10ed5

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In general, 10ed5 is simply a smashing tuning. The relatively large steps, about the size of a minor third or an orwell generator, actually work for melodies, and it's harmonies while strange have no lack of impact. It can be used such that the fifth harmonic is equivalent, but of course, doesn't have to.

← 9ed5 10ed5 11ed5 →
Prime factorization 2 × 5
Step size 278.631 ¢ 
Octave 4\10ed5 (1114.53 ¢) (→ 2\5ed5)
Twelfth 7\10ed5 (1950.42 ¢)
(semiconvergent)
Consistency limit 3
Distinct consistency limit 3

It is especially important as a structural framework for the 5.7.11.13 subgroup.

Harmonics

Approximation of harmonics in 10ed5
Harmonic 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Error Absolute (¢) -85 +48 +108 +0 -37 -25 +22 +97 -85 +28 -122
Relative (%) -30.7 +17.4 +38.6 +0.0 -13.3 -9.1 +8.0 +34.8 -30.7 +10.1 -44.0
Steps
(reduced)
4
(4)
7
(7)
9
(9)
10
(0)
11
(1)
12
(2)
13
(3)
14
(4)
14
(4)
15
(5)
15
(5)
Approximation of harmonics in 10ed5
Harmonic 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23
Error Absolute (¢) +18 -111 +48 -63 +110 +11 -82 +108 +23 -57 -134
Relative (%) +6.3 -39.7 +17.4 -22.7 +39.6 +4.1 -29.5 +38.6 +8.3 -20.6 -48.2
Steps
(reduced)
16
(6)
16
(6)
17
(7)
17
(7)
18
(8)
18
(8)
18
(8)
19
(9)
19
(9)
19
(9)
19
(9)

Intervals

Degree Cents 5.7.11.13 intervals
0 0.000 1/1
1 278.631 13/11, 55/49
2 557.263 7/5
3 835.894 11/7
4 1114.525 13/7, 25/13
5 1393.157 11/5, 25/11
6 1671.788 13/5, 35/13
7 1950.420 35/11
8 2229.051 49/13
9 2507.682 49/11
10 2786.314 5/1

Subsets and supersets

Half of 20ed5.

As 5ed5 is the simplest hyperpyth tuning (analogous to 5edo and 4edt in their own spheres) this, its double, can be compared structurally to 10edo. While its approximations of 9/5, 17/5 and 21/5 are quite far off, these are still categorically important intervals.

Adding octaves relates this tuning to 13edo, which divides the step in three, although the octaves are 7 cents sharp. If octaves are instead made just, everything else (especially prime 7) becomes flatter. Alternatively, the step can be divided in 10 to get 43edo.

Music

Weird Blues -- Kosmorsky