22ed7/4

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22 equal divisions of 7/4 (abbreviated 22ed7/4) is a nonoctave tuning system that divides the interval of 7/4 into 22 equal parts of about 44 ¢ each. Each step represents a frequency ratio of (7/4)1/22, or the 22nd root of 7/4.

← 21ed7/4 22ed7/4 23ed7/4 →
Prime factorization 2 × 11
Step size 44.0375 ¢ 
Octave 27\22ed7/4 (1189.01 ¢)
Twelfth 43\22ed7/4 (1893.61 ¢)
(semiconvergent)
Consistency limit 7
Distinct consistency limit 7

It is a heavily octave-compressed version of 27edo.

Intervals

Steps Cents Approximate ratios
0 0 1/1
1 44
2 88.1 18/17, 21/20, 22/21, 23/22
3 132.1 15/14, 25/23
4 176.2 10/9, 11/10
5 220.2 8/7, 17/15, 25/22
6 264.2 7/6
7 308.3 6/5, 25/21
8 352.3 11/9, 21/17
9 396.3 5/4
10 440.4 9/7, 22/17
11 484.4 4/3, 21/16
12 528.5 15/11, 23/17
13 572.5 7/5, 25/18
14 616.5 10/7, 17/12
15 660.6 19/13, 22/15, 25/17
16 704.6 3/2
17 748.6 17/11, 23/15
18 792.7 11/7
19 836.7
20 880.8 5/3
21 924.8 12/7, 17/10
22 968.8 7/4

Harmonics

Approximation of harmonics in 22ed7/4
Harmonic 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Error Absolute (¢) -11.0 -8.3 -22.0 -11.9 -19.3 -22.0 +11.1 -16.7 +21.1 -11.8 +13.7
Relative (%) -24.9 -18.9 -49.9 -27.1 -43.9 -49.9 +25.2 -37.9 +47.9 -26.8 +31.2
Steps
(reduced)
27
(5)
43
(21)
54
(10)
63
(19)
70
(4)
76
(10)
82
(16)
86
(20)
91
(3)
94
(6)
98
(10)
Approximation of harmonics in 22ed7/4
Harmonic 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23
Error Absolute (¢) +7.3 +11.1 -20.3 +0.1 -16.8 +16.4 +10.8 +10.1 +13.7 +21.3 -11.7
Relative (%) +16.5 +25.2 -46.1 +0.2 -38.1 +37.2 +24.6 +23.0 +31.2 +48.3 -26.5
Steps
(reduced)
101
(13)
104
(16)
106
(18)
109
(21)
111
(1)
114
(4)
116
(6)
118
(8)
120
(10)
122
(12)
123
(13)
27edo for comparison
Harmonic 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Error Absolute (¢) +0.0 +9.2 +0.0 +13.7 +9.2 +9.0 +0.0 +18.3 +13.7 -18.0 +9.2
Relative (%) +0.0 +20.6 +0.0 +30.8 +20.6 +20.1 +0.0 +41.2 +30.8 -40.5 +20.6
Steps
(reduced)
27
(0)
43
(16)
54
(0)
63
(9)
70
(16)
76
(22)
81
(0)
86
(5)
90
(9)
93
(12)
97
(16)
27edo for comparison (cont.)
Harmonic 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23
Error Absolute (¢) +7.3 +11.1 -20.3 +0.1 -16.8 +16.4 +10.8 +10.1 +13.7 +21.3 -11.7
Relative (%) +16.5 +25.2 -46.1 +0.2 -38.1 +37.2 +24.6 +23.0 +31.2 +48.3 -26.5
Steps
(reduced)
101
(13)
104
(16)
106
(18)
109
(21)
111
(1)
114
(4)
116
(6)
118
(8)
120
(10)
122
(12)
123
(13)