311edo
311 equal divisions of the octave (abbreviated 311edo or 311ed2), also called 311-tone equal temperament (311tet) or 311 equal temperament (311et) when viewed under a regular temperament perspective, is the tuning system that divides the octave into 311 equal parts of about 3.86 ¢ each. Each step represents a frequency ratio of 21/311, or the 311th root of 2.
| ← 310edo | 311edo | 312edo → |
311edo is notable for its extremely high consistency limit, which provides efficient and well-tempered just interval representation relative to its size.
Theory
311edo is consistent through the 41-odd-limit and nearly distinctly consistent through the 27-odd-limit except for 25/24~26/25, tempering out 625/624 (S25), and is a zeta gap edo and a zeta peak integer edo. This is because all harmonics up to the 42nd, and all composite harmonics up to the 80th, have no more than ±25% error. Prime 73 is also unusually accurate, more so than all smaller primes. As a result, all ratios among those harmonics are mapped consistently, with errors lower than 1.929 ¢. This means 311edo is a serendipitously efficient temperament for approximating the harmonic series and the 41-limit in general, consistently and simply, given how much harmonic content it approximates/represents for its size. The next edo with a higher consistency limit is 17461 (45-odd-limit), though one may prefer 20567 (57-odd-limit).
311edo is also the smallest edo that is purely consistent on all the first 32 harmonics (in this case, up to the 42nd). The next edo with less maximum relative error is 16808. The smallest edo purely consistent on the first 64 harmonics is 3159811.
Although 311edo does not do as well as 270edo in the 13-limit, it is still very accurate in the lower limits. It tempers out the amity comma, 1600000/1594323, the lafa comma, [77 -31 -12⟩, the vavoom comma, [-68 18 17⟩ in the 5-limit; 2401/2400 (breedsma), 65625/65536 (horwell comma), and 33554432/33480783 (garischisma) in the 7-limit; 3025/3024, 4000/3993, 6250/6237, 12005/11979, and 19712/19683 in the 11-limit; and 625/624, 1575/1573, 2080/2079, 2200/2197, 4096/4095, and 4225/4224 in the 13-limit. It allows petrmic and nicolic chords in the 15-odd-limit.
Beyond the 13-limit, primes 17 and 23 are 311edo's first notable improvements over 270edo's approximation. It tempers out 595/594, 833/832, 1156/1155, 1225/1224, 1275/1274, 2058/2057, 2431/2430 in the 17-limit; 969/968, 1216/1215, 1445/1444, 1540/1539, 1729/1728 in the 19-limit; and 760/759, 875/874, 1105/1104, 1197/1196, 1288/1287, 1496/1495 in the 23-limit. Their edo sum, 581edo, is also a very strong 23-limit temperament.
311edo is valuable from a psychoacoustic perspective as its step is also coincidentally above the melodic just-noticeable difference, which only affirms its efficiency of interval representation.
Prime harmonics
| Harmonic | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 23 | 29 | 31 | 37 | 41 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Error | Absolute (¢) | +0.000 | +0.296 | -0.462 | -0.337 | +0.451 | +0.630 | -0.775 | -0.407 | +0.665 | +0.648 | +0.945 | -0.540 | -0.767 |
| Relative (%) | +0.0 | +7.7 | -12.0 | -8.7 | +11.7 | +16.3 | -20.1 | -10.5 | +17.2 | +16.8 | +24.5 | -14.0 | -19.9 | |
| Steps (reduced) |
311 (0) |
493 (182) |
722 (100) |
873 (251) |
1076 (143) |
1151 (218) |
1271 (27) |
1321 (77) |
1407 (163) |
1511 (267) |
1541 (297) |
1620 (65) |
1666 (111) | |
| Harmonic | 43 | 47 | 53 | 59 | 61 | 67 | 71 | 73 | 79 | 83 | 89 | 97 | 101 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Error | Absolute (¢) | +1.666 | -1.841 | -1.479 | +1.922 | -1.772 | +1.722 | +1.654 | -0.137 | -1.836 | +1.400 | +0.181 | +1.648 | +1.143 |
| Relative (%) | +43.2 | -47.7 | -38.3 | +49.8 | -45.9 | +44.6 | +42.9 | -3.5 | -47.6 | +36.3 | +4.7 | +42.7 | +29.6 | |
| Steps (reduced) |
1688 (133) |
1727 (172) |
1781 (226) |
1830 (275) |
1844 (289) |
1887 (21) |
1913 (47) |
1925 (59) |
1960 (94) |
1983 (117) |
2014 (148) |
2053 (187) |
2071 (205) | |
Subsets and supersets
311edo is the 64th prime edo, so it does not contain any nontrivial subset edos.
