User:Francium/1663edo

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Prime factorization 1663 (prime)
Step size 0.721587 ¢ 
Fifth 973\1663 (702.105 ¢)
Semitones (A1:m2) 159:124 (114.7 ¢ : 89.48 ¢)
Consistency limit 3
Distinct consistency limit 3

1663 equal divisions of the octave (abbreviated 1663edo or 1663ed2), also called 1663-tone equal temperament (1663tet) or 1663 equal temperament (1663et) when viewed under a regular temperament perspective, is the tuning system that divides the octave into 1663 equal parts of about 0.722 ¢ each. Each step represents a frequency ratio of 21/1663, or the 1663rd root of 2.

Theory

1663edo is only consistent to the 3-limit and the errors of its lower harmonics are quite large, except for its harmonic 11/1 with an relative error of only 3.5 percent.

Odd harmonics

Approximation of odd harmonics in 1663edo
Harmonic 3 5 7 9 11 13 15 17 19 21 23
Error Absolute (¢) +0.150 -0.264 +0.266 +0.299 -0.025 +0.122 -0.115 -0.325 -0.219 -0.306 +0.228
Relative (%) +20.7 -36.6 +36.9 +41.5 -3.5 +16.9 -15.9 -45.1 -30.3 -42.4 +31.6
Steps
(reduced)
2636
(973)
3861
(535)
4669
(1343)
5272
(283)
5753
(764)
6154
(1165)
6497
(1508)
6797
(145)
7064
(412)
7304
(652)
7523
(871)

Subsets and supersets

1663edo is the 261st prime edo. 3326edo, which doubles it, gives a good correction to its harmonic 5.

Regular temperament properties

Subgroup Comma List Mapping Optimal
8ve Stretch (¢)
Tuning Error
Absolute (¢) Relative (%)
2.3 [2636 -1663 [1663 2636]] −0.0472 0.0472 6.54