keenan5_tuning_7341_7341

11-limit, 31 tones, 9 hexads within 2.7c of just, Dave Keenan 27-Dec-99

Properties

Notes31
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Thread1 scale
Tone (¢) Step (¢)
36 36
85 49
116 30
152 36
201 49
232 30
268 36
317 49
353 36
384 30
433 49
469 36
499 30
549 49
585 36
615 30
651 36
701 49
731 30
767 36
816 49
853 36
883 30
932 49
968 36
999 30
1048 49
1084 36
1115 30
1170 55
1200 30

Similar scales

FileNotesRotationMax diff (¢)
keenan5_269 31 0 0.8
xen18-erlich-miracle-31 31 0 3.0
rational_canasta_tuning_22793_23190 31 0 3.4
rational_canasta 31 0 3.5
woz31 31 0 6.6
edo-31 31 20 8.3
circle31 31 27 8.5
qx1 31 15 8.9
xen18-erlich-cynder-31 31 9 9.3
31edo-top 31 4 9.3

Parent scales

FileNotesMax diff (¢)
xen18-erlich-miracle-41 41 3.0
miracle3 41 3.2
miracle41s 41 3.3
studwacko 41 3.5
miracle41 41 3.9
caleb44 44 3.2
jove41 41 4.5
caleb46_4 46 3.3
tenn41a 41 6.2
mund45 45 5.8

Child scales

FileNotesMax diff (¢)
marvel11 11 0.2
semafip 9 0.4
tetra 12 0.6
keen3 5 0.8
qm2 7 0.9
elfkeenanismic12 12 0.9
elfkeenanismic7 7 0.9
keen6 5 0.9
diam7pluswoo 17 1.1
pship 10 1.3
Mailing list post
From: David C Keenan (1999-12-29)
Subject: 11-limit, 31 tones, 9 hexads within 2.7c of just (was: Strict JI considered undesirable)

Why would anyone bother with strict JI beyond the 5-limit? For the cost of only a 2.7 c error in any 11-limit interval you can have a LOT more consonances.

Thanks to Paul Erlich for pointing out the unevenness of my earlier 22 tone 11-limit tuning and asking why I stopped at 22 tones. For no good reason as it turns out. You can trash that 22 tone tuning in favour of the strictly proper 31 tone tunings below.

The lattice below is really two lattices. One must choose between Gbb and Ex (they are only 13 cents apart). I think it is obvious to choose Gbb since this gives 5 otonal hexads and 4 utonal. When this choice is made we are left with 31 tones in 4 step sizes, 30.4 c, 36.2 c, 49.2 c and one step of 55.0 c (between Cb and B#). It may be considered as a detempered 31-tET.

Sorry about the width (85 characters). I hope I managed to avoid word-wrapping it outgoing. If it looks like a mess, it might come good if you widen your window. Otherwise you're going to have to paste it somewhere else and delete some returns. When it is right it looks like a diagonal stack of 6 hexagons (with flies buzzing around them).

                                                                  (Ex)-----Bx
                                                                  / \     / \
                                                               G#/   \ D#/   \ A#
                                           Bb      F       C    /  G  \ /  D  \
                                                       Fx------Cx------Gx------Dx
                                                      / \     / \     / \     /
                                              (Ex) A / Bx\ E /   \ B /   \ F#/     C#
                               Cb      Gb      Db   /  Ab \ /  Eb \ /     \ /
    5                                      G#------D#------A#------E#------B#
   / \                                    / \     / \     / \     /
  / 7 \                            Fx  Bb/ Cx\ F / Gx\ C / Dx\ G /     D
 / 11  \                 Abb      Ebb   / Bbb \ /  Fb \ /     \ /
4-------6-------9              A-------E-------B-------F#------C#
otonal hexad                  / \     / \ (Ex)/ \  Bx /
legend                 G#  Cb/ D#\ Gb/ A#\ Db/ E#\ Ab/ B#  Eb       utonal hexad
                            / Cbb \ /(Gbb)\ /     \ /                     legend
                   Bb------F-------C-------G-------D          1/9-----1/6-----1/4
                  / \     / \  Fx / \  Cx /    Gx     Dx                \ 1/11/
           A     / E \Abb/ B \Ebb/ F#\Bbb/ C#  Fb                        \1/7/
                /     \ /     \ /     \ /                                 \ /
       Cb------Gb------Db------Ab------Eb                                 1/5
      / \     / \  G# / \  D# /    A#      E#      B#
Bb   / F \   / C \   / G \Cbb/ D (Gbb)
    /     \ /     \ /     \ /
  Abb-----Ebb-----Bbb------Fb
    \  A  / \  E  /    B       F#      C#
   Db\   / Ab\   / Eb
      \ /     \ /        
      Cbb----(Gbb) 