As an interval size measure, one step of 311edo is called gene, named by Joseph Monzo in 2007 after Gene Ward Smith[1].
Intervals
See the collapsed table in #JI approximation, or alternatively, see the draft table at User:Overthink/Table of 311edo intervals.
Notation
Sagittal notation
The Sagittal notation for 311edo uses alterations of the Promethian set. Since the apotome can be split in two, a half-sharp and a half-flat may be used.
| + edosteps | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | |
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| Evo | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |||||||||||||||
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Syntonic–rastmic subchroma notation
Syntonic–rastmic subchroma notation in textual form.
| Steps | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbol | > | / | /> | ↑\ | ↑< | ↑ | ↑> | ↑/ | ↑/> | ↑↑\ | ↑↑< | ↑↑ | ↑↑> | t< | t | t> | #↓↓< | #↓↓ | #↓↓> | #↓↓/ | #↓\< | #↓\ | #↓< | #↓ | #↓> | #↓/ | #\< | #\ | #< | # |
Ups and downs notation
Ups and downs notation uses ^ and v (up and down) to stand for 1 edostep and > and < (quip and quid) to stand for 5 edosteps. The spoken names run up, dup, trup, quup/downquip, quip, upquip, etc. >> is quipquip and >>> is tripquip. Quarter-tone accidentals can also be used for 311edo.
JI approximation
41-odd-limit interval mappings
The following table shows how 41-odd-limit intervals are represented in 311edo. Prime harmonics are in bold.
As 311edo is consistent in the 41-odd-limit, the mappings by direct approximation and through the patent val are identical.
| Interval and complement | Error (abs, ¢) | Error (rel, %) |
|---|---|---|
| 1/1, 2/1 | 0.000 | 0.0 |
| 41/34, 68/41 | 0.009 | 0.2 |
| 29/23, 46/29 | 0.017 | 0.4 |
| 29/26, 52/29 | 0.018 | 0.5 |
| 39/31, 62/39 | 0.019 | 0.5 |
| 35/34, 68/35 | 0.023 | 0.6 |
| 41/35, 70/41 | 0.032 | 0.8 |
| 23/13, 26/23 | 0.035 | 0.9 |
| 13/9, 18/13 | 0.038 | 1.0 |
| 21/16, 32/21 | 0.041 | 1.1 |
| 19/10, 20/19 | 0.055 | 1.4 |
| 29/18, 36/29 | 0.056 | 1.5 |
| 31/27, 54/31 | 0.058 | 1.5 |
| 19/14, 28/19 | 0.070 | 1.8 |
| 23/18, 36/23 | 0.073 | 1.9 |
| 37/20, 40/37 | 0.079 | 2.0 |
| 33/23, 46/33 | 0.082 | 2.1 |
| 33/29, 58/33 | 0.098 | 2.6 |
| 33/26, 52/33 | 0.116 | 3.0 |
| 7/5, 10/7 | 0.124 | 3.2 |
| 37/19, 38/37 | 0.133 | 3.5 |
| 11/9, 18/11 | 0.141 | 3.7 |
| 25/17, 34/25 | 0.148 | 3.8 |
| 11/6, 12/11 | 0.155 | 4.0 |
| 41/25, 50/41 | 0.157 | 4.1 |
| 15/8, 16/15 | 0.166 | 4.3 |
| 15/14, 28/15 | 0.171 | 4.4 |
| 13/11, 22/13 | 0.179 | 4.6 |
| 29/22, 44/29 | 0.197 | 5.1 |
