Sensipent

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If we take a look at the 5-limit version of sensi called sensipent, we find a high-accuracy extension that specifically only requires prime 31, interpreting the generator accurately as ~40/31~31/24 (by splitting 16/15 into ~32/31~31/30). This can be left as is, or one can extend to other slightly less accurate primes; the main two strategies for doing so are called sendai, focusing on accuracy and adding primes 23 and 29, and sensible, which adds primes 11, 17 and 23 and focuses on adding more primes, in both cases doing so while avoiding the less accurate ~9/7 and ~13/10 interpretations of the sensi generator. They merge meaningfully (though not uniquely) in 65edo, which can be seen by that 65edo is an amazing no-7's no-13's 31-limit temperament, where we've gained prime 19 through a possible extension of either sendai or sensible. Furthermore, 65edo can also be used as a tuning of 7-limit sensi through the 65d val (which corresponds to 65edo roughly supporting garibaldi), though note that if one tries to use its patent but very sharp ~13 (which makes the most sense if one accepts the 65d val) then 13/10 is mapped distinctly and sharp of the ~9/7 sensi generator.

For technical data, see:

Sensipent interval table

Amazingly, in the 2.3.5.31-subgroup-limited 155-odd-limit, every interval of every number of generators up to 23 is given at least one interpretation, so that the 27-note MOS (19L 8s) is surprisingly well-supplied with harmony. The main "holes" are at 24 and 26 gens (as 25 is ~75/64) and that these interpretations tend to be rather complex, requiring a good tuning and a context to justify them. For these reasons, the extensions sensible and sendai are likely to be preferred in practice, whose interval tables are thus also documented here, being alternative but higher-accuracy extensions to 2.3.5.31 sensipent.

Gens Cents Ratios
1 443.047 40/31, 31/24, 162/125
2 886.095 5/3
3 129.142 100/93, 155/144, 27/25
4 572.190 25/18, 216/155
5 1015.237 9/5
6 258.284 125/108, 36/31, 93/80
7 701.332 3/2
8 1144.379 60/31, 31/16
9 387.427 5/4
10 830.474 50/31, 155/96, 81/50
11 73.521 25/24, 162/155
12 516.569 125/93, 27/20
13 959.616 125/72, 54/31
14 202.664 9/8
15 645.711 45/31, 93/64
16 1088.758 15/8
17 331.806 75/62, 155/128
18 774.853 25/16
19 17.901 125/124, 81/80
20 460.948 125/96, 81/62
21 903.995 27/16
22 147.043 135/124
23 590.090 45/32

Sendai interval table

The following is the table of the 31-odd-limited 2.3.5.23.29.31 equivalents of the intervals of the 19-note MOS (8L 11s) in the CTE tuning of sendai, the sensipent extension 19 & 65 = {465/464 576/575 621/620 900/899}, made by VIxen.

Gens Cents Ratios
1 442.989 31/24, 40/31
2 885.979 5/3
3 128.968 27/25, 29/27
4 571.957 32/23, 25/18
5 1014.947 9/5
6 257.936 36/31, 29/25
7 700.925 3/2
8 1143.915 31/16, 29/15, 60/31
9 386.904 5/4
10 829.893 29/18, 50/31
11 72.883 24/23, 25/24
12 515.872 27/20, 31/23
13 958.861 40/23, 54/31
14 201.851 9/8
15 644.840 29/20
16 1087.829 15/8, 58/31
17 330.819 29/24
18 773.808 25/16, 36/23

Sensible interval table

The following is the table of the 115-odd-limited 2.3.5.11.17.23.31 equivalents of the intervals of the 27-note MOS (19L 8s) in the CTE tuning of sensible, the sensipent extension 46 & 65 = {(S16, S9/S10,) S23, S24, S31, S32, S33}, made by Godtone.

Gens Cents Ratios
1 443.254 85/66, 40/31, 31/24, 128/99, 22/17
2 886.508 5/3, 192/115, 92/55
3 129.762 100/93, 99/92, 69/64, 124/115, 55/51, 27/25, 92/85
4 573.016 25/18, 32/23, 46/33
5 1016.270 115/64, 124/69, 9/5, 92/51
6 259.524 51/44, 80/69, 36/31, 115/99, 93/80, 64/55, 99/85
7 702.778 3/2, 128/85
8 1146.032 85/44, 60/31, 31/16, 64/33, 33/17
9 389.286 5/4, 144/115, 124/99, 69/55, 64/51
10 832.540 50/31, 160/99, 186/115, 55/34, 81/50, 138/85
11 75.794 25/24, 24/23, 23/22
12 519.048 31/23, 27/20, 23/17
13 962.302 40/23, 54/31, 115/66, 96/55
14 205.556 9/8, 62/55, 115/102, 96/85
15 648.810 100/69, 45/31, 93/64, 16/11, 99/68, 124/85
16 1092.064 15/8, 216/115, 62/33, 32/17
17 335.318 75/62, 40/33, 62/51
18 778.572 25/16, 36/23, 69/44, 80/51
19 21.826 100/99, 93/92, 81/80, 69/68
20 465.080 30/23, 81/62, 115/88, 72/55
21 908.334 27/16, 93/55, 115/68, 144/85
22 151.588 25/23, 12/11, 93/85
23 594.842 45/32, 162/115, 31/22, 24/17
24 1038.096 20/11, 31/17
25 281.350 75/64, 27/23, 20/17
26 724.604 50/33


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