17 Shades of Tones – scale comparison

to make the comparison meaningful the same midi file capture of my performance was used to render in each tuning using pianoteq 5. The original was performed in Margo’s variation. I thnk the subharmonic version has some interesting aural properties when the sustain pedal is engaged.

cicada 17 OT

cicada 17 UT

17 var. ji4

Tzitzikas 17

17 edo

Scott Dakota

! Cicada17_Ot_17ed2_RationalDetemper_HarmonicSeries24-48slice_JI(17).scl
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Harmonic series rational detempering of 17ed2. From 21, but centered as 24:25:26:27:28:29:30:32:33:34:36:37:39:40:42:44:46:48. Scott Dakota, Nov 2015.
17
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25/24
13/12
9/8
7/6
29/24
5/4
4/3
11/8
17/12
3/2
37/24
13/8
5/3
7/4
11/6
23/12
2/1

! Cicada17_Ut_17ed2_RationalDetemper_SubHarmonicSeries24-48slice_JI(17).scl
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Sub-harmonic series rational detempering of 17ed2. From 1/21, but centered as 1/(24:25:26:27:28:29:30:32:33:34:36:37:39:40:42:44:46:48). Scott Dakota, Nov 2015.
17
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24/23
12/11
8/7
6/5
16/13
48/37
4/3
24/17
16/11
3/2
8/5
48/29
12/7
16/9
24/13
48/25
2/1

Margo Schulter
! 17var-ji4.scl
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Close variation on tuning at x31.eq.com
17
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117/112
13/12
44/39
233/199
121/98
169/132
4/3
112/81
81/56
176/117
224/143
13/8
12/7
16/9
224/121
48/25
2/1

Paul Erlich
! Tzitzikas17_Ot_17ed2_RationalDetemper_HarmonicSeries_48-96slice_JI(17).scl
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Harmonic series rational detempering of 17ed2. 48:49:52:54:56:58:60:64:66:68:72:74:76:80:84:88:92:96. By Paul Erlich 01Dec2015, re: Cicada by Scott Dakota
17
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49/48
13/12
9/8
7/6
29/24
5/4
4/3
11/8
17/12
3/2
37/24
19/12
5/3
7/4
11/6
23/12
2/1