| 33/31, 62/33 | 0.199 | 5.2 |
| 37/28, 56/37 | 0.203 | 5.3 |
| 23/22, 44/23 | 0.214 | 5.5 |
| 27/23, 46/27 | 0.223 | 5.8 |
| 41/37, 74/41 | 0.226 | 5.9 |
| 37/34, 68/37 | 0.235 | 6.1 |
| 29/27, 54/29 | 0.240 | 6.2 |
| 19/15, 30/19 | 0.241 | 6.2 |
| 27/26, 52/27 | 0.258 | 6.7 |
| 37/35, 70/37 | 0.259 | 6.7 |
| 39/23, 46/39 | 0.261 | 6.8 |
| 39/29, 58/39 | 0.278 | 7.2 |
| 31/23, 46/31 | 0.281 | 7.3 |
| 3/2, 4/3 | 0.296 | 7.7 |
| 31/29, 58/31 | 0.297 | 7.7 |
| 41/40, 80/41 | 0.305 | 7.9 |
| 17/10, 20/17 | 0.314 | 8.1 |
| 31/26, 52/31 | 0.315 | 8.2 |
| 13/12, 24/13 | 0.334 | 8.7 |
| 7/4, 8/7 | 0.337 | 8.7 |
| 29/24, 48/29 | 0.352 | 9.1 |
| 31/18, 36/31 | 0.354 | 9.2 |
| 41/38, 76/41 | 0.360 | 9.3 |
| 21/19, 38/21 | 0.366 | 9.5 |
| 19/17, 34/19 | 0.368 | 9.5 |
| 23/12, 24/23 | 0.369 | 9.6 |
| 37/30, 60/37 | 0.374 | 9.7 |
| 37/25, 50/37 | 0.383 | 9.9 |
| 35/19, 38/35 | 0.392 | 10.2 |
| 19/16, 32/19 | 0.407 | 10.5 |
| 21/20, 40/21 | 0.420 | 10.9 |
| 41/28, 56/41 | 0.429 | 11.1 |
| 27/22, 44/27 | 0.437 | 11.3 |
| 17/14, 28/17 | 0.438 | 11.4 |
| 11/8, 16/11 | 0.451 | 11.7 |
| 5/4, 8/5 | 0.462 | 12.0 |
| 39/22, 44/39 | 0.475 | 12.3 |
| 21/11, 22/21 | 0.492 | 12.7 |
| 31/22, 44/31 | 0.495 | 12.8 |
| 37/21, 42/37 | 0.499 | 12.9 |
| 25/19, 38/25 | 0.516 | 13.4 |
| 37/32, 64/37 | 0.540 | 14.0 |
| 25/14, 28/25 | 0.586 | 15.2 |
| 9/8, 16/9 | 0.592 | 15.3 |
| 41/30, 60/41 | 0.601 | 15.6 |
| 17/15, 30/17 | 0.610 | 15.8 |
| 15/11, 22/15 | 0.616 | 16.0 |
| 13/8, 16/13 | 0.630 | 16.3 |
| 7/6, 12/7 | 0.633 | 16.4 |
| 29/16, 32/29 | 0.648 | 16.8 |
| 31/24, 48/31 | 0.649 | 16.8 |
| 23/16, 32/23 | 0.665 | 17.2 |
| 21/13, 26/21 | 0.671 | 17.4 |
| 29/21, 42/29 | 0.689 | 17.9 |
| 19/12, 24/19 | 0.703 | 18.2 |
| 23/21, 42/23 | 0.706 | 18.3 |
| 41/21, 42/41 | 0.725 | 18.8 |
| 21/17, 34/21 | 0.734 | 19.0 |
| 33/32, 64/33 | 0.746 | 19.3 |
| 5/3, 6/5 | 0.757 | 19.6 |
| 41/32, 64/41 | 0.767 | 19.9 |
| 17/16, 32/17 | 0.775 | 20.1 |
| 11/7, 14/11 | 0.788 | 20.4 |
| 15/13, 26/15 | 0.796 | 20.6 |
| 35/32, 64/35 | 0.799 | 20.7 |
| 29/15, 30/29 | 0.814 | 21.1 |
| 23/15, 30/23 | 0.830 | 21.5 |
| 37/24, 48/37 | 0.836 | 21.7 |
| 19/11, 22/19 | 0.857 | 22.2 |
| 25/21, 42/25 | 0.882 | 22.9 |
| 27/16, 32/27 | 0.887 | 23.0 |
| 11/10, 20/11 | 0.912 | 23.6 |
| 25/16, 32/25 | 0.923 | 23.9 |
| 39/32, 64/39 | 0.926 | 24.0 |
| 9/7, 14/9 | 0.929 | 24.1 |
| 31/16, 32/31 | 0.945 | 24.5 |
| 13/7, 14/13 | 0.967 | 25.1 |
| 29/28, 56/29 | 0.985 | 25.5 |
| 31/21, 42/31 | 0.986 | 25.6 |
| 37/22, 44/37 | 0.991 | 25.7 |
| 19/18, 36/19 | 0.999 | 25.9 |
