Porcupine family
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The 5-limit parent comma for the porcupine family is 250/243, the maximal diesis or porcupine comma. Its monzo is |1 -5 3>, and flipping that yields <<3 5 1|| for the wedgie. This tells us the generator is a minor whole tone, the 10/9 interval, and that three of these add up to a fourth, with two more giving the minor sixth. In fact, (10/9)^3 = 4/3 * 250/243, and (10/9)^5 = 8/5 * (250/243)^2. 3/22 is a very recommendable generator, and MOS of 7, 8 and 15 notes make for some nice scale possibilities. ==Seven limit children== The second comma of the [[Normal lists|normal comma list]] defines which 7-limit family member we are looking at. That means 64/63, the Archytas comma, for porcupine, 36/35, the septimal diesis, for hystrix, 245/243, the sensamagic comma, for hedgehog, and 49/48 for nautilus.
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<html><head><title>Porcupine family</title></head><body>The 5-limit parent comma for the porcupine family is 250/243, the maximal diesis or porcupine comma. Its monzo is |1 -5 3>, and flipping that yields <<3 5 1|| for the wedgie. This tells us the generator is a minor whole tone, the 10/9 interval, and that three of these add up to a fourth, with two more giving the minor sixth. In fact, (10/9)^3 = 4/3 * 250/243, and (10/9)^5 = 8/5 * (250/243)^2. 3/22 is a very recommendable generator, and MOS of 7, 8 and 15 notes make for some nice scale possibilities.<br /> <br /> <!-- ws:start:WikiTextHeadingRule:0:<h2> --><h2 id="toc0"><a name="x-Seven limit children"></a><!-- ws:end:WikiTextHeadingRule:0 -->Seven limit children</h2> The second comma of the <a class="wiki_link" href="/Normal%20lists">normal comma list</a> defines which 7-limit family member we are looking at. That means 64/63, the Archytas comma, for porcupine, 36/35, the septimal diesis, for hystrix, 245/243, the sensamagic comma, for hedgehog, and 49/48 for nautilus.</body></html>