!
! keenan5.scl
!
11-limit, 31 tones, 9 hexads within 2.7c of just, Dave Keenan 27-Dec-99
 31
!
 36.19153216 ! Bx
 85.39311378 ! C#
 115.8026469 ! Db
 151.994179  ! Cx
 201.1957607 ! D
 231.6052938 ! Ebb
 267.7968259 ! D#
 316.9984075 ! Eb
 353.1899397 ! Dx
 383.5994728 ! E
 432.8010544 ! Fb
 468.9925866 ! E#
 499.4021197 ! F
 548.6037013 ! Gbb
 584.7952335 ! F#
 615.2047665 ! Gb
 651.3962987 ! Fx
 700.5978803 ! G
 731.0074134 ! Abb
 767.1989456 ! G#
 816.4005272 ! Ab
 18/11       ! Gx
 883.0015925 ! A
 932.2031741 ! Bbb
 968.3947062 ! A#
 998.8042393 ! Bb
 1048.005821 ! Cbb
 1084.197353 ! B
 1114.606886 ! Cb
 1169.590467 ! B#
 2/1         ! C
                                                                          
The lattice below is a near miss. 8 complete 11-limit hexads. At least it only has 3 step sizes, 30.4 c, 36.2 c, 49.2 c. It may be useful when fewer than 31 tones are to be made available.
                                                                           
    We can't put B# here because it clashes with Cb (  )     Fx------Cx------Gx
                                                            / \     / \     / \      
                                                         A /   \ E /   \ B /   \ F# 
                                             Gb      Db   /  Ab \ /  Eb \ /     \  
    5                                    C#------G#------D#------A#------E#------B#
   / \                                  / \     / \     / \     /
  / 7 \                                / Fx\ Bb/ Cx\ F / Gx\ C /     G       D
 / 11  \                Dbb     Abb   / Ebb \ / Bbb \ /  Fb \ /  Cb
4-------6-------9                    A-------E-------B-------F#
otonal hexad                        / \     / \     / \     /
legend               C#      G#    / D#\ Gb/ A#\ Db/ E#\ Ab/ B#   Eb    utonal hexad
                             Fb   / Cbb \ / Gbb \ /     \ /                   legend
                         Bb------F-------C-------G-------D       1/9-----1/6-----1/4
                        / \     / \  Fx / \  Cx /    Gx                    \ 1/11/
                 A  Dbb/ E \Abb/ B \Ebb/ F#\Bbb/     Fb     Cb              \1/7/
                      /     \ /     \ /     \ /                              \ /
                     Gb------Db------Ab------Eb                              1/5
                 C# / \  G# / \  D# / \  A# /    E#      B#
     Bb      F     / C \ Fb/ G \Cbb/ D \Gbb/       
                  /     \ /     \ /     \ /
Dbb-----Abb-----Ebb-----Bbb------Fb------Cb
  \     / \  A  / \  E  /    B       F#
 Gb\   / Db\   / Ab\   / Eb     
    \ /     \ /     \ /        
    Fbb-----Cbb-----Gbb     (  ) Can't put Dbb here because it clashes with C#  

Regards,

-- Dave Keenan
http://uq.net.au/~zzdkeena
Full thread (2 messages)
From: David C Keenan (1999-12-29)
Subject: 11-limit, 31 tones, 9 hexads within 2.7c of just (was: Strict JI considered undesirable)

Why would anyone bother with strict JI beyond the 5-limit? For the cost of only a 2.7 c error in any 11-limit interval you can have a LOT more consonances.

