152edo
| ← 151edo | 152edo | 153edo → |
152 equal divisions of the octave (abbreviated 152edo or 152ed2), also called 152-tone equal temperament (152tet) or 152 equal temperament (152et) when viewed under a regular temperament perspective, is the tuning system that divides the octave into 152 equal parts of about 7.89 ¢ each. Each step represents a frequency ratio of 21/152, or the 152nd root of 2.
Theory
152edo is a strong 11-limit system, with the 3, 5, 7, and 11 slightly sharp. It tempers out 1600000/1594323 (amity comma) and [32 -7 -9⟩ (escapade comma) in the 5-limit; 4375/4374, 5120/5103, 6144/6125 and 16875/16807 in the 7-limit; 540/539, 1375/1372, 3025/3024, 4000/3993, 5632/5625 and 9801/9800 in the 11-limit. It provides the optimal patent val for the 11-limit linear temperaments amity, grendel, and kwai, and the 11-limit planar temperament laka.
It has two reasonable mappings for 13, with the 152f val scoring much better. The 152f val tempers out 352/351, 625/624, 640/637, 729/728, 847/845, 1188/1183, 1575/1573, 1716/1715 and 2080/2079, supporting and giving an excellent tuning for amity, kwai, and laka. The optimal tuning of this temperament is consistent in the 15-integer-limit. The patent val tempers out 169/168, 325/324, 351/350, 364/363, 1001/1000, 1573/1568, and 4096/4095, providing the optimal patent val for the 13-limit rank-5 temperament tempering out 169/168, as well as some further temperaments thereof, such as octopus.
Paul Erlich has suggested that 152edo could be considered a sort of universal tuning.
Prime harmonics
| Harmonic | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 23 | 29 | 31 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Error | Absolute (¢) | +0.00 | +0.68 | +0.53 | +2.23 | +1.31 | -3.69 | -2.32 | +2.49 | +3.30 | -3.26 | -0.30 |
| Relative (%) | +0.0 | +8.6 | +6.7 | +28.2 | +16.6 | -46.7 | -29.4 | +31.5 | +41.9 | -41.3 | -3.8 | |
| Steps (reduced) |
152 (0) |
241 (89) |
353 (49) |
427 (123) |
526 (70) |
562 (106) |
621 (13) |
646 (38) |
688 (80) |
738 (130) |
753 (145) | |
Subsets and supersets
Since 152 factors into 23 × 19, 152edo has subset edos 2, 4, 8, 19, 38, 76.
Regular temperament properties
| Subgroup | Comma list | Mapping | Optimal 8ve stretch (¢) |
Tuning error | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Absolute (¢) | Relative (%) | ||||
| 2.3 | [241 -152⟩ | [⟨152 241]] | −0.213 | 0.213 | 2.70 |
| 2.3.5 | 1600000/1594323, [32 -7 -9⟩ | [⟨152 241 353]] | −0.218 | 0.174 | 2.21 |
| 2.3.5.7 | 4375/4374, 5120/5103, 16875/16807 | [⟨152 241 353 427]] | −0.362 | 0.291 | 3.69 |
| 2.3.5.7.11 | 540/539, 1375/1372, 4000/3993, 5120/5103 | [⟨152 241 353 427 526]] | −0.365 | 0.260 | 3.30 |
| 2.3.5.7.11.13 | 352/351, 540/539, 625/624, 729/728, 1575/1573 | [⟨152 241 353 427 526 563]] (152f) | −0.494 | 0.373 | 4.73 |
- 152et (152fg val) has lower absolute errors in the 11-, 19-, and 23-limit than any previous equal temperaments. In the 11-limit it is the first to beat 130 and is superseded by 224. In the 19- and 23-limit it is the first to beat 140 and is superseded by 159.
- It is best at the no-17 19- and 23-limit, in which it has lower relative errors than any previous equal temperaments. Not until 270 do we find a better equal temperament that does better in either of those subgroups.
Rank-2 temperaments
| Periods per 8ve |
Generator* | Cents* | Associated ratio* |
Temperaments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7\152 | 55.26 | 33/32 | Escapade / alphaquarter |
| 1 | 31\152 | 244.74 | 15/13 | Subsemifourth |
| 1 | 39\152 | 307.89 | 3200/2673 | Familia |
| 1 | 43\152 | 339.47 | 243/200 | Amity |
| 1 | 49\152 | 386.84 | 5/4 | Grendel |
| 1 | 63\152 | 497.37 | 4/3 | Kwai |
| 1 | 71\152 | 560.53 | 242/175 | Whoops |
| 2 | 7\152 | 55.26 | 33/32 | Septisuperfourth |
| 2 | 9\152 | 71.05 | 25/24 | Vishnu / acyuta (152f) / ananta (152) |
| 2 | 43\152 (33\152) |
339.47 (260.53) |
243/200 (64/55) |
Hemiamity |
| 2 | 55\152 (21\152) |
434.21 (165.79) |
9/7 (11/10) |
Supers |
| 4 | 63\152 (13\152) |
497.37 (102.63) |
4/3 (35/33) |
Undim / unlit |
| 8 | 63\152 (6\152) |
497.37 (47.37) |
4/3 (36/35) |
Twilight |
| 8 | 74\152 (2\152) |
584.21 (15.79) |
7/5 (126/125) |
Octoid (152f) / octopus (152) |
| 19 | 63\152 (1\152) |
497.37 (7.89) |
4/3 (225/224) |
Enneadecal |
| 38 | 63\152 (1\152) |
497.37 (7.89) |
4/3 (225/224) |
Hemienneadecal |
* Octave-reduced form, reduced to the first half-octave, and minimal form in parentheses if it is distinct