Catalog of MOS
Below is a list of MOS with number of elements from 5 to 15, plus the names of some of the more significant MOS 11 and larger.
Listen
This is an algorithmically generated recording of every MOS scale that has 14 or fewer notes (tetradecatonic) for a total of 91 scales being showcased here. Each MOS scale played has its simplest step ratio (large step is 2 small step is 1) and therefore is inside the smallest EDO that can support it. Each MOS scale is also in its brightest mode. And rhythmically, each scale is being played with its respective MOS rhythm. Note that changing the mode or step ratio of any of these MOSes may dramatically alter the sound and therefore this recording is not thoroughly representative of each MOS but rather a small taste.
Temperaments
Hendecatonic
Dodecatonic
- Passion[12], Ripple[12] 11L 1s
- Pajara[12] 10L 2s
- August[12] 9L 3s
- Meantone[12] 7L 5s
- Hexe[12] 6L 6s
- Superpyth[12] 5L 7s
- Diminished[12] 4L 8s
- Augene[12] 3L 9s
- Injera[12] 2L 10s
Tridecatonic also see Tridecatonic MOS
- Heinz[13] 11L 2s
- Sephiroth13 10L 3s
- Orwell[13] 9L 4s
- Tridec13 8L 5s
- Tetracot[13] 7L 6s
- leantone13 6L 7s
- Semisept[13] 5L 8s
- Huxley[13] 4L 9s
- Magic[13] 3L 10s
Tetradecatonic
- Octacot[14] 13L 1s
- Injera[14] 12L 2s
- Ketradektriatoh[14] 11L 3s
- Superpelog[14] 9L 5s
- Whitewood[14] 7L 7s
- Godzilla[14] 5L 9s
- Doublewide[14] 4L 10s
- Squares[14] 3L 11s
- Nautilus[14] 1L 13s
Pentadecatonic
- Nautilus[15] 14L 1s
- Kangaroo[15] 13L 2s
- Superkleismic[15] 11L 4s
- Augene[15] 12L 3s
- Blacksmith[15] 10L 5s
- Triforce[15] 9L 6s
- Opossum[15] 8L 7s
- Porcupine[15] 7L 8s
- Terrain[15] 6L 9s
- Myna/Keemun[15] 4L 11s
- Progress[15] 2L 13s
- Valentine[15] 1L 14s
Hexadecatonic
- Valentine[16] 15L 1s
- Kumonga[16] 11L 5s
- Lemba[16] 10L 6s
- Mavila[16] 9L 7s
- Mavila[16], Marvo[16], Gravity[16] 7L 9s
- Wizard[16] 6L 10s
- Mothra[16], Shoe[16] 5L 11s
- Magic[16] 3L 13s
Septadecatonic
- Progress[17] 15L 2s
- Squares[17] 14L 3s
- Garibaldi[17] 12L 5s
- Machine[17] 11L 6s
- Beatles[17] 10L 7s
- Bleu/Blue/Progression[17],
- Mohajira[17] 7L 10s
- Baldy[17] 6L 11s
- Superpyth[17] 5L 12s
- Roman[17] 3L 14s
- Tritonic[17] 2L 15s
Octodecatonic
- A-team[18] 13L 5s
Enneadecatonic
- Liese[19] 17L 2s
- Muggles[19] 16L 3s
- Keemun[19] 15L 4s
- 2-Flattone[19] 13L 6s
- Meantone[19] 12L 7s
- Clyde[19] 11L 8s
- Negri[19] 10L 9s
- Twothirdtonic[19] 9L 10s
- Sensi[19] 8L 11s
- Flattone[19] 7L 12s
- Hemiwuerschmidt[19] 6L 13s
- Semaphore[19], Godzilla[19] 5L 14s
- Myna[19] 4L 15s
- Magic[19] 3L 16s
- Tritonic[19] 2L 17s
Icositonic
- Bossier[20] 17L 3s
- Mitonic[20] 13L 7s
- Casablanca[20] 11L 9s
- Avila[20] 9L 11s
- Tetracot[20] 7L 13s
- Roman[20] 3L 17s
Icosihentonic
Icosidyotonic
- Magic[22] 19L 3s
- Supra[22] 17L 5s
- Porcupine[22] 15L 7s
- Diaschismic[22] 12L 10s
- Orwell[22] 9L 13s
- Coendou[22] 7L 15s
- Wizard[22] 6L 16s
- Superpyth[22] 5L 17s
- Wuerschmidt[22] 3L 19s
- Shrutar[22] 2L 20s
Icositritonic
- Barbad[23] 18L 5s
- Hemikleismic[23] 15L 8s
- Unidec[23] 13L 10s
- Ripple[23] 12L 11s
- Passion[23] 11L 12s
- Sephiroth[23] 10L 13s
- Greeley[23] 8L 15s
- Baldy[23] 6L 17s
- Roman[23] 3L 20s
Icositetratonic and above
- Godzilla[24] 19L 5s
- Hemififths[24] 17L 7s
- Mohajira[24] 7L 17s
- Semaphore[24] 5L 19s
- Hemimagic[25] 19L 6s
- Luna[25] 6L 19s
- Superpyth[27] 22L 5s
- Sensi[27] 19L 8s
- Ennealimmal[27] 18L 9s
- Octacot[27] narrow 14L 13s, wide 13L 14s
- Niner[27] 9L 18s
- Ultrapyth[27] 5L 22s
- Leapday[29], Grackle[29] 17L 12s
- Garibaldi[29] 12L 17s
- Tridec[29] 8L 21s
- Clyde[30] 19L 11s
- Luna[31] 25L 6s
- Meanpop[31] 19L 12s
- Squares[31] 17L 14s
- Grosstone[31] 12L 19s
- Miracle[31] 10L 21s
- Roulette[31] 6L 25s