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'''Guide frames''' are the most recent formulation of "nice" scales in Inthar's contribution to [[aberrismic theory]]. A guide frame consists of: | '''Guide frames'''{{idiosyncratic}} are the most recent formulation of "nice" scales in Inthar's contribution to [[aberrismic theory]]. A guide frame consists of: | ||
# a ''guided [[generator sequence]]'' (GGS) GS(g1, g2, ...), where each generator subtends the same fixed number of steps in the scale; | # a ''guided [[generator sequence]]'' (GGS) GS(g1, g2, ...), where each generator subtends the same fixed number of steps in the scale; | ||
# a ''polyoffset'' (offset chord) for that generator sequence where every copy of the generator sequence has the same length. This is the unison for scales with only one GGS chain and a dyad for scales with two GGS chains. LssLssLssMssLssLssMss has three GGS chains; note that the polyoffset is also GS(s). | # a ''polyoffset'' (offset chord) for that generator sequence where every copy of the generator sequence has the same length. This is the unison for scales with only one GGS chain and a dyad for scales with two GGS chains. LssLssLssMssLssLssMss has three GGS chains; note that the polyoffset is also GS(s). | ||