64edo
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64 equal divisions of the octave (abbreviated 64edo), or 64-tone equal temperament (64tet), 64 equal temperament (64et) when viewed under a regular temperament perspective, is the tuning system that divides the octave into 64 equal parts of about 18.8 ¢ each. Each step represents a frequency ratio of 21/64, or the 64 root of 2.
Theory
64edo has two options of fifth equally far from just. The sharp fifth is inherited from 32edo and produces a hard superpythagorean scale, while the flat fifth is within the meantone/flattone range, supporting flattone temperament.
Still, the patent val tempers out 648/625 in the 5-limit and 225/224 in the 7-limit, plus 66/65, 121/120 and 441/440 in the 11-limit and 144/143 in the 13-limit. It provides the optimal patent val in the 7-, 11- and 13-limits for the 16&64 temperament, which would perhaps be of more interest if it was lower in badness.
64be val is a tuning for the beatles temperament and for the rank-3 temperaments heimlaug and vili in the 17-limit. 64bccc tunes dichotic, although that is an exotemperament. 64cdf is a tuning for vibhu.
Odd harmonics
Harmonic | 3 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 23 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Error | absolute (¢) | -8.21 | +7.44 | +6.17 | +2.34 | -7.57 | +3.22 | -0.77 | +7.54 | +2.49 | -2.03 | +9.23 |
relative (%) | -44 | +40 | +33 | +12 | -40 | +17 | -4 | +40 | +13 | -11 | +49 | |
Steps (reduced) |
101 (37) |
149 (21) |
180 (52) |
203 (11) |
221 (29) |
237 (45) |
250 (58) |
262 (6) |
272 (16) |
281 (25) |
290 (34) |
Subsets and supersets
64edo is the 6th power of two edo, and it has subset edos 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32.
Intervals
Steps | Cents | Ups and downs notation (dual flat fifth 37\64) |
Ups and downs notation (dual sharp fifth 38\64) |
Approximate ratios |
---|---|---|---|---|
0 | 0 | D | D | 1/1 |
1 | 18.75 | ^D, Ebbb | ^D, vEb | 78/77 |
2 | 37.5 | ^^D, vvEbb | ^^D, Eb | 45/44, 50/49, 56/55 |
3 | 56.25 | D#, vEbb | ^3D, v9E | |
4 | 75 | ^D#, Ebb | ^4D, v8E | 22/21 |
5 | 93.75 | ^^D#, vvEb | ^5D, v7E | 55/52 |
6 | 112.5 | Dx, vEb | ^6D, v6E | 15/14, 16/15 |
7 | 131.25 | ^Dx, Eb | ^7D, v5E | 14/13 |
8 | 150 | ^^Dx, vvE | ^8D, v4E | 12/11 |
9 | 168.75 | D#x, vE | ^9D, v3E | |
10 | 187.5 | E | D#, vvE | |
11 | 206.25 | ^E, Fbb | ^D#, vE | 44/39 |
12 | 225 | ^^E, vvFb | E | 8/7 |
13 | 243.75 | E#, vFb | ^E, vF | 15/13 |
14 | 262.5 | ^E#, Fb | F | 64/55, 65/56 |
15 | 281.25 | ^^E#, vvF | ^F, vGb | 75/64 |
16 | 300 | Ex, vF | ^^F, Gb | |
17 | 318.75 | F | ^3F, v9G | 77/64 |
18 | 337.5 | ^F, Gbbb | ^4F, v8G | 39/32 |
19 | 356.25 | ^^F, vvGbb | ^5F, v7G | 16/13, 49/40 |
20 | 375 | F#, vGbb | ^6F, v6G | 26/21 |
21 | 393.75 | ^F#, Gbb | ^7F, v5G | 5/4 |
22 | 412.5 | ^^F#, vvGb | ^8F, v4G | |
23 | 431.25 | Fx, vGb | ^9F, v3G | 77/60 |
24 | 450 | ^Fx, Gb | F#, vvG | 13/10 |
25 | 468.75 | ^^Fx, vvG | ^F#, vG | 21/16, 55/42 |
26 | 487.5 | F#x, vG | G | 65/49 |
27 | 506.25 | G | ^G, vAb | 75/56 |
28 | 525 | ^G, Abbb | ^^G, Ab | |
29 | 543.75 | ^^G, vvAbb | ^3G, v9A | 15/11 |
30 | 562.5 | G#, vAbb | ^4G, v8A | |
31 | 581.25 | ^G#, Abb | ^5G, v7A | 7/5 |
32 | 600 | ^^G#, vvAb | ^6G, v6A | 55/39, 78/55 |
33 | 618.75 | Gx, vAb | ^7G, v5A | 10/7, 63/44 |
34 | 637.5 | ^Gx, Ab | ^8G, v4A | 75/52 |
35 | 656.25 | ^^Gx, vvA | ^9G, v3A | 22/15 |
36 | 675 | G#x, vA | G#, vvA | 77/52 |
37 | 693.75 | A | ^G#, vA | |
38 | 712.5 | ^A, Bbbb | A | |
39 | 731.25 | ^^A, vvBbb | ^A, vBb | 32/21, 75/49 |
40 | 750 | A#, vBbb | ^^A, Bb | 20/13 |
41 | 768.75 | ^A#, Bbb | ^3A, v9B | |
42 | 787.5 | ^^A#, vvBb | ^4A, v8B | |
43 | 806.25 | Ax, vBb | ^5A, v7B | 8/5 |
44 | 825 | ^Ax, Bb | ^6A, v6B | 21/13, 77/48 |
45 | 843.75 | ^^Ax, vvB | ^7A, v5B | 13/8, 80/49 |
46 | 862.5 | A#x, vB | ^8A, v4B | 64/39 |
47 | 881.25 | B | ^9A, v3B | |
48 | 900 | ^B, Cbb | A#, vvB | |
49 | 918.75 | ^^B, vvCb | ^A#, vB | |
50 | 937.5 | B#, vCb | B | 55/32 |
51 | 956.25 | ^B#, Cb | ^B, vC | 26/15 |
52 | 975 | ^^B#, vvC | C | 7/4 |
53 | 993.75 | Bx, vC | ^C, vDb | 39/22 |
54 | 1012.5 | C | ^^C, Db | |
55 | 1031.25 | ^C, Dbbb | ^3C, v9D | |
56 | 1050 | ^^C, vvDbb | ^4C, v8D | 11/6 |
57 | 1068.75 | C#, vDbb | ^5C, v7D | 13/7 |
58 | 1087.5 | ^C#, Dbb | ^6C, v6D | 15/8, 28/15 |
59 | 1106.25 | ^^C#, vvDb | ^7C, v5D | |
60 | 1125 | Cx, vDb | ^8C, v4D | 21/11 |
61 | 1143.75 | ^Cx, Db | ^9C, v3D | |
62 | 1162.5 | ^^Cx, vvD | C#, vvD | 49/25, 55/28 |
63 | 1181.25 | C#x, vD | ^C#, vD | 77/39 |
64 | 1200 | D | D | 2/1 |