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== Shape-based ==
== Shape-based ==
=== [[MOSScales|MOS scales]] ===
=== [[MOS scale]]s ===
* [[blackbirds12]] – Blackbirds[12] in 82\180 tuning
* [[blackbirds12]] – Blackbirds[12] in 82\180 tuning
* [[diminished12]] – Diminished[12] in [[44edo]]
* [[diminished12]] – Diminished[12] in [[44edo]]
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* [[12-27]] – Augene[12] in 27edo: Herman Miller's Galticeran scale
* [[12-27]] – Augene[12] in 27edo: Herman Miller's Galticeran scale


=== MODMOS scales ===
=== [[MODMOS scale]]s ===
* [[igliashon]] – Meantone MODMOS created for Igliashon Jones in 74et
* [[igliashon]] – Meantone MODMOS created for Igliashon Jones in 74et
* [[keenan]] – Fokker/Keenan meantone MODMOS in 31et
* [[keenan]] – Fokker/Keenan meantone MODMOS in 31et
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* [[12-22h|12-22h]] – Pajara MODMOS: Hexachordal 12-tone scale in 22-tET
* [[12-22h|12-22h]] – Pajara MODMOS: Hexachordal 12-tone scale in 22-tET


=== [[Hobbits]] ===
=== [[Hobbit]]s ===
* [[archytas12]], [[archytas12synch]]''
* [[archytas12]], [[archytas12synch]]''
** [http://micro.soonlabel.com/hobbit_scales/daily201031--hobbit-archytas12.mp3 12 archytas hobbits with ale]'' by Chris Vaisvil
** [http://micro.soonlabel.com/hobbit_scales/daily201031--hobbit-archytas12.mp3 12 archytas hobbits with ale]'' by Chris Vaisvil
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* [[smithgw tetra]]
* [[smithgw tetra]]


=== [[Regular_Temperaments|Other regular temperament]] scales===
=== Other [[regular temperament]]-based scales===
* [[biggulp-bunya]] – biggulp tempered in POTE-tuned 13-limit bunya
* [[biggulp-bunya]] – biggulp tempered in POTE-tuned 13-limit bunya
* [[bihexanymyna]] – myna tempered [[bihexany]]
* [[bihexanymyna]] – myna tempered [[bihexany]]
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* [[simp12hitch]] – [[simp12]] – tempered in hitchcock, 99edo tuning
* [[simp12hitch]] – [[simp12]] – tempered in hitchcock, 99edo tuning
* [[stelhex-catakleismic|stelhex-catakleismic]] – stelhex tempered in 13-limit POTE-tuned catakleismic
* [[stelhex-catakleismic|stelhex-catakleismic]] – stelhex tempered in 13-limit POTE-tuned catakleismic
* [[tapek-ribbon|tapek-ribbon]] – Eq-diff ribbon extension of Superpyth, made of two Tapek sequences
* [[tunbar12]] – [[625/624]], 1000/999 tempered [[Duodene skew|duodene_skew]] – and its alteration
* [[tunbar12]] – [[625/624]], 1000/999 tempered [[Duodene skew|duodene_skew]] – and its alteration
* [[vinodene]] – 726/725, 1045/1044, [[1089/1088]], and [[1216/1215]] – tempered [[duodene]]
* [[vinodene]] – 726/725, 1045/1044, [[1089/1088]], and [[1216/1215]] – tempered [[duodene]]
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* [[unimajorpenta]] – 896/891 tempered 2.3.11/7 subgroup scale
* [[unimajorpenta]] – 896/891 tempered 2.3.11/7 subgroup scale


=== [[Circulating temperament]]s ===
=== [[Circulating temperament]]s & [[Circle of fifths|circles of intervals]] ===
* [[bifrost]] – Six meantone fifths, four pure fifths
* [[bifrost]] – Six meantone fifths, four pure fifths
* [[cauldron]] – Circulating scale with two pure 9/7 thirds
* [[cauldron]] – Circulating scale with two pure 9/7 thirds
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* [[johnson-temp]] – Aaron Krister Johnson, circulating temperament based on 5/4, 24/19, 19/15 backbone
* [[johnson-temp]] – Aaron Krister Johnson, circulating temperament based on 5/4, 24/19, 19/15 backbone
* [[kirnberger]] – Kirnberger III, letter to Forkel 1779
* [[kirnberger]] – Kirnberger III, letter to Forkel 1779
* [[mounos]] – Mounos extended fifths -c sequence, quasi-septimal minor diatonic scale
* [[ozancirc]] – Ozan Yarman's 159-equal circulating scale
* [[ozancirc]] – Ozan Yarman's 159-equal circulating scale
* [[qcmte84a]] – Margo Schulter temperament extraordinaire
* [[qcmte84a]] – Margo Schulter temperament extraordinaire
* [[rainbow]] – rainbow/meanquarw3 modified 1/4-comma meantone
* [[rainbow]] – rainbow/meanquarw3 modified 1/4-comma meantone
* [[secor_wt10]] – Secor's 12-tone well-temperament, proportional beating
* [[secor_wt10]] – Secor's 12-tone well-temperament, proportional beating
* [[soria]] – 12 from a 17-notes cycle, equal-beating extended fifths (705.57 c.) sequence
* [[sireine f]] – Sequence of 11 Sireine low meantone fifths (exactly 691.2348426 c.) from F
* [[werck3]] – Andreas Werckmeister's temperament III
* [[werck3]] – Andreas Werckmeister's temperament III
* [[vallotti]] – Vallotti & Young scale (Vallotti version)
* [[vallotti]] – Vallotti & Young scale (Vallotti version)
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* [[young2]] – Thomas Young well temperament no.2 (1799)
* [[young2]] – Thomas Young well temperament no.2 (1799)


