MOS step ratio spectrum: Difference between revisions

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The two extremes, equalized and paucitonic, are degenerate cases. An equalized MOS has L equal to s, so the MOS pattern is no longer apparent. A paucitonic MOS has s = 0, merging adjacent tones s apart into a single tone. In both cases, the MOS structure is no longer valid.

In between the nine specific ratios there are eight ranges of ratios. Each range has a name. These names are useful for classifying MOS tunings which don't match any of the nine simple step ratios. ''Hypohard'' could be used for tunings that are harder than basic but not as hard as the 3:1 tuning; similarly, ''hyposoft'' can be used for the range between soft and basic. Finally, there is ''~~pan-hard~~'' and ''~~pan-soft~~'' for the whole 'hard-of-basic' range and the whole 'soft-of-basic' range,respectively.

In between the nine specific ratios there are eight ranges of ratios. Each range has a name. These names are useful for classifying MOS tunings which don't match any of the nine simple step ratios. ''Hypohard'' could be used for tunings that are harder than basic but not as hard as the 3:1 tuning; similarly, ''hyposoft'' can be used for the range between soft and basic. Finally, there is ''kiki'' and ''bouba'' for the whole 'hard-of-basic' range and the whole 'soft-of-basic' range,respectively (to minimize confusion with ''hard'' = exactly 3:1 and ''soft'' = exactly 3:2).

By default, all ranges include their endpoints. For example, a hard tuning is considered a quasihard tuning. To exclude endpoints, the modifier "strict" can be used, for example "strict hyposoft".

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!Range

|-

|~~Pansoft~~

|bouba

|1:1 ≤ L:s ≤ 2:1

|-

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|4:1 ≤ L:s ≤ 1:0

|-

|~~Panhard~~

|Kiki

|2:1 ≤ L:s ≤ 1:0

|}

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 The two extremes, equalized and paucitonic, are degenerate cases. An equalized MOS has L equal to s, so the MOS pattern is no longer apparent. A paucitonic MOS has s = 0, merging adjacent tones s apart into a single tone. In both cases, the MOS structure is no longer valid.
-In between the nine specific ratios there are eight ranges of ratios. Each range has a name. These names are useful for classifying MOS tunings which don't match any of the nine simple step ratios. ''Hypohard'' could be used for tunings that are harder than basic but not as hard as the 3:1 tuning; similarly, ''hyposoft'' can be used for the range between soft and basic. Finally, there is ''pan-hard'' and ''pan-soft'' for the whole 'hard-of-basic' range and the whole 'soft-of-basic' range,respectively.
+In between the nine specific ratios there are eight ranges of ratios. Each range has a name. These names are useful for classifying MOS tunings which don't match any of the nine simple step ratios. ''Hypohard'' could be used for tunings that are harder than basic but not as hard as the 3:1 tuning; similarly, ''hyposoft'' can be used for the range between soft and basic. Finally, there is ''kiki'' and ''bouba'' for the whole 'hard-of-basic' range and the whole 'soft-of-basic' range,respectively (to minimize confusion with ''hard'' = exactly 3:1 and ''soft'' = exactly 3:2).
 By default, all ranges include their endpoints. For example, a hard tuning is considered a quasihard tuning. To exclude endpoints, the modifier "strict" can be used, for example "strict hyposoft".
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 !Range
 |-
-|Pansoft
+|bouba
 |1:1 ≤ L:s ≤ 2:1
 |-
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 |4:1 ≤ L:s ≤ 1:0
 |-
-|Panhard
+|Kiki
 |2:1 ≤ L:s ≤ 1:0
 |}