Commas
Distincly tempered out commas
12edo is distincly consistent in the 5-odd-limit. It distinctly tempers out precisely 14 commas—ratios that vanish through a series of intervals in the distinct consistency odd-limit where each note is distinct, with the sole exception of the last note, which matches the first.
Other tempered out commas
12edo remains consistent within the 9-odd-limit. Therefore, it's worthwhile to explore ratios tempered out in the 7-limit, particularly those with simple factorizations that facilitate quick harmonic operations.
7-limit commas tempered out in 12-tet within three 9-odd-limit intervals
Ratio
|
Factorization
|
Cents
|
Limit
|
- Cents
|
1 / Factorization
|
1 / Ratio
|
36/35
|
22 • 32 • 5-1 • 7-1
|
48.770
|
7
|
-48.770
|
2-2 • 3-2 • 51 • 71
|
35/36
|
50/49
|
21 • 52 • 7-2
|
34.976
|
7
|
-34.976
|
2-1 • 5-2 • 72
|
49/50
|
64/63
|
26 • 3-2 • 7-1
|
27.264
|
7
|
-27.264
|
2-6 • 32 • 71
|
63/64
|
126/125
|
21 • 32 • 5-3 • 71
|
13.795
|
7
|
-13.795
|
2-1 • 3-2 • 53 • 7-1
|
125/126
|
225/224
|
2-5 • 32 • 52 • 7-1
|
7.712
|
7
|
-7.712
|
25 • 3-2 • 5-2 • 71
|
224/225
|
256/245
|
28 • 5-1 • 7-2
|
76.034
|
7
|
-76.034
|
2-8 • 51 • 72
|
245/256
|
360/343
|
23 • 32 • 51 • 7-3
|
83.746
|
7
|
-83.746
|
2-3 • 3-2 • 5-1 • 73
|
343/360
|
405/392
|
2-3 • 34 • 51 • 7-2
|
56.482
|
7
|
-56.482
|
23 • 3-4 • 5-1 • 72
|
392/405
|
729/686
|
2-1 • 36 • 7-3
|
105.252
|
7
|
-105.252
|
21 • 3-6 • 73
|
686/729
|
729/700
|
2-2 • 36 • 5-2 • 7-1
|
70.277
|
7
|
-70.277
|
22 • 3-6 • 52 • 71
|
700/729
|
MOS series
Due to the octave equivalence principle inherent in odd-limits, the 5-odd-limit contains only two primes: 3 and 5. As a result, every ratio distinctly tempered in 12-tet possess at least one rank-2 MOS series of 5-odd-limit intervals that tempers them out.
All MOS series of 5-odd-limit intervals tempering out ratios in 12-tet
Perfect circle
|
Ratio
|
Plagal circle
|
3-4 • 51
|
9 5 5 5
|
81/80
|
7 7 7 3
|
34 • 5-1
|
5 5 4 5 5
|
7 7 8 7 7
|
9 8 9 8 9 8 9
|
3 4 3 4 3 4 3
|
5-3
|
8 8 8
|
128/125
|
4 4 4
|
53
|
3 5 3 5 3 5
|
7 9 7 9 7 9
|
3-4 • 54
|
9 9 9 9
|
648/625
|
3 3 3 3
|
34 • 5-4
|
4 5 4 5 4 5 4 5
|
7 8 7 8 7 8 7 8
|
3-4 • 5-2
|
5 8 5 5 8 5
|
2048/2025
|