=== [[Lesfip scales]] and other optimizations ===
=== Others ===
* [[blue]]
* [[blue]]
** ''[http://micro.soonlabel.com/blue-tuning/daily20101124-piano-blue-temperament-perseverance.mp3 Chris Vaisvil "Perseverance"]''
** ''[http://micro.soonlabel.com/blue-tuning/daily20101124-piano-blue-temperament-perseverance.mp3 Chris Vaisvil "Perseverance"]''
* [[baran]] – Shaahin Mohajeri's Baran scale
* [[ifbis]] – Ifbis -c 12 tones sequence (not traditional)
* [[ligon]] – Jacky Ligon's strictly proper all-prime scale
* [[millerop]]
* [[millerop]]
* [[rast matrix]] – Neutral third sequence, approximates ''Rast'' on white keys and other [[Maqam|maqamat]]
* [[raven]] – John O'Sullivan's raven scale
* [[raven]] – John O'Sullivan's raven scale
** ''[http://micro.soonlabel.com/Raven/20120626-raven-explore.mp3 Raven Explore]'' by Chris Vaisvil
** ''[http://micro.soonlabel.com/Raven/20120626-raven-explore.mp3 Raven Explore]'' by Chris Vaisvil
* [[raven2]] – John O'Sullivan's raven2 scale
* [[raven2]] – John O'Sullivan's raven2 scale
** ''[http://micro.soonlabel.com/Raven/20130915_psalm_4_NIV_a_capella.mp3 Psalm 4 in Dorian mode of Raven 2 Tuning]'' by Chris Vaisvil
** ''[http://micro.soonlabel.com/Raven/20130915_psalm_4_NIV_a_capella.mp3 Psalm 4 in Dorian mode of Raven 2 Tuning]'' by Chris Vaisvi
 
=== [[Linear recurrence]] scales, [[rational intonation]], etc ===
* [[baran]] – Shaahin Mohajeri's Baran scale
* [[ifbis]] – Ifbis -c 12 tones sequence (not traditional)
* [[ligon]] – Jacky Ligon's strictly proper all-prime scale
* [[mounos]] – Mounos extended fifths -c sequence, quasi-septimal minor diatonic scale
* [[rast matrix]] – Neutral third sequence, approximates ''Rast'' on white keys and other [[Maqam|maqamat]]
* [[soria]] – 12 from a 17-notes cycle, equal-beating extended fifths (705.57 c.) sequence
* [[sireine f]] – Sequence of 11 Sireine low meantone fifths (exactly 691.2348426 c.) from F
* [[sumer]] – Neutral diatonic soft ''Rast''-like scale with Ishku -c variations
* [[sumer]] – Neutral diatonic soft ''Rast''-like scale with Ishku -c variations
* [[tapek-ribbon|tapek-ribbon]] – Eq-diff ribbon extension of Superpyth, made of two Tapek sequences


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Latest revision as of 22:41, 15 August 2025

Map your chosen scale to a standard Halberstadt keyboard and you are on your way!

Shape-based

MOS scales

  • blackbirds12 – Blackbirds[12] in 82\180 tuning
  • diminished12 – Diminished[12] in 44edo
  • flattone12 – Flattone[12] in 13-limit POTE tuning
  • mavila-eb – Mavila[12] in f^4-10f+10 equal beating tuning and meantone order
    • Hopper by Singer-Medora-White-Smith; At The Hop in f^4-10f+10 mavila
  • Meantone(12) – because tradition must be respected
  • pajara12 – Pajara[12] in POTE tuning
  • ratwolf – Eleven fifths of (418/5)^(1/11) and one 20/13 wolf
  • 12-22a – Superpyth[12] in 22edo: Paul Erlich, TL 4-4-2000
  • 12-27 – Augene[12] in 27edo: Herman Miller's Galticeran scale

MODMOS scales

Hobbits

EDO subsets

(Only added to this subheading if it doesn't belong under another subheading.)

Temperament-based

Marvel tempered scales

Other regular temperament-based scales

Tempered subgroup scales

Circulating temperaments & circles of intervals

  • bifrost – Six meantone fifths, four pure fifths
  • cauldron – Circulating scale with two pure 9/7 thirds
  • corrette2 – Michel Corrette, modified meantone temperament (1753)
  • couperin – Couperin modified meantone
  • grail – Holy Grail circulating scale
  • johnson-secor rwt – Aaron Krister Johnson and George Secor's equal-beating rational well temperament
  • johnson-temp – Aaron Krister Johnson, circulating temperament based on 5/4, 24/19, 19/15 backbone
  • kirnberger – Kirnberger III, letter to Forkel 1779
  • mounos – Mounos extended fifths -c sequence, quasi-septimal minor diatonic scale
  • ozancirc – Ozan Yarman's 159-equal circulating scale
  • qcmte84a – Margo Schulter temperament extraordinaire
  • rainbow – rainbow/meanquarw3 modified 1/4-comma meantone
  • secor_wt10 – Secor's 12-tone well-temperament, proportional beating
  • soria – 12 from a 17-notes cycle, equal-beating extended fifths (705.57 c.) sequence
  • sireine f – Sequence of 11 Sireine low meantone fifths (exactly 691.2348426 c.) from F
  • werck3 – Andreas Werckmeister's temperament III
  • vallotti – Vallotti & Young scale (Vallotti version)
  • val-werck
  • young2 – Thomas Young well temperament no.2 (1799)

Others