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A '''family of scales''' is a collection of scales, finite or infinite, generated according to a regular and exactly specified method.
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<div style="width:100%; max-height:400pt; overflow:auto; background-color:#f8f9fa; border: 1px solid #eaecf0; padding:0em"><pre style="margin:0px;border:none;background:none;word-wrap:break-word;white-space: pre-wrap ! important" class="old-revision-html">By a //family of scales// is meant a certain set of scales, finite or infinite, generated according to a regular and exactly specified method. Examples of scale families are [[equal temperaments]], [[MOSScales|MOS]], and [[Fokker block|Fokker blocks]]. Below are some scale families.


===[[Fokker blocks]]===
== List of scale families ==
* [[Equal-step tuning]]s (including [[EDO]]s)
* [[Moment of symmetry]] (MOS) scales
* [[Generator-offset]] (GO) scales
* [[Fokker block]]s
* [[Euler-Fokker genus|Euler-Fokker genera]]
* [[Cartesian scale]]s
* [[Tonality diamond]]s
* [[Breed diamonds]]
* [[Diaconv scales]]
* [[Scale products and scale powers]]
* [[Combination product set]]s
* [[Dwarves]]
* [[Marvelous dwarves]]
* [[Especially tempered dwarves]]
* [[Elves]]
* [[Hobbits]]
* [[Clippers]]
* [[Maximal harmony epimorphic scales]]
* [[Lesfip scales]]
* [[Highschool scales]]
* [[Crystal balls]]
* [[Chord cubes]]
* [[List of essentially tempered scales|Essentially tempered scales]]
* [[Yantras]]
* [[Overtone scales]]


===[[Euler genera]]===
{{todo|inline=1|complete list|improve layout|comment=Maybe turn this list into a glossary with a short description below each scale family?}}


===[[Dwarves]]===
[[Category:Scales by family| ]] <!-- main article -->
 
[[Category:Lists of scales]]
===[[Highschool scales]]===
 
===[[Breed diamonds]]===</pre></div>
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Latest revision as of 20:17, 27 July 2026

A family of scales is a collection of scales, finite or infinite, generated according to a regular and exactly specified method.

List of scale families

Todo: complete list, improve layout

Maybe turn this list into a glossary with a short description below each scale family?

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