7 4 7 7 4 7
|
34 • 52
|
3 5 5 5 3 5 5 5
|
7 7 7 9 7 7 7 9
|
8 9 8 9 8 8 9 8 9 8
|
4 3 4 3 4 4 3 4 3 4
|
3-8 • 55
|
9 9 5 9 9 5 9 5
|
6561/6250
|
7 3 7 3 3 7 3 3
|
38 • 5-5
|
9 8 9 9 9 8 9 9 9 8 9
|
3 4 3 3 3 4 3 3 3 4 3
|
3-8 • 5-1
|
5 5 5 5 8 5 5 5 5
|
32805/32768
|
7 7 7 7 4 7 7 7 7
|
38 • 51
|
3 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
|
7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 9
|
3-4 • 57
|
9 4 9 4 9 4 9
|
82944/78125
|
3 8 3 8 3 8 3
|
34 • 5-7
|
9 9 9 7 9 9 7 9 9 7
|
5 3 3 5 3 3 5 3 3 3
|
4 5 4 4 5 4 5 4 4 5 4
|
8 7 8 8 7 8 7 8 8 7 8
|
3-4 • 5-5
|
8 5 8 5 8 5 8 5 8
|
262144/253125
|
4 7 4 7 4 7 4 7 4
|
34 • 55
|
3-12 • 56
|
9 5 9 5 9 5 9 5 9 5 9 5
|
531441/500000
|
7 3 7 3 7 3 7 3 7 3 7 3
|
312 • 5-6
|
3-12
|
5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
|
531441/524288
|
7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
|
312
|
3-12 • 59
|
9 9 9 5 9 9 9 5 9 9 9 5
|
2125764/1953125
|
7 3 3 3 7 3 3 3 7 3 3 3
|
312 • 5-9
|
3-4 • 510
|
4 9 4 9 4 4 9 4 9 4
|
10616832/9765625
|
8 3 8 3 8 8 3 8 3 8
|
34 • 5-10
|
3-4 • 5-8
|
8 8 5 8 8 5 8 8 5 8 8 5
|
33554432/31640625
|
7 4 4 7 4 4 7 4 4 7 4 4
|
34 • 58
|
3-8 • 511
|
9 4 9 9 9 4 9 9 9 4 9
|
53747712/48828125
|
3 8 3 3 3 8 3 3 3 8 3
|
38 • 5-11
|
Modes
Modes of limited transposition
Modes of limited transposition with at least 6 notes
Period
|
Mode
|
Distincly tempered commas
|
1\12
|
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
|
All commas (see above)
|
2\12
|
2 2 2 2 2 2
|
None (128/125 for its truncation)
|
3\12
|
1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2
|
648/625
|
4\12
|
3 1 3 1 3 1
|
128/125
|
2 1 1 2 1 1 2 1 1
|
6\12
|
1 4 1 1 4 1
|
2048/2025
|
1 2 3 1 2 3
|
648/625
|
1 3 2 1 3 2
|
1 1 3 1 1 1 3 1
|
81/80, 128/125, 2048/2025
|
1 2 2 1 1 2 2 1
|
81/80, 648/625, 2048/2025
|
1 1 2 1 1 1 1 2 1 1
|
81/80, 128/125, 648/625, 2048/2025, 6561/6250, 82944/78125, 10616832/9765625
|
Modes based on the circle of 3-odd-limit
Circle of fourths and fifths with altered notes
Alteration
|
Modes
|
Distincly tempered commas
|
Penta MOS
|
2 2 3 2 3
|
81/80
|
Penta b7
|
2 2 3 3 2
|
None
|
Penta #4 b7
|
2 2 2 4 2
|
None
|
Ion MOS
|
2 2 1 2 2 2 1
|
81/80
|
Ion b3
|
