16ED5/2 is the equal division of the 5/2 interval into 16 parts of 99.1446 cents each. This is the scale which occurs as the dominant reformed Mixolydian mode tuned as an equal division of a just interval.

Intervals

Degrees Enneatonic ED38\29 Golden ED5/2 ED(7φ+6)\5(φ+1) ED4\3=
1 1#/2b F#/Gb 98.276 98.3795 99.145 99.2705 100
2 2 G 196.552 196.759 198.289 198.541 200
3 2#/3b G#/Jb G#/Ab 294.828 295.138 297.433 297.8115 300
4 3 J A 393.103 393.518 396.578 397.082 400
5 3#/4b J#/Ab A#/Bb 491.379 491.897 495.723 496.3525 500
6 4 A B 589.655 590.277 594.868 595.623 600
7 5 B H 687.931 688.656 694.012 694.894 700
8 5#/6b B#/Hb H#/Cb 786.207 787.036 793.157 794.164 800
9 6 H C 884.483 885.415 892.3015 893.435 900
10 6#/7b H#/Cb C#/Db 982.759 983.795 991.446 992.705 1000
11 7 C D 1081.0345 1082.174 1090.591 1091.976 1100
12 7#/8b C#/Db D#/Sb 1179.31 1180.554 1189.735 1191.246 1200
13 8 D S 1277.586 1278.933 1288.88 1290.517 1300
14 8#/9b D#/Eb S#/Eb 1375.862 1377.313 1388.0245 1389.787 1400
15 9 E 1474.138 1475.692 1487.169 1489.058 1500
16 1 F 1572.414 1574.0715 1586.314 1588.328 1600

Coincidentally, 133 steps of the pyrite EDX of this size exceed 11 octaves by only 2.978¢.

16ed5/2 as a generator

16ED5/2 can also be thought of as a generator of the 2.3.5.17.19 subgroup temperament which tempers out 256/255, 361/360, and 4624/4617, which is a cluster temperament with 12 clusters of notes in an octave (quintaleap temperament). This temperament is supported by Template:Val list, and 157 EDOs.

Tempering out 400/399 (equating 20/19 and 21/20) leads quintupole (12&121), and tempering out 476/475 (equating 19/17 with 28/25) leads quinticosiennic (12&145).

Another temperament related to 16ED5/2 is quintapole (12&85). It is practically identical to the Galilei tuning, which is generated by the ratios 2/1 and 18/17.


Quintaleap (12&121)

5-limit
Comma: [37 -16 -5 = 137438953472/134521003125
Mapping: [1 2 1], 0 -5 16]]
POTE generator: ~135/128 = 99.267
Vals: 12, 85, 97, 109, 121, 133, 278c, 411bc, 544bc
Badness: 0.444506

2.3.5.17.19 subgroup
Comma list: 256/255, 361/360, 4624/4617
Gencom: [2 18/17; 256/255 361/360 4624/4617]
Gencom mapping: [1 2 1 5 4], 0 -5 16 -11 3]]
POTE generator: ~18/17 = 99.276
Vals: 12, 109, 121, 133
RMS error: 0.3427 cents

Quintupole (12&121)

7-limit
Comma list: 4000/3969, 458752/455625
Mapping: [1 2 1 0], 0 -5 16 34]]
POTE generator: ~135/128 = 99.175
Vals: 12, 97, 109, 121
Badness: 0.111620

11-limit
Comma list: 896/891, 1375/1372, 4375/4356
Mapping: [1 2 1 0 -1], 0 -5 16 34 54]]
POTE generator: ~35/33 = 99.156
Vals: 12, 109, 121, 351bde, 472bdee
Badness: 0.056501

13-limit
Comma list: 352/351, 364/363, 625/624, 2704/2695
Mapping: [1 2 1 0 -1 -2], 0 -5 16 34 54 69]]
POTE generator: ~35/33 = 99.165
Vals: 12f, 109, 121
Badness: 0.038431

17-limit
Comma list: 256/255, 352/351, 364/363, 375/374, 442/441
Mapping: [1 2 1 0 -1 -2 5], 0 -5 16 34 54 69 -11]]
POTE generator: ~18/17 = 99.172
Vals: 12f, 109, 121
Badness: 0.028721

19-limit
Comma list: 190/189, 256/255, 352/351, 361/360, 364/363, 375/374
Mapping: [1 2 1 0 -1 -2 5 4], 0 -5 16 34 54 69 -11 3]]
POTE generator: ~18/17 = 99.164
Vals: 12f, 109, 121
Badness: 0.023818

Quinticosiennic (12&145)

7-limit
Comma list: 5120/5103, 395136/390625
Mapping: [1 2 1 -1], 0 -5 16 46]]
POTE generator: ~135/128 = 99.345
Vals: 12, 133, 145, 157, 302c, 459bcc
Badness: 0.158041

11-limit
Comma list: 441/440, 896/891, 78408/78125
Mapping: [1 2 1 -1 -2], 0 -5 16 46 66]]
POTE generator: ~35/33 = 99.318
Vals: 12, 133, 145
Badness: 0.080674

13-limit
Comma list: 196/195, 352/351, 364/363, 78408/78125
Mapping: [1 2 1 -1 -2 -3], 0 -5 16 46 66 81]]
POTE generator: ~35/33 = 99.307
Vals: 12f, 133, 145
Badness: 0.052464

17-limit
Comma list: 196/195, 256/255, 352/351, 364/363, 3757/3750
Mapping: [1 2 1 -1 -2 -3 5], 0 -5 16 46 66 81 -11]]
POTE generator: ~18/17 = 99.308
Vals: 12f, 133, 145
Badness: 0.037108

19-limit
Comma list: 196/195, 256/255, 352/351, 361/360, 364/363, 476/475
Mapping: [1 2 1 -1 -2 -3 5 4], 0 -5 16 46 66 81 -11 3]]
POTE generator: ~18/17 = 99.303
Vals: 12f, 133, 145
Badness: 0.028440

Quintapole (12&85)

7-limit
Comma list: 225/224, 7812500/7411887
Mapping: [1 2 1 1], 0 -5 16 22]]
POTE generator: ~21/20 = 98.994
Vals: 12, 73c, 85, 97d
Badness: 0.192498

11-limit
Comma list: 100/99, 225/224, 85184/84035
Mapping: [1 2 1 1 0], 0 -5 16 22 42]]
POTE generator: ~21/20 = 98.954
Vals: 12, 73ce, 85, 97d
Badness: 0.104353

See also