1-3-9-13 hexany

A 13-odd-limit Hexany. This creates a scale of 1 13/12 9/8 39/32 3/2 13/8 2/1, with steps of 13/12 27/26 13/12 16/13 13/12 16/13. The combination of 3-limit and 13-limit intervals gives this hexany a particularly useful mix of familiar and exotic melodic motions, with 4 of the 6 notes having a 3/2 above them to provide stability.

! 1-3-9-13_Hexany.scl
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1 3 9 13 2-combination Hexany
6
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13/12
9/8
39/32
3/2
13/8
2/1

Suggested keyboard mapping: C Db D Eb G Ab C

Music

Phexioenesystems

• Boreal Nonlinear I
• Stepping Stones