| 23/14, 28/23 | 1.002 | 26.0 |
| 19/13, 26/19 | 1.037 | 26.9 |
| 9/5, 10/9 | 1.053 | 27.3 |
| 29/19, 38/29 | 1.055 | 27.3 |
| 41/24, 48/41 | 1.062 | 27.5 |
| 17/12, 24/17 | 1.071 | 27.8 |
| 23/19, 38/23 | 1.071 | 27.8 |
| 33/28, 56/33 | 1.084 | 28.1 |
| 13/10, 20/13 | 1.092 | 28.3 |
| 35/24, 48/35 | 1.095 | 28.4 |
| 29/20, 40/29 | 1.110 | 28.8 |
| 31/30, 60/31 | 1.111 | 28.8 |
| 23/20, 40/23 | 1.126 | 29.2 |
| 37/36, 72/37 | 1.132 | 29.3 |
| 33/19, 38/33 | 1.153 | 29.9 |
| 37/26, 52/37 | 1.170 | 30.3 |
| 37/29, 58/37 | 1.188 | 30.8 |
| 37/23, 46/37 | 1.205 | 31.2 |
| 33/20, 40/33 | 1.208 | 31.3 |
| 41/22, 44/41 | 1.217 | 31.5 |
| 25/24, 48/25 | 1.219 | 31.6 |
| 27/14, 28/27 | 1.225 | 31.7 |
| 17/11, 22/17 | 1.226 | 31.8 |
| 35/22, 44/35 | 1.249 | 32.4 |
| 39/28, 56/39 | 1.263 | 32.7 |
| 31/28, 56/31 | 1.282 | 33.2 |
| 37/33, 66/37 | 1.287 | 33.3 |
| 27/19, 38/27 | 1.294 | 33.5 |
| 39/38, 76/39 | 1.333 | 34.5 |
| 27/20, 40/27 | 1.349 | 35.0 |
| 31/19, 38/31 | 1.352 | 35.0 |
| 41/36, 72/41 | 1.358 | 35.2 |
| 17/9, 18/17 | 1.367 | 35.4 |
| 25/22, 44/25 | 1.374 | 35.6 |
| 39/20, 40/39 | 1.387 | 36.0 |
| 35/18, 36/35 | 1.390 | 36.0 |
| 41/26, 52/41 | 1.396 | 36.2 |
| 17/13, 26/17 | 1.405 | 36.4 |
| 31/20, 40/31 | 1.407 | 36.5 |
| 41/29, 58/41 | 1.414 | 36.7 |
| 29/17, 34/29 | 1.423 | 36.9 |
| 37/27, 54/37 | 1.428 | 37.0 |
| 35/26, 52/35 | 1.429 | 37.0 |
| 41/23, 46/41 | 1.431 | 37.1 |
| 23/17, 34/23 | 1.440 | 37.3 |
| 35/29, 58/35 | 1.447 | 37.5 |
| 35/23, 46/35 | 1.463 | 37.9 |
| 39/37, 74/39 | 1.466 | 38.0 |
| 37/31, 62/37 | 1.485 | 38.5 |
| 41/33, 66/41 | 1.513 | 39.2 |
| 25/18, 36/25 | 1.515 | 39.3 |
| 33/17, 34/33 | 1.522 | 39.4 |
| 35/33, 66/35 | 1.545 | 40.0 |
| 25/13, 26/25 | 1.553 | 40.3 |
| 29/25, 50/29 | 1.571 | 40.7 |
| 25/23, 46/25 | 1.588 | 41.2 |
| 41/27, 54/41 | 1.654 | 42.9 |
| 27/17, 34/27 | 1.663 | 43.1 |
| 33/25, 50/33 | 1.670 | 43.3 |
| 35/27, 54/35 | 1.686 | 43.7 |
| 41/39, 78/41 | 1.692 | 43.9 |
| 39/34, 68/39 | 1.701 | 44.1 |
| 41/31, 62/41 | 1.712 | 44.4 |
| 31/17, 34/31 | 1.720 | 44.6 |
| 39/35, 70/39 | 1.724 | 44.7 |
| 35/31, 62/35 | 1.744 | 45.2 |
| 27/25, 50/27 | 1.811 | 46.9 |
| 39/25, 50/39 | 1.849 | 47.9 |
| 31/25, 50/31 | 1.868 | 48.4 |
Higher-limit JI
311edo does not maintain monotonicity in the 43-odd-limit using either mapping for 43. Therefore it may be best to consider 311edo a temperament of the 41-limit, with sporadic additional primes.