Thanks to Paul Erlich for pointing out the unevenness of my earlier 22 tone 11-limit tuning and asking why I stopped at 22 tones. For no good reason as it turns out. You can trash that 22 tone tuning in favour of the strictly proper 31 tone tunings below.

The lattice below is really two lattices. One must choose between Gbb and Ex (they are only 13 cents apart). I think it is obvious to choose Gbb since this gives 5 otonal hexads and 4 utonal. When this choice is made we are left with 31 tones in 4 step sizes, 30.4 c, 36.2 c, 49.2 c and one step of 55.0 c (between Cb and B#). It may be considered as a detempered 31-tET.

Sorry about the width (85 characters). I hope I managed to avoid word-wrapping it outgoing. If it looks like a mess, it might come good if you widen your window. Otherwise you're going to have to paste it somewhere else and delete some returns. When it is right it looks like a diagonal stack of 6 hexagons (with flies buzzing around them).

                                                                  (Ex)-----Bx
                                                                  / \     / \
                                                               G#/   \ D#/   \ A#
                                           Bb      F       C    /  G  \ /  D  \
                                                       Fx------Cx------Gx------Dx
                                                      / \     / \     / \     /
                                              (Ex) A / Bx\ E /   \ B /   \ F#/     C#
                               Cb      Gb      Db   /  Ab \ /  Eb \ /     \ /
    5                                      G#------D#------A#------E#------B#
   / \                                    / \     / \     / \     /
  / 7 \                            Fx  Bb/ Cx\ F / Gx\ C / Dx\ G /     D
 / 11  \                 Abb      Ebb   / Bbb \ /  Fb \ /     \ /
4-------6-------9              A-------E-------B-------F#------C#
otonal hexad                  / \     / \ (Ex)/ \  Bx /
legend                 G#  Cb/ D#\ Gb/ A#\ Db/ E#\ Ab/ B#  Eb       utonal hexad
                            / Cbb \ /(Gbb)\ /     \ /                     legend
                   Bb------F-------C-------G-------D          1/9-----1/6-----1/4
                  / \     / \  Fx / \  Cx /    Gx     Dx                \ 1/11/
           A     / E \Abb/ B \Ebb/ F#\Bbb/ C#  Fb                        \1/7/
                /     \ /     \ /     \ /                                 \ /
       Cb------Gb------Db------Ab------Eb                                 1/5
      / \     / \  G# / \  D# /    A#      E#      B#
Bb   / F \   / C \   / G \Cbb/ D (Gbb)
    /     \ /     \ /     \ /
  Abb-----Ebb-----Bbb------Fb
    \  A  / \  E  /    B       F#      C#
   Db\   / Ab\   / Eb
      \ /     \ /        
      Cbb----(Gbb) 

!
! keenan5.scl
!
11-limit, 31 tones, 9 hexads within 2.7c of just, Dave Keenan 27-Dec-99
 31
!
 36.19153216 ! Bx
 85.39311378 ! C#
 115.8026469 ! Db
 151.994179  ! Cx
 201.1957607 ! D
 231.6052938 ! Ebb
 267.7968259 ! D#
 316.9984075 ! Eb
 353.1899397 ! Dx
 383.5994728 ! E
 432.8010544 ! Fb
 468.9925866 ! E#
 499.4021197 ! F
 548.6037013 ! Gbb
 584.7952335 ! F#
 615.2047665 ! Gb
 651.3962987 ! Fx
 700.5978803 ! G
 731.0074134 ! Abb
 767.1989456 ! G#
 816.4005272 ! Ab
 18/11       ! Gx
 883.0015925 ! A
 932.2031741 ! Bbb
 968.3947062 ! A#
 998.8042393 ! Bb
 1048.005821 ! Cbb
 1084.197353 ! B
 1114.606886 ! Cb
 1169.590467 ! B#
 2/1         ! C
                                                                          
The lattice below is a near miss. 8 complete 11-limit hexads. At least it only has 3 step sizes, 30.4 c, 36.2 c, 49.2 c. It may be useful when fewer than 31 tones are to be made available.
                                                                           
