388edo

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Prime factorization 22 × 97
Step size 3.09278 ¢ 
Fifth 227\388 (702.062 ¢)
Semitones (A1:m2) 37:29 (114.4 ¢ : 89.69 ¢)
Consistency limit 37
Distinct consistency limit 27

388 equal divisions of the octave (abbreviated 388edo or 388ed2), also called 388-tone equal temperament (388tet) or 388 equal temperament (388et) when viewed under a regular temperament perspective, is the tuning system that divides the octave into 388 equal parts of about 3.09 ¢ each. Each step represents a frequency ratio of 21/388, or the 388th root of 2.

Theory

388edo is the first edo that is distinctly consistent through to the 27-odd-limit; it is also consistent through the 37-odd-limit.

The equal temperament tempers out the vishnuzma, [23 6 -14, the alphatricot comma, [39 -29 3, the minortone comma, [-16 35 -17, and the raider comma, [71 -99 31, in the 5-limit, giving a strong tuning. It tempers out 4375/4374 and 235298/234375 in the 7-limit, and 3025/3024, 5632/5625 and 9801/9800 in the 11-limit and 847/845, 1001/1000 and 4096/4095 in the 13-limit.

It provides the optimal patent val for the rank-5 cuthbert temperament, which tempers out 847/845, the cuthbert comma, and for a number of other temperaments tempering it out, e.g. neusec, the 190 & 198 temperament. By tempering out cuthbert it supports cuthbert chords, in addition to sinbadmic chords.

Prime harmonics

Approximation of prime harmonics in 388edo
Harmonic 2 3 5 7 11 13 17 19 23 29 31 37
Error Absolute (¢) +0.00 +0.11 +0.28 -0.78 -0.80 +0.71 +0.20 -0.61 -0.44 +0.32 -0.71 -0.83
Relative (%) +0.0 +3.5 +9.2 -25.4 -25.9 +22.9 +6.4 -19.6 -14.2 +10.3 -22.8 -26.8
Steps
(reduced)
388
(0)
615
(227)
901
(125)
1089
(313)
1342
(178)
1436
(272)
1586
(34)
1648
(96)
1755
(203)
1885
(333)
1922
(370)
2021
(81)
Approximation of prime harmonics in 388edo
Harmonic 41 43 47 53 59 61 67 71 73 79 83 89
Error Absolute (¢) +0.83 -1.21 -0.56 -1.34 -1.44 -0.39 +1.11 -0.32 +1.08 +0.41 +1.50 +1.28
Relative (%) +27.0 -39.1 -18.0 -43.3 -46.6 -12.6 +35.7 -10.2 +34.8 +13.3 +48.5 +41.5
Steps
(reduced)
2079
(139)
2105
(165)
2155
(215)
2222
(282)
2282
(342)
2301
(361)
2354
(26)
2386
(58)
2402
(74)
2446
(118)
2474
(146)
2513
(185)

Subsets and supersets

Since 388 factors into primes as 22 × 97, 388edo has subset edos 2, 4, 97, and 194.

Approximation to JI

This edo has a high consistency limit, although due to 311edo having a higher consistency limit, among other things, it is mostly unexplored. However, it still makes for an interesting comparison.

388edo has a consistency limit of 37 compared to 311edo's consistency limit of 41, so most people wishing to approximate higher-limit JI choose the latter. 311edo also approximates harmonics up to 42 with under 25% error, while 388edo fails as early as harmonic 7. One thing to note is that 388edo's distinct consistency limit is 27 compared to 311edo's 23, so those who want distinct consistency in the 27-odd-limit may choose 388.

311edo also deals better with composite harmonics than 388edo. 311edo is consistent to the 41-limit 77-odd-limit, while 388edo has inconsistencies involving composite harmonics as low as 39, and harmonic 49 itself is inconsistent. The 7th and 11th harmonics both being flat by just over 25% of a step is less than ideal. However, it approximates some higher primes better than 311 does. The only inconsistencies in the 41-odd-limit in 388edo are 39/28, 39/22 ,39/37, 41/28, 41/22, 41/37 and their octave complements. This is due to the fact that harmonics 39 and 41 are quite sharp, both just over 1/4 of a step. 311edo misses most primes after 41, though it hits 73, 89, (101,) 109, and 113. 388, on the other hand, hits primes 47, 61, 71, 79, 97, 109, and 113. Still, 311 does much better at composite harmonics due to having much lower error in the 13-limit, which is also important to note by itself, though if one wants to approximate the 13-limit specifically they may prefer 270edo or 494edo. Note that 311edo has generally higher absolute errors than 388edo due to its smaller size, but having a smaller size also means the system is easier to handle.