The 41-limit add-73 add-89 add-101 add-109 add-113 123-odd-limit is represented very close to completely consistently, and as aforementioned, the 77-odd-limit subset of that odd-limit is purely consistent, to which a variety of odds can be added that keep pure consistency, but for comprehensiveness and practical use as a temperament approximating the low-to-mid end of the harmonic series, we consider a larger odd-limit than that which seeks to be more complete.
There are 884 interval pairs in that odd limit (the 41-limit add-73 add-89 add-101 add-109 add-113 123-odd-limit), where pairs refers to that each interval has an octave complement with equal and opposite error. That odd limit can be described explicitly as the tonality diamond of {1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19, 21, 23, 25, 27, 29, 31, 33, 35, 37, 39, 41, 45, 49, 51, 55, 57, 63, 65, 69, 73, 75, 77, 81, 85, 87, 89, 91, 93, 95, 99, 101, 105, 109, 111, 113, 115, 117, 119, 121, 123}. We can also express that odd-limit as the 123-odd-limit minus only the following twelve prime odds: {43, 47, 53, 59, 61, 67, 71, 79, 83, 97, 103, 107}.
Of those 884 interval pairs, only 42 interval pairs (< 4.8%) are inconsistent, not mapped to the nearest interval of 311edo but to the second-nearest interval. Reduced to the lower half of the octave, these intervals, from smallest to largest, are: 101/100, 100/99, 82/81, 121/119, 119/117, 95/93, 87/85, 124/119, 85/81, 101/95, 100/93, 85/78, 93/85, 119/108, 93/82, 81/70, 138/119, 136/117, 99/85, 117/100, 95/81, 119/101, 101/85, 81/68, 140/117, 119/99, 117/95, 85/69, 100/81, 108/85, 119/93, 85/66, 156/119, 93/70, 162/119, 93/68, 119/87, 85/62, 117/85, 140/101, 164/117, 170/121.
Of them, only 6 interval pairs (119/117, 85/81, 93/85, 101/85, 119/93, 117/85) are more than 10% inconsistent, which is to say, all 36 of the other inconsistent intervals have less than 60% of a step of 311edo of error relative to where they are mapped in 311edo by the patent val, which is to say less than 60% relative error, which is equal to 2.3 ¢. The 6 highest-error intervals mentioned instead have less than 2/3 (~66.7&) relative error.
The below table was generated by a simple Python 3 script to print it in plaintext using Godtone's code to simplify certain steps. It should be noted that while almost all intervals shown in the table are intervals of the 123-odd-limit restricted to the aforementioned prime subgroup, the square-particulars up to 1681/1680 (S41, (41/40)/(42/41)) were added manually for completeness and reference in understanding the mapping of the 41-odd-limit by 311edo for the first three edosteps and the unison. The rest of the table is algorithmically generated.
