Quasisuper

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Lua error in Module:Infobox_regtemp at line 138: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'generator_size' (a nil value). Quasisuper is an alternative extension of 2.3.7 archy to prime 5. This extension maps prime 5 to -13 generators, as a double-diminished fifth (C–G𝄫). This extension works in the range 17c-edo to 22-edo. In contrast, full 7-limit superpyth does not work in this range, as tunings with a flatter fifth than 22edo swap the sizes of 7/5 and 10/7. This extension may be preferred over superpyth due to having a softer diatonic scale, with a small step of around 60 cents compared to about 50 cents in regular 7-limit superpyth. The best extension to the 11-limit, quasisupra, uses the supra mapping of prime 11 to -6 generators, as a diminished fifth (C–G♭). This tempers out 99/98 as in supra, as well as 121/120 and 540/539.

Interval chain

In the following table, odd harmonics and subharmonics 1–15 are in bold.

Intervals of quasisupra (11-limit)
Generators Cents* Intervals
0 0.0 1/1
1 708.3 3/2
2 216.6 8/7, 9/8
3 925.0 12/7
4 433.3 9/7, 14/11
5 1141.6 27/14, 21/11
6 649.9 16/11, 22/15
7 158.2 12/11, 11/10
8 866.6 18/11
9 374.9 27/22, 56/45
10 1083.2 28/15
11 591.5 7/5
12 99.8 16/15
13 808.2 8/5
14 316.5 6/5
15 1024.8 9/5
16 533.1 27/20
17 41.4 81/80, 56/55

* in 11-limit CWE tuning, octave reduced

Tunings

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