2 1 2 2 2 2 1
|
81/80, 648/625
|
Ion b6
|
2 2 1 2 1 3 1
|
81/80, 128/125, 648/625
|
Ion b3 b6
|
2 1 2 2 1 3 1
|
81/80, 128/125, 648/625
|
Ion b2
|
1 3 1 2 2 2 1
|
128/125
|
Ion b2 b3
|
1 2 2 2 2 2 1
|
None
|
Ion b2 b6
|
1 3 1 2 1 3 1
|
128/125
|
Ion b2 b3 b6
|
1 2 2 2 1 3 1
|
128/125
|
Schisma
|
2 2 1 1 1 2 1 1 1
|
81/80, 128/125, 648/625, 2048/2025, 6561/6250, 32805/32768
|
Blues scales
Penta MOS with added notes
Added notes
|
Modes
|
Distinctly tempered commas
|
None
|
2 2 3 2 3
|
81/80
|
b3
|
2 1 1 3 2 3
|
81/80
|
#1
|
1 1 2 3 2 3
|
81/80
|
#5/b6
|
2 2 3 1 1 3
|
648/625, 2048/2025
|
#1 b3
|
1 1 1 1 3 2 3
|
81/80
|
b3 #5/b6
|
2 1 1 3 1 1 3
|
81/80, 648/625, 2048/2025
|
#1 #5/b6
|
1 1 2 3 1 1 3
|
81/80, 648/625, 2048/2025
|
#1 b3 #5/b6
|
1 1 1 1 3 1 1 3
|
81/80, 648/625, 2048/2025
|
Modes series
Modes of limited transposition
Period
|
Mode
|
Perfect circle
|
Ratio
|
Plagal circle
|
1\12
|
1
|
Too many (967 perfect circles, 967 plagal circles)
|
2\12
|
2
|
None
|
3\12
|
1 2
|
3-4 • 54
|
4 5 4 5 4 5 4 5
|
648/625
|
7 8 7 8 7 8 7 8
|
34 • 5-4
|
9 7 9 5 9 7 9 5
|
7 3 5 3 7 3 5 3
|
4 9 8 9 4 9 8 9
|
3 4 3 8 3 4 3 8
|
4 5 4 5 9 7 9 5
|
7 3 5 3 7 8 7 8
|
4 9 8 9 4 5 4 5
|
7 8 7 8 3 4 3 8
|
4 9 8 9 9 7 9 5
|
7 3 5 3 3 4 3 8
|
5 9 7 9 9 8 9 4
|
8 3 4 3 3 5 3 7
|
4\12
|
1 3
|
5-3
|
3 5 3 5 3 5
|
128/125
|
7 9 7 9 7 9
|
53
|
8 7 8 8 9 8
|
4 3 4 4 5 4
|
3 5 3 8 9 8
|
4 3 4 9 7 9
|
8 7 8 5 3 5
|
7 9 7 4 5 4
|
1 1 2
|
3 8 8 9 4 9 8 8 3
|
9 4 4 3 8 3 4 4 9
|
7 8 8 5 4 5 8 8 7
|
5 4 4 7 8 7 4 4 5
|
3 8 8 9 4 5 8 8 7
|
5 4 4 7 8 3 4 4 9
|
7 8 8 5 4 9 8 8 3
|
9 4 4 3 8 7 4 4 5
|
5 8 8 7 4 7 8 8 5
|
7 4 4 5 8 5 4 4 7
|
9 8 8 3 4 3 8 8 9
|
3 4 4 9 8 9 4 4 3
|
5 8 8 7 4 3 8 8 9
|
3 4 4 9 8 5 4 4 7
|
9 8 8 3 4 7 8 8 5
|
7 4 4 5 8 9 4 4 3
|
7 8 8 9 8 9 8 8 7
|
5 4 4 3 4 3 4 4 5
|
9 8 8 7 8 7 8 8 9
|
3 4 4 5 4 5 4 4 3
|
7 8 8 9 5 3 5 8 7
|
5 4 7 9 7 3 4 4 5
|
9 8 8 7 3 5 3 8 9
|
3 4 9 7 9 5 4 4 3
|
7 8 5 3 5 9 8 8 7
|
5 4 4 3 7 9 7 4 5
|
9 8 3 5 3 7 8 8 9
|
3 4 4 5 9 7 9 4 3
|
6\12
|
1 1 4
|
3-4 • 5-2
|
5 8 5 5 8 5
|
2048/2025
|
7 4 7 7 4 7
|
34 • 52
|
1 2 3
|
3-4 • 54
|
9 4 5 9 4 5
|
648/625
|
7 8 3 7 8 3
|
34 • 5-4
|
1 3 2
|
4 9 5 4 9 5
|
7 3 8 7 3 8
|
1 1 1 3
|
3-4 • 51
|
8 5 8 5 4 9 4 5