- ↑ Odd harmonics and subharmonics are in bold, inconsistent intervals in italics
Regular temperament properties
| Subgroup | Comma list | Mapping | Optimal 8ve stretch (¢) |
Tuning error | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Absolute (¢) | Relative (%) | ||||
| 2.3 | [493 -311⟩ | [⟨311 493]] | −0.0933 | 0.0933 | 2.42 |
| 2.3.5 | 1600000/1594323, [-59 5 22⟩ | [⟨311 493 722]] | +0.0040 | 0.1573 | 4.08 |
| 2.3.5.7 | 2401/2400, 65625/65536, 1600000/1594323 | [⟨311 493 722 873]] | +0.0331 | 0.1453 | 3.76 |
| 2.3.5.7.11 | 2401/2400, 3025/3024, 4000/3993, 19712/19683 | [⟨311 493 722 873 1076]] | +0.0004 | 0.1454 | 3.77 |
| 2.3.5.7.11.13 | 625/624, 1575/1573, 2080/2079, 2200/2197, 2401/2400 | [⟨311 493 722 873 1076 1151]] | −0.0280 | 0.1472 | 3.81 |
| 2.3.5.7.11.13.17 | 595/594, 625/624, 833/832, 1156/1155, 1575/1573, 2200/2197 | [⟨311 493 722 873 1076 1151 1271]] | +0.0031 | 0.1561 | 4.05 |
| 2.3.5.7.11.13.17.19 | 595/594, 625/624, 833/832, 969/968, 1156/1155, 1216/1215, 1575/1573 | [⟨311 493 722 873 1076 1151 1271 1321]] | +0.0146 | 0.1492 | 3.87 |
| 2.3.5.7.11.13.17.19.23 | 595/594, 625/624, 760/759, 833/832, 875/874, 969/968, 1105/1104, 1156/1155 | [⟨311 493 722 873 1076 1151 1271 1321 1407]] | −0.0033 | 0.1496 | 3.88 |
- 311et has lower relative errors than any previous equal temperaments in the 23-limit and beyond. In the 23-limit it beats 282 and is bettered by 373g in terms of absolute error, and by 581 in terms of relative error.
- 311et is also notable in the 17- and 19-limit, with lower absolute errors than any previous equal temperaments, beating 270 in both subgroups and is bettered by 354 in the 17-limit, and by 400 in the 19-limit.
Rank-2 temperaments
| Periods per 8ve |
Generator* | Cents* | Associated ratio* |
Temperaments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10\311 | 38.59 | 45/44 | Hemitert |
| 1 | 11\311 | 42.44 | 40/39 | Humorous |
| 1 | 17\311 | 65.59 | 27/26 | Luminal |
| 1 | 20\311 | 77.17 | 23/22 | Tertiaseptal / tertiaseptia |
| 1 | 22\311 | 84.89 | 21/20 | Amicable / amical / amorous |
| 1 | 26\311 | 100.32 | 675/637 | Heptacot |
| 1 | 29\311 | 111.90 | 16/15 | Vavoom |
| 1 | 35\311 | 135.05 | 27/25 | Superlimmal |
| 1 | 43\311 | 165.92 | 11/10 | Satin |
| 1 | 67\311 | 258.52 | [-32 13 5⟩ | Lafa |
| 1 | 88\311 | 339.55 | 243/200 | Paramity |
| 1 | 91\311 | 351.13 | 49/40 | Newt |
| 1 | 108\311 | 416.72 | 14/11 | Unthirds |
| 1 | 129\311 | 497.75 | 4/3 | Gary |
| 1 | 133\311 | 513.18 | 35/26 | Trinity |
| 1 | 142\311 | 547.92 | 48/35 | Calamity |
| 1 | 143\311 | 551.77 | 11/8 | Emkay |
| 1 | 155\311 | 598.08 | 572/405 | Vydubychi |
* Octave-reduced form, reduced to the first half-octave, and minimal form in parentheses if distinct
Commas