Another system notable in high limits around this size is 422edo, using the sharp-tending 422l val for prime 37.

37-odd-limit intervals

The following table shows how 37-odd-limit intervals are represented in 388edo. Prime harmonics are in bold.

As 388edo is consistent in the 37-odd-limit, the mappings by direct approximation and through the patent val are identical.

37-odd-limit intervals in 388edo
Interval and complement Error (abs, ¢) Error (rel, %)
1/1, 2/1 0.000 0.0
29/27, 54/29 0.001 0.0
33/31, 62/33 0.010 0.3
17/9, 18/17 0.014 0.5
11/7, 14/11 0.018 0.6
37/22, 44/37 0.026 0.8
31/21, 42/31 0.028 0.9
29/20, 40/29 0.035 1.1
27/20, 40/27 0.036 1.2
37/28, 56/37 0.044 1.4
35/23, 46/35 0.061 2.0
9/5, 10/9 0.071 2.3
29/15, 30/29 0.071 2.3
21/19, 38/21 0.072 2.3
31/28, 56/31 0.079 2.6
17/10, 20/17 0.085 2.7
33/28, 56/33 0.089 2.9
33/19, 38/33 0.090 2.9
17/12, 24/17 0.092 3.0
31/22, 44/31 0.097 3.1
31/19, 38/31 0.100 3.2
35/19, 38/35 0.105 3.4
29/18, 36/29 0.106 3.4
3/2, 4/3 0.107 3.5
29/17, 34/29 0.120 3.9
27/17, 34/27 0.121 3.9
37/31, 62/37 0.123 4.0
21/11, 22/21 0.125 4.0
37/33, 66/37 0.133 4.3
25/13, 26/25 0.141 4.6
37/21, 42/37 0.151 4.9
23/19, 38/23 0.167 5.4
5/3, 6/5 0.177 5.7
19/14, 28/19 0.179 5.8
17/15, 30/17 0.192 6.2
35/33, 66/35 0.195 6.3
19/11, 22/19 0.197 6.4
17/16, 32/17 0.199 6.4
35/31, 62/35 0.205 6.6
29/24, 48/29 0.213 6.9
9/8, 16/9 0.214 6.9
37/19, 38/37 0.223 7.2
23/21, 42/23 0.239 7.7
27/25, 50/27 0.248 8.0
29/25, 50/29 0.249 8.0
33/23, 46/33 0.256 8.3
31/23, 46/31 0.266 8.6
5/4, 8/5 0.284 9.2
35/22, 44/35 0.302 9.8
15/13, 26/15 0.318 10.3
29/16, 32/29 0.320 10.3
27/16, 32/27 0.321 10.4
37/35, 70/37 0.328 10.6
23/14, 28/23 0.345 11.2
25/18, 36/25 0.355 11.5
23/22, 44/23 0.363 11.7
25/17, 34/25 0.369 11.9
27/26, 52/27 0.389 12.6
37/23, 46/37 0.389 12.6
29/26, 52/29 0.390 12.6
15/8, 16/15 0.391 12.6
13/10, 20/13 0.425 13.7
23/16, 32/23 0.439 14.2
25/24, 48/25 0.462 14.9
13/9, 18/13 0.496 16.0
35/32, 64/35 0.500 16.2
17/13, 26/17 0.510 16.5
23/12, 24/23 0.546 17.7
25/16, 32/25 0.568 18.4
13/12, 24/13 0.603 19.5
19/16, 32/19 0.606 19.6
35/24, 48/35 0.607 19.6
23/17, 34/23 0.639 20.6
23/18, 36/23 0.653 21.1
21/16, 32/21 0.678 21.9
33/32, 64/33 0.696 22.5
35/34, 68/35 0.700 22.6
31/16, 32/31 0.706 22.8
13/8, 16/13 0.709 22.9
19/12, 24/19 0.713 23.0
35/18, 36/35 0.714 23.1
23/20, 40/23 0.724 23.4
29/23, 46/29 0.759 24.5
27/23, 46/27 0.760 24.6
7/4, 8/7 0.785 25.4
11/8, 16/11 0.802 25.9
19/17, 34/19 0.805 26.0
31/24, 48/31 0.813 26.3
19/18, 36/19 0.820 26.5
35/29, 58/35 0.820 26.5
35/27, 54/35 0.821 26.5
37/32, 64/37 0.829 26.8
23/15, 30/23 0.830 26.8
21/17, 34/21 0.877 28.4
19/10, 20/19 0.890 28.8
7/6, 12/7 0.892 28.8
33/17, 34/33 0.895 28.9
31/17, 34/31 0.905 29.3
11/6, 12/11 0.909 29.4
31/18, 36/31 0.919 29.7
29/19, 38/29 0.926 29.9
27/19, 38/27 0.926 30.0
37/24, 48/37 0.935 30.2
21/20, 40/21 0.962 31.1
33/20, 40/33 0.980 31.7
17/14, 28/17 0.984 31.8
31/20, 40/31 0.990 32.0
19/15, 30/19 0.997 32.2
29/21, 42/29 0.998 32.3
9/7, 14/9 0.998 32.3
17/11, 22/17 1.002 32.4
25/23, 46/25 1.008 32.6
33/29, 58/33 1.015 32.8
11/9, 18/11 1.016 32.9
31/29, 58/31 1.025 33.2
31/27, 54/31 1.026 33.2
37/34, 68/37 1.028 33.2
37/36, 72/37 1.042 33.7
7/5, 10/7 1.069 34.6
11/10, 20/11 1.087 35.1
31/30, 60/31 1.097 35.5
29/28, 56/29 1.104 35.7
27/14, 28/27 1.105 35.7
37/20, 40/37 1.113 36.0
29/22, 44/29 1.122 36.3
27/22, 44/27 1.123 36.3
37/29, 58/37 1.148 37.1
23/13, 26/23 1.149 37.1
37/27, 54/37 1.149 37.2
25/19, 38/25 1.174 38.0
15/14, 28/15 1.176 38.0
15/11, 22/15 1.194 38.6
35/26, 52/35 1.210 39.1
37/30, 60/37 1.220 39.4
25/21, 42/25 1.246 40.3
33/25, 50/33 1.264 40.9
31/25, 50/31 1.274 41.2
19/13, 26/19 1.315 42.5
25/14, 28/25 1.353 43.8
25/22, 44/25 1.371 44.3
21/13, 26/21 1.387 44.9
37/25, 50/37 1.397 45.2
33/26, 52/33 1.405 45.4
31/26, 52/31 1.415 45.8
13/7, 14/13 1.494 48.3
13/11, 22/13 1.512 48.9
37/26, 52/37 1.538 49.7

