7]]
|-
|36
|Symmetric augmented fifth
|800.000
|
|-
|44
|Harmonic seventh
|977.777
|[[7/4]]
|-
|54
|Octave
|1200.000
|Exact 2/1
|}
[[Category:Equal divisions of the octave]]
[[Category:Equal divisions of the octave]]

Revision as of 11:38, 19 October 2021

54-EDO is an equal temperament that divides the octave into 54 equal parts, each 22.2222 cents in size.

The immediate close presence of 53edo obscures 54edo and puts this temperament out of popular usage.

Theory

54edo is suitable for usage with dual-fifth tuning systems, or alternately, no-fifth tuning systems.

It's a rare temperament which adds approximations of the 11th and 15th harmonics.

From 27edo which it doubles, 54edo contains an alternate (flat) mapping of the fifth and an "extreme bayati" 6 6 10 10 2 10 10 diatonic scale.

It is the highest EDO in which the best mappings of the major 3rd (5/4) and harmonic 7th (7/4), 17\54 and 44\54, are exactly 600 cents apart, making them suitable for harmonies using tritone substitutions. The 54cd val makes for an excellent tuning of 7-limit hexe temperament.

Table of intervals
Degree Name Cents Approximate Ratios
0 Natural Unison 0.000
1 Ninth-tone 22.222
2 Extreme bayati quarter-tone 44.444
3 Third-tone 66.666
4 88.888
5 111.111
6 Extreme bayati neutral second 133.333
7 155.555
8 Minor whole tone 177.777 10/9
9 Symmetric whole tone 200.000 9/8
10 Extreme bayati whole tone 222.222
12 Septimal submajor third 266.666 7/6
17 Classical major third 377.777 5/4
18 Symmetric major third 400.000 29/23, 19/16
25 Undecimal superfourth 555.555 11/8
26 Septimal minor tritone 577.777 7/5
27 Symmetric tritone 600.000
28 Septimal major tritone 633.333 10/7
36 Symmetric augmented fifth 800.000
44 Harmonic seventh 977.777 7/4
54 Octave 1200.000 Exact 2/1