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by Dannyu NDos
Thu Nov 04, 2021 12:03 pm
Forum: Notations for other tunings
Topic: How can I notate my own temperament?
Replies: 2
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How can I notate my own temperament?

I made my own temperament of the 12-tone system. Its objective was to, while maintaining versatility of 12edo, express different characteristics for different keys. My sketch was to, for each notes, give the geometric mean of some septimal just ratios. As such, I'd say it's a "pseudo-septimal&q...
by Dannyu NDos
Sat Sep 25, 2021 10:41 am
Forum: Equal Division notations
Topic: What's the definition of ♯/♭?
Replies: 4
Views: 4306

Re: What's the definition of ♯/♭?

Out of curiosity, how did you come to the conclusion that it seemed to be 25/24? I would like to help prevent other people from coming to the same misconception. It seemed to be 25/24 in meantone EDOs such as 19edo or 31edo. 25/24 is approximated by 1\19 and 2\31, while Pythagorean chromatic semito...
by Dannyu NDos
Sat Sep 25, 2021 10:21 am
Forum: Equal Division notations
Topic: What's the definition of ♯/♭?
Replies: 4
Views: 4306

What's the definition of ♯/♭?

Hi everyone. I'm new to sagittal notation. What's the definition of ♯/♭ used in sagittal notation? It seems ♯ is to approximate the just chromatic semitone, 25/24. Why not the Pythagorean one, 2187/2048? Since C to G is to approximate 3/2, a Pythagorean interval, it seems inconsistent to define ♯ as...