Xen concepts for beginners: Difference between revisions
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== MOS scales == | == MOS scales == | ||
MOS ( | [[MOS]] (Moment of Symmetry) scales are one way to generalize the diatonic scale; the diatonic scale is a MOS scale. They are scales with two step sizes (large (L) and small (s)) with a uniquely elegant combination of properties: | ||
For every number of steps, the scale has at most two interval sizes with that number of steps. | For every number of steps, the scale has at most two interval sizes with that number of steps. | ||