Bunya

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Bunya
Subgroups 2.3.5.7, 2.3.5.7.11, 2.3.5.7.11.13
Comma basis 225/224, 15625/15309 (7-limit);
100/99, 225/224, 243/242 (11-limit)
100/99, 144/143, 225/224, 243/242
(13-limit)
Reduced mapping ⟨1; 4 9 26 10 -2]
ET join 34d & 41
Generators (CWE) ~10/9 = 175.9 ¢
MOS scales 6L 1s, 7L 6s, 7L 13s, 7L 20s
Ploidacot tetracot
Minimax error 9-odd-limit: 6.58 ¢;
13-odd-limit: 10.9 ¢
Target scale size 9-odd-limit: 27 notes;
13-odd-limit: 34 notes

The bunya temperament is one of the 7-limit extensions of tetracot, the 5-limit temperament tempering out the tetracot comma (20000/19683), and is naturally a full 13-limit temperament.

Todo: expand

Interval chain

In the following tables, odd harmonics 1–13 and their inverses are in bold.

# Cents* Approximate ratios
0 0.00 1/1
1 175.89 10/9, 11/10
2 351.77 11/9, 16/13
3 527.66 15/11
4 703.54 3/2
5 879.43 5/3
6 1055.31 11/6, 24/13
7 31.20 40/39, 45/44, 55/54, 56/55
8 207.09 9/8
9 382.97 5/4
10 558.86 11/8, 18/13
11 734.74 20/13
12 910.63 22/13
13 1086.52 15/8, 28/15
14 62.40 25/24, 27/26, 28/27, 33/32
15 238.29 15/13
16 414.17 14/11
17 590.06 7/5
18 765.94 14/9
19 941.83
20 1117.72 21/11
21 93.60 21/20
22 269.49 7/6
23 445.37
24 621.26
25 797.15
26 973.03 7/4
27 1148.92 35/18
28 124.80 14/13

* In 13-limit POTE tuning, octave reduced

Tunings

Tuning spectrum

Eigenmonzo
(unchanged-interval)
Generator (¢) Comments
11/10 165.004
11/9 173.704
12/11 174.894
11/8 175.132
15/14 175.427
7/5 175.442 11-odd-limit minimax
4/3 175.489
8/7 175.724
7/6 175.767 7-odd-limit minimax
9/7 175.829 9-odd-limit minimax
13/11 175.899 13- and 15-odd-limit minimax
14/13 176.011
16/15 176.021
14/11 176.094
5/4 176.257 5-odd-limit minimax
18/13 176.338
15/13 176.516
6/5 176.872
13/10 176.890
13/12 176.905
15/11 178.984
16/13 179.736
10/9 182.404