|
81/80
|
7 8 3 8 7 4 7 4
|
34 • 5-1
|
5-3
|
8 7 3 7 8 5 5 5
|
128/125
|
7 7 7 4 5 9 5 4
|
53
|
3-4 • 5-2
|
5 3 5 5 5 3 5 5
|
2048/2025
|
7 7 9 7 7 7 9 7
|
34 • 52
|
8 9 8 5 8 9 8 5
|
7 4 3 4 7 4 3 4
|
8 9 8 5 5 3 5 5
|
7 7 9 7 7 4 3 4
|
1 1 2 2
|
3-4 • 51
|
5 8 8 9 5 4 4 5
|
81/80
|
7 8 8 7 3 4 4 7
|
34 • 5-1
|
5 4 4 5 9 8 8 5
|
7 4 4 3 7 8 8 7
|
3-4 • 54
|
5 4 4 5 5 4 4 5
|
648/625
|
7 8 8 7 7 8 8 7
|
34 • 5-4
|
3-4 • 5-2
|
5 8 8 9 9 8 8 5
|
2048/2025
|
7 4 4 3 3 4 4 7
|
34 • 52
|
5 8 8 9 5 8 8 9
|
3 4 4 7 3 4 4 7
|
9 8 8 5 9 8 8 5
|
7 4 4 3 7 4 4 3
|
1 1 1 1 2
|
Too many (130 perfect circles, 130 plagal circles)
|
Modes based on the circle of 3-odd-limit
Mode
|
Perfect circle
|
Ratio
|
Plagal circle
|
2 2 3 2 3
|
3-4 • 51
|
5 5 4 5 5
|
81/80
|
7 7 8 7 7
|
34 • 5-1
|
5 9 8 9 5
|
7 3 4 3 7
|
2 2 3 3 2
|
None
|
2 2 2 4 2
|
None
|
2 2 1 2 2 2 1
|
3-4 • 51
|
5 4 5 8 5 4 5
|
81/80
|
7 8 7 4 7 8 7
|
34 • 5-1
|
5 4 5 9 5 3 5
|
7 9 7 3 7 8 7
|
5 3 5 9 5 4 5
|
7 8 7 3 7 9 7
|
9 8 9 8 9 8 9
|
3 4 3 4 3 4 3
|
9 8 5 4 5 8 9
|
3 4 7 8 7 4 3
|
9 8 9 5 3 5 9
|
3 7 9 7 3 4 3
|
9 5 3 5 9 8 9
|
3 4 3 7 9 7 3
|
9 8 5 4 5 9 8
|
4 3 7 8 7 4 3
|
8 9 5 4 5 8 9
|
3 4 7 8 7 3 4
|
2 1 2 2 2 2 1
|
3-4 • 51
|
8 9 9 8 9 9 8
|
81/80
|
4 3 3 4 3 3 4
|
34 • 5-1
|
8 9 5 4 5 9 8
|
4 3 7 8 7 3 4
|
3-4 • 54
|
4 4 9 5 4 5 5
|
648/625
|
7 7 8 7 3 8 8
|
34 • 5-4
|
5 5 4 5 9 4 4
|
8 8 3 7 8 7 7
|
4 4 5 9 8 9 9
|
3 3 4 3 7 8 8
|
9 9 8 9 5 4 4
|
8 8 7 3 4 3 3
|
2 2 1 2 1 3 1
|
3-4 • 51
|
8 8 9 9 9 8 9
|
81/80
|
3 4 3 3 3 4 4
|
34 • 5-1
|
5 5 9 9 9 8 3
|
9 4 3 3 3 7 7
|
5 8 9 9 9 5 3
|
9 7 3 3 3 4 7
|
9 9 5 4 5 8 8
|
4 4 7 8 7 3 3
|
8 8 5 9 5 4 9
|
3 8 7 3 7 4 4
|
5-3
|
7 3 5 5 5 3 8
|
128/125
|
4 9 7 7 7 9 5
|
53
|
8 5 3 3 3 5 9
|
3 7 9 9 9 7 4
|
3-4 • 54
|
4 4 9 9 9 8 5
|
648/625
|
7 4 3 3 3 8 8
|
34 • 5-4
|
4 7 9 9 9 5 5
|
7 7 3 3 3 5 8
|
5 9 5 4 5 4 4
|
8 8 7 8 7 3 7
|
5 9 5 9 7 9 4
|
8 3 5 3 7 3 7
|
4 5 9 9 8 9 4
|
8 3 4 3 3 7 8
|
2 1 2 2 1 3 1
|
3-4 • 51
|
9 8 9 9 9 8 8
|
81/80
|
4 4 3 3 3 4 3
|
34 • 5-1
|
3 8 9 9 9 5 5
|
7 7 3 3 3 4 9
|
3 5 9 9 9 8 5
|
7 4 3 3 3 7 9
|
8 8 5 4 5 9 9
|
3 3 7 8 7 4 4
|
9 4 5 9 5 8 8
|
4 4 7 3 7 8 3
|
5-3
|
8 3 5 5 5 3 7
|
128/125
|
5 9 7 7 7 9 4
|
53
|
9 5 3 3 3 5 8