Regular temperament properties

Subgroup Comma list Mapping Optimal
8ve stretch (¢)
Tuning error
Absolute (¢) Relative (%)
2.3 [615 -388 [388 615]] +0.0337 0.0337 1.09
2.3.5 [23 6 -14, [39 -29 3 [388 615 901]] −0.0633 0.0501 1.62
2.3.5.7 4375/4374, 235298/234375, 2100875/2097152 [388 615 901 1089]] +0.0224 0.1546 5.00
2.3.5.7.11 3025/3024, 4375/4374, 5632/5625, 235298/234375 [388 615 901 1089 1342]] +0.0643 0.1617 5.23
2.3.5.7.11.13 847/845, 1001/1000, 3025/3024, 4096/4095, 4375/4374 [388 615 901 1089 1342 1436]] +0.0216 0.1758 5.68
2.3.5.7.11.13.17 833/832, 847/845, 1001/1000, 1089/1088, 1225/1224, 1701/1700 [388 615 901 1089 1342 1436 1586]] +0.0116 0.1646 5.32
2.3.5.7.11.13.17.19 833/832, 847/845, 1001/1000, 1089/1088, 1216/1215, 1225/1224, 1331/1330 [388 615 901 1089 1342 1436 1586 1648]] +0.0280 0.1600 5.17
  • 388et has a lower absolute error in the 5-limit than any previous equal temperaments, past 323 and followed by 441.

Rank-2 temperaments

Table of rank-2 temperaments by generator
Periods
per 8ve
Generator* Cents* Associated
ratio*
Temperaments
1 59\388 182.47 10/9 Mitonic
1 111\388 343.30 8000/6561 Raider
1 145\388 448.45 35/27 Semidimfourth
1 183\388 565.97 75/52 Alphatrillium / pseudotrillium
2 23\388 71.13 25/24 Vishnu / ananta
2 49\388 151.54 12/11 Neusec
4 123\388
(26\388)
380.41
(80.41)
81/65
(22/21)
Quasithird
97 161\388
(1\388)
497.938
(3.09)
4/3
(?)
Berkelium

* Octave-reduced form, reduced to the first half-octave, and minimal form in parentheses if distinct