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The [[MOS scale|moment-of-symmetry]] process of unfolding a scale takes, for most people, a conceptual leap or two. Below are visualizations of the process: | The [[MOS scale|moment-of-symmetry]] process of unfolding a scale takes, for most people, a conceptual leap or two. Below are visualizations of the process: | ||
*From the Wilson Archives on Kraig Grady's | *From the Wilson Archives on Kraig Grady's [http://Anaphoria.com Anaphoria.com]: | ||
**[http://anaphoria.com/hrgm.PDF The first set of 32 horograms]. | **[http://anaphoria.com/hrgm.PDF The first set of 32 horograms] – see also [[Horogram]]. | ||
**[http://anaphoria.com/sctree.PDF The Scale Tree] is the basis of the horograms. | **[http://anaphoria.com/sctree.PDF The Scale Tree] is the basis of the horograms. | ||
**[http://anaphoria.com/MOSedo.PDF Moments of Symmetry, of Equal Divisions of the Octave]. | **[http://anaphoria.com/MOSedo.PDF Moments of Symmetry, of Equal Divisions of the Octave]. | ||
*From David Finnamore's [http://www.elvenminstrel.com Elevenminstrel.com]: [http://www.elvenminstrel.com/music/tuning/horagrams/horagram_intro.htm 5- To 9-Tone, Octave-Repeating Scales From Wilson's Golden Horagrams of the Scale Tree]. | *From David Finnamore's [http://www.elvenminstrel.com Elevenminstrel.com]: [http://www.elvenminstrel.com/music/tuning/horagrams/horagram_intro.htm 5- To 9-Tone, Octave-Repeating Scales From Wilson's Golden Horagrams of the Scale Tree]. | ||
*[[Charles Lucy]] describes a technique involving dis-continuous chains of fifths (i.e. skipping some). | *[[Charles Lucy]] describes a technique involving dis-continuous chains of fifths (i.e. skipping some). | ||
*[[ | *[[Joseph Monzo]]'s helixes could also be of use here... | ||
[[ | *[[User:Xenoindex]]'s charts [[User:Xenoindex/MOS_Charts]] | ||
== L and s == | == L and s == | ||
The mechanics of scale generation are such that | The mechanics of scale generation are such that—when iterating from one scale to the next densest one—all large steps in the preceding scale become one large step and one small step in the new scale. | ||
Another way to think about this is that a small-step-sized chunk has been split off of each of the former large steps. The remainder can be either larger or smaller than the small step | Another way to think about this is that a small-step-sized chunk has been split off of each of the former large steps. The remainder can be either larger or smaller than the small step | ||
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== See also == | |||
* [[Gallery of MOS patterns]] | |||
[[Category:MOS scale]] | |||
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