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=== As shifted undertone series === | === As shifted undertone series === | ||
By varying the undertone series step size to some | By varying the undertone series step size to some number other than 1, if that number is irrational you can produce an ALS, and if rational you can produce a US (which you could also call an ALS if you really wanted to). In other words, by shifting the undertone series by a constant amount of string length, the step sizes remain equal in terms of length, but their relationship in pitch changes. | ||
=== Vs. AFS === | === Vs. AFS === | ||
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=== Vs. US === | === Vs. US === | ||
A [[US|US, or utonal sequence]], is the | A [[US|US, or utonal sequence]], is the rational version of an ALS. | ||
=== Vs. ELD === | === Vs. ELD === | ||