75edo

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The 75 equal divisions of the octave (75edo), or the 75-tone equal temperament (75tet), 75 equal temperament (75et) when viewed from a regular temperament perspective, divides the octave into 75 equal parts of exactly 16 cents each.

← 74edo 75edo 76edo →
Prime factorization 3 × 52
Step size 16 ¢ 
Fifth 44\75 (704 ¢)
Semitones (A1:m2) 8:5 (128 ¢ : 80 ¢)
Consistency limit 5
Distinct consistency limit 5

Theory

In the 5-limit, 75et tempers out 20000/19683 (tetracot comma) and 2109375/2097152 (semicomma), and provides a good tuning for the tetracot temperament. In the 7-limit, it tempers 225/224 and 1728/1715. In the 11-limit, 75e val 75 119 174 211 260] scores lower in error, and tempers 100/99 and 243/242, whereas the patent val 75 119 174 211 259] tempers 99/98 and 121/120. In the 13-limit, it tempers 325/324 and 512/507, 17-limit 120/119 and 256/255 and 19-limit 190/189 and 250/247.

It provides the optimal patent val for the fog temperament in the 7-limit and the 31 & 44 temperament in the 19-limit.

Since 75 is part of the Fibonacci sequence beginning with 5 and 12, it closely approximates peppermint temperament. The size of its fifth is exactly 704c, which is very close to the peppermint fifth of 704.096c. This makes it suitable for neo-Gothic tunings. It also approximates the Carlos Beta scale well (4\75 ≈ 1\[Carlos Beta]).

Odd harmonics

Approximation of odd harmonics in 75edo
Harmonic 3 5 7 9 11 13 15 17 19 21 23
Error Absolute (¢) +2.04 -2.31 +7.17 +4.09 -7.32 +7.47 -0.27 +7.04 +6.49 -6.78 -4.27
Relative (%) +12.8 -14.5 +44.8 +25.6 -45.7 +46.7 -1.7 +44.0 +40.5 -42.4 -26.7
Steps
(reduced)
119
(44)
174
(24)
211
(61)
238
(13)
259
(34)
278
(53)
293
(68)
307
(7)
319
(19)
329
(29)
339
(39)

Intervals

# Cents
0 0
1 16
2 32
3 48
4 64
5 80
6 96
7 112
8 128
9 144
10 160
11 176
12 192
13 208
14 224
15 240
16 256
17 272
18 288
19 304
20 320
21 336
22 352
23 368
24 384
25 400
26 416
27 432
28 448
29 464
30 480
31 496
32 512
33 528
34 544
35 560
36 576
37 592

Regular temperament properties

Subgroup Comma list Mapping Optimal
8ve stretch (¢)
Tuning error
Absolute (¢) Relative (%)
2.3 [119 -75 [75 119]] -0.645 0.645 4.03
2.3.5 20000/19683, 2109375/2097152 [75 119 174]] -0.099 0.936 5.85
2.3.5.7 225/224, 1728/1715, 15625/15309 [75 119 174 211]] -0.713 1.337 8.36