    We can't put B# here because it clashes with Cb (  )     Fx------Cx------Gx
                                                            / \     / \     / \      
                                                         A /   \ E /   \ B /   \ F# 
                                             Gb      Db   /  Ab \ /  Eb \ /     \  
    5                                    C#------G#------D#------A#------E#------B#
   / \                                  / \     / \     / \     /
  / 7 \                                / Fx\ Bb/ Cx\ F / Gx\ C /     G       D
 / 11  \                Dbb     Abb   / Ebb \ / Bbb \ /  Fb \ /  Cb
4-------6-------9                    A-------E-------B-------F#
otonal hexad                        / \     / \     / \     /
legend               C#      G#    / D#\ Gb/ A#\ Db/ E#\ Ab/ B#   Eb    utonal hexad
                             Fb   / Cbb \ / Gbb \ /     \ /                   legend
                         Bb------F-------C-------G-------D       1/9-----1/6-----1/4
                        / \     / \  Fx / \  Cx /    Gx                    \ 1/11/
                 A  Dbb/ E \Abb/ B \Ebb/ F#\Bbb/     Fb     Cb              \1/7/
                      /     \ /     \ /     \ /                              \ /
                     Gb------Db------Ab------Eb                              1/5
                 C# / \  G# / \  D# / \  A# /    E#      B#
     Bb      F     / C \ Fb/ G \Cbb/ D \Gbb/       
                  /     \ /     \ /     \ /
Dbb-----Abb-----Ebb-----Bbb------Fb------Cb
  \     / \  A  / \  E  /    B       F#
 Gb\   / Db\   / Ab\   / Eb     
    \ /     \ /     \ /        
    Fbb-----Cbb-----Gbb     (  ) Can't put Dbb here because it clashes with C#  

Regards,

-- Dave Keenan
http://uq.net.au/~zzdkeena
From: Herman Miller (1999-12-30)
Subject: Re: 11-limit, 31 tones, 9 hexads within 2.7c of just (was: Strict JI considered undesirable)

On Tue, 28 Dec 1999 21:35:49 -0800, David C Keenan <d.keenan@uq.net.au>
wrote:

>Why would anyone bother with strict JI beyond the 5-limit? For the cost of
>only a 2.7 c error in any 11-limit interval you can have a LOT more
>consonances.
>
>Thanks to Paul Erlich for pointing out the unevenness of my earlier 22 tone
>11-limit tuning and asking why I stopped at 22 tones. For no good reason as
>it turns out. You can trash that 22 tone tuning in favour of the strictly
>proper 31 tone tunings below.

Wow! This looks really cool, I'll have to try it out! It's interesting how
Gbb works out to be the 11/8 in this scale as well as in 50-tet and 31-tet.
(It's Ex in 43-tet.) Could this be considered a 31-note well-tempered
scale? (What's the worst error of the "misspelled" intervals?)

-- 
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   (Herman Miller)     / thing till they were sure it would offend no body,
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! keenan5.scl
!
11-limit, 31 tones, 9 hexads within 2.7c of just, Dave Keenan 27-Dec-99
 31
!
 36.19153216 ! Bx
 85.39311378 ! C#
 115.8026469 ! Db
 151.994179  ! Cx
 201.1957607 ! D
 231.6052938 ! Ebb
 267.7968259 ! D#
 316.9984075 ! Eb
 353.1899397 ! Dx
 383.5994728 ! E
 432.8010544 ! Fb
 468.9925866 ! E#
 499.4021197 ! F
 548.6037013 ! Gbb
 584.7952335 ! F#
 615.2047665 ! Gb
 651.3962987 ! Fx
 700.5978803 ! G
 731.0074134 ! Abb
 767.1989456 ! G#
 816.4005272 ! Ab
 18/11       ! Gx
 883.0015925 ! A
 932.2031741 ! Bbb
 968.3947062 ! A#
 998.8042393 ! Bb
 1048.005821 ! Cbb
 1084.197353 ! B
 1114.606886 ! Cb
 1169.590467 ! B#
 2/1         ! C
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