Meantone family
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The 5-limit parent [[comma]] of the meantone family is the Didymas or [[syntonic comma]], 81/80. This is the one they all temper out. The [[Monzos and Interval Space|monzo]] for 81/80 goes |-4 4 -1>, and that can be flipped around to the corresponding [[Wedgies and Multivals|wedgie]], <<1 4 4||, which tells us that the period is an octave, the generator is a fifth, and four fifths go to make up a 5/1 interval. ==Seven limit children== The 7-limit children of 81/80 are septimal meantone, with normal comma list [|-4 4 -1>, |-13 10 0 -1>], flattone, with normal list [|-4 4 -1>, |-17 9 0 1>], dominant, with normal list [|-4 4 -1>, |6 -2 0 -1>], injera, with normal list [|-4 4 -1>, |-7 8 0 -2>], mohajira, with normal list [|-4 4 -1>, |-23 11 0 2>], godzilla, with normal list [|-4 4 -1>, |-4 -1 0 2>], mothra, with normal list [|-4 4 -1>, |-10 1 0 3>], and squares, with normal list [|-4 4 -1>, |-3 9 0 -4>]. The comma |-13 10 0 -1> for septimal meantone tells us that the interval class for 7 is 10 generator steps up. Hence, the 7/4 of septimal meantone is the augmented sixth, C-A#, and other septimal intervals are 7/6, C-D#, the augmented second, and 7/5, C-F#, the tritone. The [[Wedgies and Multivals|wedgie]] for septimal meantone is <<1 4 10 4 13 12||, again telling us how to get to 5 and 7 in terms of generator steps. The temperament, aside from what is on the normal list, tempers out 126/125 and 225/224, and [[31edo]] is a good tuning for it. Similarly for flattone, the wedgie is <<1 4 -9 4 -17 -32||, which tells us among other things that 9 generator steps of 4/3 get to the interval class for 7, meaning that 7/4 is a diminished minor seventh interval. Other intervals are 7/6, a diminished minor third, and 7/5, a doubly diminshed fifth. Good tunings for flattone are [[26edo]], [[45edo]] and [[64edo]]. The wedgie for dominant is <<1 4 -2 4 -6 -16||. Now the interval class for 7 is obtained from two fourths in succession, so that 7/4 is a minor seventh. The 7/6 interval is, like 6/5, now a minor third, and 7/5 is a diminished fifth. An excellent tuning for dominant is [[12edo]], but it also works well with Pythagorean tuning of pure 3/2 fifths, and with [[29edo]], [[41edo]], or [[53edo]].
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<html><head><title>Meantone family</title></head><body>The 5-limit parent <a class="wiki_link" href="/comma">comma</a> of the meantone family is the Didymas or <a class="wiki_link" href="/syntonic%20comma">syntonic comma</a>, 81/80. This is the one they all temper out. The <a class="wiki_link" href="/Monzos%20and%20Interval%20Space">monzo</a> for 81/80 goes |-4 4 -1>, and that can be flipped around to the corresponding <a class="wiki_link" href="/Wedgies%20and%20Multivals">wedgie</a>, <<1 4 4||, which tells us that the period is an octave, the generator is a fifth, and four fifths go to make up a 5/1 interval.<br /> <br /> <!-- ws:start:WikiTextHeadingRule:0:<h2> --><h2 id="toc0"><a name="x-Seven limit children"></a><!-- ws:end:WikiTextHeadingRule:0 -->Seven limit children</h2> The 7-limit children of 81/80 are septimal meantone, with normal comma list [|-4 4 -1>, |-13 10 0 -1>], flattone, with normal list [|-4 4 -1>, |-17 9 0 1>], dominant, with normal list [|-4 4 -1>, |6 -2 0 -1>], injera, with normal list [|-4 4 -1>, |-7 8 0 -2>], mohajira, with normal list [|-4 4 -1>, |-23 11 0 2>], godzilla, with normal list [|-4 4 -1>, |-4 -1 0 2>], mothra, with normal list [|-4 4 -1>, |-10 1 0 3>], and squares, with normal list [|-4 4 -1>, |-3 9 0 -4>].<br /> <br /> The comma |-13 10 0 -1> for septimal meantone tells us that the interval class for 7 is 10 generator steps up. Hence, the 7/4 of septimal meantone is the augmented sixth, C-A#, and other septimal intervals are 7/6, C-D#, the augmented second, and 7/5, C-F#, the tritone. The <a class="wiki_link" href="/Wedgies%20and%20Multivals">wedgie</a> for septimal meantone is <<1 4 10 4 13 12||, again telling us how to get to 5 and 7 in terms of generator steps. The temperament, aside from what is on the normal list, tempers out 126/125 and 225/224, and <a class="wiki_link" href="/31edo">31edo</a> is a good tuning for it.<br /> <br /> Similarly for flattone, the wedgie is <<1 4 -9 4 -17 -32||, which tells us among other things that 9 generator steps of 4/3 get to the interval class for 7, meaning that 7/4 is a diminished minor seventh interval. Other intervals are 7/6, a diminished minor third, and 7/5, a doubly diminshed fifth. Good tunings for flattone are <a class="wiki_link" href="/26edo">26edo</a>, <a class="wiki_link" href="/45edo">45edo</a> and <a class="wiki_link" href="/64edo">64edo</a>.<br /> <br /> The wedgie for dominant is <<1 4 -2 4 -6 -16||. Now the interval class for 7 is obtained from two fourths in succession, so that 7/4 is a minor seventh. The 7/6 interval is, like 6/5, now a minor third, and 7/5 is a diminished fifth. An excellent tuning for dominant is <a class="wiki_link" href="/12edo">12edo</a>, but it also works well with Pythagorean tuning of pure 3/2 fifths, and with <a class="wiki_link" href="/29edo">29edo</a>, <a class="wiki_link" href="/41edo">41edo</a>, or <a class="wiki_link" href="/53edo">53edo</a>.</body></html>