Some 41-limit commas it tempers out are 595/594, 625/624, 697/696, 703/702, 714/713, 760/759, 784/783, 820/819, 833/832, 875/874, 900/899, 925/924, 931/930, 962/961, 969/968, 1000/999, 1015/1014, 1024/1023, 1025/1024, 1036/1035, 1045/1044, 1054/1053, 1105/1104, 1148/1147, 1156/1155, 1184/1183, 1189/1188, 1190/1189, 1197/1196, 1210/1209, 1216/1215, 1225/1224, 1275/1274, 1288/1287, 1312/1311, 1332/1331, 1353/1352, 1365/1364, 1369/1368, 1444/1443, 1445/1444, 1450/1449, 1480/1479, 1496/1495, 1519/1518, 1520/1519, 1540/1539, 1596/1595, 1600/1599, 1625/1624, 1665/1664, 1666/1665, 1681/1680, 1683/1682, 1702/1701, 1729/1728, 1768/1767, 1805/1804, 1860/1859, 1886/1885, 1887/1886, 1925/1924, 2002/2001, 2016/2015, 2025/2024, 2058/2057, 2080/2079, 2091/2090, 2109/2108, 2146/2145, 2176/2175, 2185/2184, 2205/2204, 2233/2232, 2255/2254, 2295/2294, 2296/2295, 2300/2299, 2401/2400, 2431/2430, 2432/2431, 2465/2464, 2500/2499, 2542/2541, 2553/2552, 2584/2583, 2601/2600, 2625/2624, 2640/2639, 2646/2645, 2665/2664, 2737/2736, 2738/2737, 2755/2754, 2784/2783, 2850/2849, 2926/2925, and 2945/2944.
Scales
MOS scales
See: User:BudjarnLambeth/311edo MOS scales.
Mode 16 of the harmonic series
311edo accurately approximates the mode 16 of harmonic series.
| Overtones | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JI ratios | 1/1 | 17/16 | 9/8 | 19/16 | 5/4 | 21/16 | 11/8 | 23/16 | 3/2 |
| …in cents | 0 | 104.955 | 203.910 | 297.513 | 386.314 | 470.781 | 551.318 | 628.274 | 701.955 |
| Degrees in 311edo | 0 | 27 | 53 | 77 | 100 | 122 | 143 | 163 | 182 |
| …in cents | 0 | 104.180 | 204.502 | 297.106 | 385.852 | 470.740 | 551.768 | 628.939 | 702.251 |
| Overtones | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JI ratios | 25/16 | 13/8 | 27/16 | 7/4 | 29/16 | 15/8 | 31/16 | 2/1 |
| …in cents | 772.627 | 840.528 | 905.865 | 968.826 | 1029.577 | 1088.269 | 1145.036 | 1200 |
| Degrees in 311edo | 200 | 218 | 235 | 251 | 267 | 282 | 297 | 311 |
| …in cents | 771.704 | 841.158 | 906.752 | 968.489 | 1030.23 | 1088.1 | 1145.98 | 1200 |
The scale in adjacent steps is 27, 26, 24, 23, 22, 21, 20, 19, 18, 18, 17, 16, 16, 15, 15, 14. Three interval pairs are conflated: 25/24 ~ 26/25, 28/27 ~ 29/28, and 30/29 ~ 31/30.
Detemperaments
The most otonally simple way of detempering 311edo is a Ringer scale. See 311edo/Ringer 311 for details.
Music
- Etude in C, Op. 1, No. 1 (2022)
- "From the Ground" from Scoop (2024) – Spotify | Bandcamp | YouTube
- "Translator Server Error" from Naughty Girl Era (2024) – Spotify | Bandcamp | YouTube
- "Vermin Supreme" from The Scallop Disco Accident (2025) – Spotify | Bandcamp | YouTube
- "Love Is Just a Flying Pig Going to a Funeral." from Random Sentences (2025) – Spotify | Bandcamp | YouTube
- "kumturd" from wiloliquy (2025) – Spotify | Bandcamp | YouTube
- "Is That An Albino Duck?" from Questions, Vol. 2 (2025) – Spotify | Bandcamp | YouTube
- "Don't Worry About Me" from Don't (2025) – Spotify | Bandcamp | YouTube
- Baoyu(𨰻𨰻) (2023) – for electric organs tuned in 311edo