AFDO
ADO (arithmetic divisions of the octave) is a tuning system which divides the octave arithmetically rather than logarithmically. For any C-ADO system, the m-th degree is equal to the ratio (C+m)/C. For example, in 12-ADO the first degree is 13/12, the second is 14/12 (7/6), and so on. For an ADO system, the distance between interval ratios is equal, rather than the distance between their logarithms like in EDO systems. All ADOs are subsets of just intonation. ADOs with more divisors such as highly composite ADOs generally have more useful just intervals.
If the first division is [math]\displaystyle{ R_1 }[/math] (which is ratio of C/C) and the last , [math]\displaystyle{ R_n }[/math] (which is ratio of 2C/C), with common difference of d
(which is 1/C), we have :
[math]\displaystyle{ R_2 = R_1 + d \\ R_3= R_1 + 2d \\ R_4 = R_1 + 3d \\ \vdots \\ R_n = R_1 + (n-1)d }[/math]
If the first division has ratio of R1 and length of L1 and the last, Rn and Ln , we have: Ln = 1/Rn and if Rn >........> R3 > R2 > R1 so :
L1 > L2 > L3 > …… > Ln
Relation to superparticular ratios
An ADO has step sizes of superparticular ratios with increasing numerators. For example, 5ado has step sizes of 6/5, 7/6, 8/7, and 9/8.
Relation between otonality and ADO system
We can consider ADO system as otonal system. Otonality is a term introduced by Harry Partch to describe chords whose notes are the overtones (multiples) of a given fixed tone.Considering ADO , an Otonality is a collection of pitches which can be expressed in ratios that have equal denominators. For example, 1/1, 5/4, and 3/2 form an Otonality because they can be written as 4/4, 5/4, 6/4. Every Otonality is therefore part of the harmonic series. nominator here is called "numerary nexus".An Otonality corresponds to an **arithmetic series** of frequencies or a harmonic series of wavelengths or distances on a string instrument.
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**Magic of Tone and the Art of Music by the late Dane Rhudyar** OD, or otonal division: An n-ADO is equivalent to an n-ODO.