Varunismic temperaments

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This is a list showing technical temperament data. For an explanation of what information is shown here, you may look at the technical data guide for regular temperaments.

This is a collection of rank-2 varunismic temperaments, which temper out the varunisma (monzo[-9 8 -4 2, ratio: 321489/320000). For the rank-3 temperament tempering out 321489/320000 in the 7-limit, see Miscellaneous 7-limit temperaments #Varuna.

Temperaments discussed elsewhere are:

Considered below are octowerck and essence, in the order of increasing badness.

Octowerck

Subgroup: 2.3.5.7

Comma list: 321489/320000, 420175/419904

Mapping[8 0 -11 14], 0 3 7 2]]

mapping generators: ~160/147, ~350/243

Optimal tunings:

  • WE: ~160/147 = 150.0317 ¢, ~350/243 = 633.8714 ¢ (~49/48 = 33.7447 ¢)
error map: +0.253 -0.341 +0.438 -0.640]
  • CWE: ~160/147 = 150.0000 ¢, ~350/243 = 633.7791 ¢ (~49/48 = 33.7791 ¢)
error map: 0.000 -0.618 +0.140 -1.268]

Optimal ET sequence32c, 72, 176, 248, 320

Badness (Sintel): 2.59

11-limit

Subgroup: 2.3.5.7.11

Comma list: 441/440, 8019/8000, 41503/41472

Mapping: [8 0 -11 14 15], 0 3 7 2 3]]

Optimal tunings:

  • WE: ~12/11 = 150.0233 ¢, ~121/84 = 633.8533 ¢ (~49/48 = 33.7602 ¢)
  • CWE: ~12/11 = 150.0000 ¢, ~121/84 = 633.7841 ¢ (~49/48 = 33.7841 ¢)

Optimal ET sequence: 32c, 72, 176, 248, 320

Badness (Sintel): 0.997

13-limit

Subgroup: 2.3.5.7.11.13

Comma list: 441/440, 729/728, 1001/1000, 6656/6655

Mapping: [8 0 -11 14 15 -38], 0 3 7 2 3 16]]

Optimal tunings:

  • WE: ~12/11 = 150.0247 ¢, ~75/52 = 633.8469 ¢ (~49/48 = 33.7480 ¢)
  • CWE: ~12/11 = 150.000 ¢, ~75/52 = 633.7616 ¢ (~49/48 = 33.7616 ¢)

Optimal ET sequence: 72, 176f, 248, 320

Badness (Sintel): 1.14

Octowerckis

Subgroup: 2.3.5.7.11.13

Comma list: 351/350, 364/363, 441/440, 2197/2187

Mapping: [8 0 -11 14 15 0], 0 3 7 2 3 7]]

Optimal tunings:

  • WE: ~12/11 = 150.0289 ¢, ~13/9 = 633.9590 ¢ (~49/48 = 33.8435 ¢)
  • CWE: ~12/11 = 150.0000 ¢, ~13/9 = 633.8739 ¢ (~49/48 = 33.8739 ¢)

Optimal ET sequence: 32cf, 72, 176, 248f

Badness (Sintel): 1.25

Essence

Essence is of interest because of the abundant supply of essentially tempered chords. Specifically, werckismic chords, squbemic chords, cuthbert chords, sinbadmic chords, and petrmic chords in the 13-odd-limit, in addition to nicolic chords in the 15-odd-limit.

Subgroup: 2.3.5.7

Comma list: 321489/320000, 823543/820125

Mapping[2 -1 -9 -5], 0 11 36 28]]

mapping generators: ~567/400, ~343/300

Optimal tunings:

  • WE: ~567/400 = 600.0984 ¢, ~343/300 = 227.4405 ¢
error map: +0.197 -0.208 +0.659 -0.984]
  • CWE: ~567/400 = 600.0000 ¢, ~343/300 = 227.4104 ¢
error map: 0.000 -0.441 +0.460 -1.335]

Optimal ET sequence58, 132d, 190, 248, 438d, 686d

Badness (Sintel): 4.39

11-limit

Subgroup: 2.3.5.7.11

Comma list: 441/440, 8019/8000, 456533/455625

Mapping: [2 -1 -9 -5 -9], 0 11 36 28 42]]

Optimal tunings:

  • WE: ~99/70 = 600.0988 ¢, ~154/135 = 227.4386 ¢
  • CWE: ~99/70 = 600.0000 ¢, ~154/135 = 227.4084 ¢

Optimal ET sequence: 58, 132de, 190, 248, 438d

Badness (Sintel): 1.54

13-limit

Subgroup: 2.3.5.7.11.13

Comma list: 441/440, 729/728, 847/845, 1001/1000

Mapping: [2 -1 -9 -5 -9 -7], 0 11 36 28 42 38]]

Optimal tunings:

  • WE: ~99/70 = 600.0805 ¢, ~154/135 = 227.4285 ¢
  • CWE: ~99/70 = 600.0000 ¢, ~154/135 = 227.4040 ¢

Optimal ET sequence: 58, 132de, 190, 248, 438d

Badness (Sintel): 1.08