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-The melodic sound of a [[MOS]] is not just affected by the tuning of its intervals, but by the sizes of its steps. MOSes with L more similar to s sound smoother and more mellow. MOSes with L much larger than s sound jagged and dramatic. The '''step ratio''' or '''hardness''', the ratio between the sizes of L and s, is thus important to the sound of the scale. The step ratio has also been called '''Blackwood's R''', after Easley Blackwood who described it for diatonic mosses and referred to this ratio as R.
+The melodic sound of a [[MOS]] is not just affected by the tuning of its intervals, but by the sizes of its steps. MOSes with L more similar to s can sound smoother/softer/more mellow. MOSes with L much larger than s can sound jagged/dramatic/sparkly. For extreme tunings, the step pattern of the MOS will become increasingly ambiguous; this is as much a feature as a bug - it depends on your intent. The '''step ratio''' or '''hardness''', the ratio between the sizes of L and s, is thus important to the sound of the scale. The step ratio has also been called '''Blackwood's R''', after Easley Blackwood who described it for diatonic mosses and referred to this ratio as R.
 == Relative interval sizes ==