Re: [tuning-math] Glumma

  • From: Gene W Smith <genewardsmith@xxxxxxxx>
  • To: tuning-math@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Thu, 10 Oct 2002 23:36:32 -0700



On Thu, 10 Oct 2002 23:31:10 -0700 Carl Lumma <carl@xxxxxxxxx> writes:
> 
> >! 6 complete 7-limit tetrads, not proper.
> >!
> >!                       5/4----------15/8
> >!                       /:\`.       .'/
> >!                      / : \ `.   .' /
> >!                     /  :  \ 15/14 /
> >!         7/6-----------7/4  \ /:\ /
> >!           \`.     /  ,/  `. \ : /
> >!            \ `.  / .'/     `.\:/ \
> >!             \  1/1--/--------3/2  \
> >!              \ /:\`/     / ,'/  `. \
> >!               \ : / `.  /.' /     `.\
> >!              / \:/ \ 12/7--/--------9/7
> >!             /  7/5  \  :  /
> >!            /  ,' `.  \ : /
> >!           / .'     '. \:/
> >!         8/5-----------6/5
> >
> >
> >It certainly has more 3:2's.  It has the same smallest
> >1-step interval as glumma, but has a smaller largest 1-step
> >interval.  The Lumma stability is about the same.  In your
> >original post, you say it is more regular than glumma in
> >terms of variation in step size.  How did you get that?
> 
> Gene,
> 
> Maybe we should call this glumma, and use the 'recta'
> designation for the original glumma?

If that appeals to you more, fine. "Glumma" was because of its close
relation to your scale "Lumma".
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