Families of scales: Difference between revisions

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-By a ''family of scales'' is meant a certain set of scales, finite or infinite, generated according to a regular and exactly specified method.
+A '''family of scales''' is a collection of scales, finite or infinite, generated according to a regular and exactly specified method.
-Examples of scale families include:
+== List of scale families ==
+* [[Breed diamonds]]
-* [[Cartesian scale|Cartesian scales]]
+* [[Cartesian scale]]s
 * [[Chord cubes]]
 * [[Clippers]]
-* [[Combination product sets]]
+* [[Combination product set]]s
-** [[Hexany|Hexanies]]
-* [[Compound scale|Compound scales]]
 * [[Crystal balls]]
+* [[Diaconv scales]]
 * [[Dwarves]]
-** [[Especially tempered dwarves]]
-** [[Marvelous dwarves]]
 * [[Elves]]
-* [[List of essentially tempered scales|Essentially tempered scales]]
+* [[Equal-step tuning]]s (including [[EDO]]s)
+* [[Especially tempered dwarves]]
 * [[Euler-Fokker genus|Euler-Fokker genera]]
 * [[Fokker block]]s
-* [[Harmonotonic tuning|Harmonotonic tunings]]
+* [[Generator-offset]] (GO) scales
-** [[Arithmetic tuning|Arithmetic tunings]]
-*** [[Equal-step tuning|Equal-step tunings]]
-**** [[EDO|Equal divisions of the octave (EDOs)]]
-*** [[Overtone scales]]
-**** [[Primodality|Primodal scales]]
 * [[Highschool scales]]
 * [[Hobbits]]
-** [[MOS scale|Moment of symmetry scales]]
-* [[Homothetic just intonation|Homothetic JI scales]]
 * [[Lesfip scales]]
+* [[List of essentially tempered scales|Essentially tempered scales]]
+* [[Marvelous dwarves]]
 * [[Maximal harmony epimorphic scales]]
-* [[Omniconsonant scale|Omniconsonant scales]]
+* [[Moment of symmetry]] (MOS) scales
+* [[Overtone scales]]
 * [[Scale products and scale powers]]
-* [[Tonality diamond|Tonality diamonds]]
+* [[Tonality diamond]]s
-** [[Breed diamonds]]
+* [[Tritriadic scale]]s
-** [[Diaconv scales]]
-* [[Xenharmonic series]]
 * [[Yantras]]
+{{todo|inline=1|complete list|improve layout|comment=Maybe turn this list into a glossary with a short description below each scale family?}}
+== See also ==
+* [[List of approaches to musical tuning]]
+{{Navbox scale gallery}}
 [[Category:Scales by family| ]] <!-- main article -->
 [[Category:Lists of scales]]
-[[category:todo:expand]]