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Melodic/sound example: Temperament in the 2.9/7.11/7 subgroup

🔗Michael <djtrancendance@...>

8/27/2011 11:47:51 AM

/tuning/files/MichaelSheiman/9 and 7.mp3

Here are the approximate Just ratios from the temperament I am using

1/1
10/9
11/9
4/3
7/5
11/7 and 14/9
9/5

    Note there is a LOT of overlap in this subsetbetween 7 and 9 odd limit...which is kind of the idea. I found this just about as simple to compose in as diatonic...no kidding.  :-)
   I get the feeling the reason Mike B.'s tuning is so efficient resolves a lot around the fact one of the ratios is right smack between 11/7 and 14/9...and the 14/9 also happens to have 9/7 as an octave inverse.
   There are a couple of "just wolf fifths" around 40/27...but it's not enough to distract from the general stability of everything else. :-)