Parapyth
Parapyth is generally viewed as a no-5 2.3.7.11.13 rank-3 regular temperament 17 & 41 & 46, sometimes called Parapythic. (In the strict sense, parapyth is Margo Schulter's rank-3 tuning construct inspired by medieval European and Middle Eastern music theory, where Schulter imposes commas that are to be observed as well as commas that are to be tempered out.[citation needed])
Theory
The regular temperament Parapyth has two non-period generators: the fifth (which is tuned in the gentle region) and the "spacer" 28/27, which is equated to 33/32. This is equivalent to taking the spacer 64/63, which may be equated with 81/80 (as in 46edo and 87edo) or tuned to be even smaller than 81/80 (as in 63edo and 80edo) assuming prime 5 is added.
Intervals
| # spacers | -1 | 0 | +1 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # fifths | Cents* | JI | Cents* | JI | Cents* | JI |
| -7 | 1015.9 | 1072.1 | 13/7 | 1128.4 | 26/27 | |
| -6 | 519.9 | 576.1 | 39/28 | 632.3 | 13/9 | |
| -5 | 23.9 | 64/63 | 80.1 | 22/21 | 136.3 | 13/12 |
| -4 | 727.9 | 32/21 | 784.1 | 11/7 | 840.3 | 13/8 |
| -3 | 231.9 | 8/7 | 288.1 | 13/11 | 344.3 | 11/9 |
| -2 | 935.8 | 12/7 | 992.0 | 16/9, 39/22 | 1048.3 | 11/6 |
| -1 | 439.8 | 9/7 | 496.0 | 4/3 | 552.2 | 11/8 |
| 0 | 1143.8 | 27/28, 32/33 | 0 | 1/1 | 56.2 | 28/27, 33/32 |
| 1 | 647.8 | 16/11 | 704.0 | 3/2 | 760.2 | 14/9, 99/64 |
| 2 | 151.7 | 12/11 | 208.0 | 9/8, 44/39 | 264.2 | 7/6 |
| 3 | 855.7 | 18/11 | 911.9 | 22/13 | 968.1 | 7/4 |
| 4 | 359.7 | 16/13 | 415.9 | 14/11 | 472.1 | 21/16 |
| 5 | 1063.7 | 24/13 | 1119.9 | 21/22 | 1176.1 | 63/64 |
| 6 | 567.7 | 18/13 | 623.9 | 56/39 | 680.1 | |
| 7 | 71.6 | 27/26 | 127.9 | 14/13 | 184.1 | |
(* Cent values in 2.3.7.11.13 CE tuning. The 104edo tuning (~3/2 = 703.846, ~28/27 = 57.692) is close.)
Extensions
If prime 5 is added to 2.3.7.11.13 Parapyth via Aberschismic tempering equating 64/63 to 81/80, the resulting 2.3.5.7.11.13 temperament is called Pele (41 & 46 & 58).
If the diatonic augmented fourth is equated to 23/16, the resulting 2.3.7.11.13.23 temperament is called Skidoo (17 & 24 & 46). 63edo is a particularly good Skidoo tuning.
Prime 31 can be easily be added by equating 28/27~33/32 with 32/31.
