8th-octave 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.

An 8th-octave temperament can be described by temperament merging of edos whose greatest common divisor is 8.

Temperaments discussed elsewhere include:

Octatonic

12/11 is very close to 1 step of 8edo, and hence this temperament tempers out the octatonic comma, the difference between a stack of 8 12/11's and the octave. The octatonic temperament makes a consistent circle.

Subgroup: 2.3.11

Comma list: [15 8 0 0 -8

Mapping[8 0 15], 0 1 1]]

Mapping generators: ~12/11, ~3

Supporting ETs: 16, 24, 32, 48, 56, 72, 80, 120, 128, 152, ...

Octoid

For the 7-limit temperament, see Ragismic microtemperaments #Octoid.

Subgroup: 2.3.5

Comma list: 59604644775390625/59296646043258912

Mapping[8 1 3], 0 3 4]]

Mapping generators: ~2125764/1953125, ~4374/3125

Optimal tunings:

  • WE: ~2125764/1953125 = 150.001 ¢, ~4374/3125 = 584.027 ¢
  • CWE: ~2125764/1953125 = 150.000 ¢, ~4374/3125 = 584.025 ¢

Optimal ET sequence8, 56bcc, 64c, 72, 152, 224, 376, 976

Badness (Sintel): 6.687

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