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A '''subfifth''' is ~~a term for~~ an ~~awkward~~ interval ~~range that is~~ too narrow to be [[perfect fifth]]~~, yet~~ too wide to be a ~~conventional~~ [[tritone]]. It is a peculiar interval in that it has a range of producing a massive amount of [[overtone]]s to the point of heavily distorting the timbre of any instrument that it is played on. The interval is normally considered a [[16/11]] and is quite harsh regardless of timbre, but some are worse than others. Regardless of what the name suggests, a subfifth isn't really a type of perfect fifth but rather can be thought of as related to the tritone, however, the [[interval]] really is a class in it's own right.

A '''subfifth''' is an interval too narrow to sound like a [[perfect fifth]] and too wide to sound like a [[tritone]]. It is a peculiar interval in that it has a range of producing a massive amount of [[overtone]]s to the point of heavily distorting the timbre of any instrument that it is played on. The interval is normally considered a [[16/11]] and is quite harsh regardless of timbre, but some are worse than others. Regardless of what the name suggests, a subfifth isn't really a type of perfect fifth but rather can be thought of as related to the tritone, however, the [[interval]] really is a class in it's own right.

The subfifth has a xen appeal because it is a sound that is so far from anything possible in [[12edo]] or [[5-limit]] [[just intonation]] that it resembles the very essence of the term "out of tune". Anyone who does not enjoy rough intervals will hate this interval range with a passion. This is for those who can find beauty in the harsh and dissonant.

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== See also ==

* [[Superfourth]] -- the [[octave complement|octave-complement]] region

* [[Superfourth]] — the [[octave complement|octave-complement]] region

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-A '''subfifth''' is a term for an awkward interval range that is too narrow to be [[perfect fifth]], yet too wide to be a conventional [[tritone]]. It is a peculiar interval in that it has a range of producing a massive amount of [[overtone]]s to the point of heavily distorting the timbre of any instrument that it is played on. The interval is normally considered a [[16/11]] and is quite harsh regardless of timbre, but some are worse than others. Regardless of what the name suggests, a subfifth isn't really a type of perfect fifth but rather can be thought of as related to the tritone, however, the [[interval]] really is a class in it's own right.
+A '''subfifth''' is an interval too narrow to sound like a [[perfect fifth]] and too wide to sound like a [[tritone]]. It is a peculiar interval in that it has a range of producing a massive amount of [[overtone]]s to the point of heavily distorting the timbre of any instrument that it is played on. The interval is normally considered a [[16/11]] and is quite harsh regardless of timbre, but some are worse than others. Regardless of what the name suggests, a subfifth isn't really a type of perfect fifth but rather can be thought of as related to the tritone, however, the [[interval]] really is a class in it's own right.
 The subfifth has a xen appeal because it is a sound that is so far from anything possible in [[12edo]] or [[5-limit]] [[just intonation]] that it resembles the very essence of the term "out of tune". Anyone who does not enjoy rough intervals will hate this interval range with a passion. This is for those who can find beauty in the harsh and dissonant.
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 == See also ==
-* [[Superfourth]] -- the [[octave complement|octave-complement]] region
+* [[Superfourth]] — the [[octave complement|octave-complement]] region
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