|
4 7 9 9 9 7 3
|
3-4 • 54
|
5 8 9 9 9 4 4
|
648/625
|
8 8 3 3 3 4 7
|
34 • 5-4
|
5 5 9 9 9 7 4
|
8 5 3 3 3 7 7
|
4 4 5 4 5 9 5
|
7 3 7 8 7 8 8
|
4 9 7 9 5 9 5
|
7 3 7 3 5 3 8
|
4 9 8 9 9 5 4
|
8 7 3 3 4 3 8
|
1 3 1 2 2 2 1
|
5-3
|
8 7 7 8 5 5 8
|
128/125
|
4 7 7 4 5 5 4
|
53
|
8 3 7 8 5 9 8
|
4 3 7 4 5 9 4
|
1 2 2 2 2 2 1
|
None
|
1 3 1 2 1 3 1
|
5-3
|
5 8 7 8 7 8 5
|
128/125
|
7 4 5 4 5 4 7
|
53
|
7 8 5 8 9 8 3
|
9 4 3 4 7 4 5
|
3 8 9 8 5 8 7
|
5 4 7 4 3 4 9
|
5 8 3 4 3 8 5
|
7 4 9 8 9 4 7
|
5 5 8 7 3 5 3
|
9 7 9 5 4 7 7
|
3 5 3 7 8 5 5
|
7 7 4 5 9 7 9
|
1 2 2 2 1 3 1
|
5-3
|
8 5 5 8 7 7 8
|
128/125
|
4 5 5 4 7 7 4
|
53
|
8 9 5 8 7 3 8
|
4 9 5 4 7 3 4
|
2 2 1 1 1 2 1 1 1
|
Too many (70 perfect circles, 70 plagal circles)
|
Blues scales
Mode
|
Perfect circle
|
Ratio
|
Plagal circle
|
2 2 3 2 3
|
3-4 • 51
|
5 5 4 5 5
|
81/80
|
7 7 8 7 7
|
34 • 5-1
|
5 9 8 9 5
|
7 3 4 3 7
|
2 1 1 3 2 3
|
3-4 • 51
|
5 5 5 8 9 4
|
81/80
|
8 3 4 7 7 7
|
34 • 5-1
|
1 1 2 3 2 3
|
4 9 8 5 5 5
|
7 7 7 4 3 8
|
2 2 3 1 1 3
|
3-4 • 54
|
5 9 4 4 9 5
|
648/625
|
7 3 8 8 3 7
|
34 • 5-4
|
3-4 • 5-2
|
5 5 8 8 5 5
|
2048/2025
|
7 7 4 4 7 7
|
34 • 52
|
1 1 1 1 3 2 3
|
3-4 • 51
|
5 8 9 4 9 8 5
|
81/80
|
7 4 3 8 3 4 7
|
34 • 5-1
|
2 1 1 3 1 1 3
|
3-4 • 51
|
5 5 5 8 5 4 4
|
81/80
|
8 8 7 4 7 7 7
|
34 • 5-1
|
3-4 • 54
|
5 9 4 7 9 9 5
|
648/625
|
7 3 3 5 8 3 7
|
34 • 5-4
|
3-4 • 5-2
|
5 5 3 5 8 5 5
|
2048/2025
|
7 7 4 7 9 7 7
|
34 • 52
|
5 5 8 9 8 8 5
|
7 4 4 3 4 7 7
|
5 8 8 9 5 5 8
|
4 7 7 3 4 4 7
|
1 1 2 3 1 1 3
|
3-4 • 51
|
4 4 5 8 5 5 5
|
81/80
|
7 7 7 4 7 8 8
|
34 • 5-1
|
3-4 • 54
|
5 9 9 7 4 9 5
|
648/625
|
7 3 8 5 3 3 7
|
34 • 5-4
|
3-4 • 5-2
|
5 5 8 5 3 5 5
|
2048/2025
|
7 7 9 7 4 7 7
|
34 • 52
|
5 8 8 9 8 5 5
|
7 7 4 3 4 4 7
|
8 5 5 9 8 8 5
|
7 4 4 3 7 7 4
|
1 1 1 1 3 1 1 3
|
3-4 • 51
|
5 8 9 4 4 5 8 5
|
81/80
|
7 4 7 8 8 3 4 7
|
34 • 5-1
|
5 8 5 4 4 9 8 5
|
7 4 3 8 8 7 4 7
|
3-4 • 54
|
5 9 9 7 7 9 9 5
|
648/625
|
7 3 3 5 5 3 3 7
|
34 • 5-4
|
3-4 • 5-2
|
5 3 5 5 5 5 3 5
|
2048/2025
|
7 9 7 7 7 7 9 7
|
34 • 52
|
8 9 8 5 5 8 9 8
|
4 3 4 7 7 4 3 4
|
5 3 5 5 5 8 9 8
|
4 3 4 7 7 7 9 7
|
8 9 8 5 5 5 3 5
|
7 9 7 7 7 4 3 4
|
5 5 8 5 5 9 8 3
|
9 4 3 7 7 4 7 7
|
3 8 9 5 5 8 5 5
|
7 7 4 7 7 3 4 9
|