User:Overthink/49edo and octave compression

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49edo is a strongly sharp-tending system in the up to 11-limit. Using the 49fgh val, this sharp tendency extends to the 19-limit. In the pure-octaves tuning, however, the higher primes are tuned too sharp, with 13 being 16.6 cents sharp, 17 being 17.5 cents sharp, and 19 being 20.9 cents sharp. It is therefore beneficial to compress the octave, using tunings such as 114ed5, 127ed6, or 138ed7. Errors on harmonics are shown below.


Approximation of harmonics in 114ed5
Harmonic 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Error Absolute (¢) -2.4 +4.5 -4.7 +0.0 +2.1 +4.1 -7.1 +8.9 -2.4 +3.7 -0.3
Relative (%) -9.7 +18.3 -19.4 +0.0 +8.6 +16.7 -29.1 +36.6 -9.7 +15.2 -1.1
Steps
(reduced)
49
(49)
78
(78)
98
(98)
114
(0)
127
(13)
138
(24)
147
(33)
156
(42)
163
(49)
170
(56)
176
(62)
Approximation of harmonics in 114ed5 (continued)
Harmonic 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23
Error Absolute (¢) +7.8 +1.7 +4.5 -9.5 +7.8 +6.6 +10.7 -4.7 +8.6 +1.3 -2.3
Relative (%) +31.9 +7.0 +18.3 -38.9 +31.7 +26.9 +43.9 -19.4 +35.0 +5.5 -9.4
Steps
(reduced)
182
(68)
187
(73)
192
(78)
196
(82)
201
(87)
205
(91)
209
(95)
212
(98)
216
(102)
219
(105)
222
(108)
Approximation of harmonics in 127ed6
Harmonic 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Error Absolute (¢) -3.2 +3.2 -6.4 -1.9 +0.0 +1.8 -9.5 +6.4 -5.1 +0.9 -3.2
Relative (%) -13.0 +13.0 -26.1 -7.7 +0.0 +7.4 -39.1 +26.1 -20.7 +3.7 -13.0
Steps
(reduced)
49
(49)
78
(78)
98
(98)
114
(114)
127
(0)
138
(11)
147
(20)
156
(29)
163
(36)
170
(43)
176
(49)
Approximation of harmonics in 127ed6 (continued)
Harmonic 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23
Error Absolute (¢) +4.8 -1.4 +1.3 +11.7 +4.4 +3.2 +7.3 -8.2 +5.0 -2.3 -6.0
Relative (%) +19.6 -5.7 +5.3 +47.9 +18.2 +13.0 +29.8 -33.8 +20.4 -9.3 -24.4
Steps
(reduced)
182
(55)
187
(60)
192
(65)
197
(70)
201
(74)
205
(78)
209
(82)
212
(85)
216
(89)
219
(92)
222
(95)
Approximation of harmonics in 138ed7
Harmonic 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Error Absolute (¢) -3.8 +2.2 -7.6 -3.4 -1.7 +0.0 -11.5 +4.3 -7.2 -1.3 -5.5
Relative (%) -15.7 +8.9 -31.3 -13.8 -6.8 +0.0 -47.0 +17.7 -29.5 -5.4 -22.5
Steps
(reduced)
49
(49)
78
(78)
98
(98)
114
(114)
127
(127)
138
(0)
147
(9)
156
(18)
163
(25)
170
(32)
176
(38)
Approximation of harmonics in 138ed7 (continued)
Harmonic 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23
Error Absolute (¢) +2.4 -3.8 -1.2 +9.1 +1.8 +0.5 +4.5 -11.0 +2.2 -5.1 -8.9
Relative (%) +9.9 -15.7 -4.9 +37.4 +7.4 +2.1 +18.6 -45.1 +8.9 -21.0 -36.3
Steps
(reduced)
182
(44)
187
(49)
192
(54)
197
(59)
201
(63)
205
(67)
209
(71)
212
(74)
216
(78)
219
(81)
222
(84)