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By a ''family of scales'' is meant a certain set of scales, finite or infinite, generated according to a regular and exactly specified method. Examples of scale families are [[EDO]] | By a ''family of scales'' is meant a certain set of scales, finite or infinite, generated according to a regular and exactly specified method. Examples of scale families are [[EDO|EDOs]], [https://en.xen.wiki/w/Equal-step_tuning equal-step tunings], [[MOSScales|MOS]], and [[Fokker blocks]]. Below are some further scale families. | ||
===[[Arithmetic tuning|Arithmetic tunings]]=== | ===[[Arithmetic tuning|Arithmetic tunings]]=== | ||
===[[ | ====[[EDO|Equal divisions of the octave (EDOs)]]==== | ||
====[[Overtone scales]]==== | |||
=====[[Primodality|Primodal scales]]===== | |||
===[[Cartesian scale|Cartesian scales]]=== | ===[[Cartesian scale|Cartesian scales]]=== | ||
===[[Chord cubes]]=== | ===[[Chord cubes]]=== | ||
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===[[Compound scale|Compound scales]]=== | ===[[Compound scale|Compound scales]]=== | ||
===[[Crystal balls]]=== | ===[[Crystal balls]]=== | ||
===[[Dwarves]]=== | ===[[Dwarves]]=== | ||
====[[Marvelous dwarves]]==== | |||
===[[Elves]]=== | ===[[Elves]]=== | ||
===[[Especially tempered dwarves]]=== | ===[[Especially tempered dwarves]]=== | ||
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===[[Highschool scales]]=== | ===[[Highschool scales]]=== | ||
===[[Hobbits]]=== | ===[[Hobbits]]=== | ||
====[[MOSScale|Moment of symmetry scales]]==== | |||
===[[Homothetic just intonation|Homothetic JI scales]]=== | ===[[Homothetic just intonation|Homothetic JI scales]]=== | ||
===[[Lesfip scales]]=== | ===[[Lesfip scales]]=== | ||
===[[List of essentially tempered scales|Essentially tempered scales]]=== | ===[[List of essentially tempered scales|Essentially tempered scales]]=== | ||
===[[Maximal harmony epimorphic scales]]=== | ===[[Maximal harmony epimorphic scales]]=== | ||
===[[Omniconsonant scale|Omniconsonant scales]]=== | ===[[Omniconsonant scale|Omniconsonant scales]]=== | ||
===[[Scale products and scale powers]]=== | ===[[Scale products and scale powers]]=== | ||
===[[Tonality diamond]] | ===[[Tonality diamond|Tonality diamonds]]=== | ||
====[[Breed diamonds]]==== | |||
====[[Diaconv scales]]==== | |||
===[[Xenharmonic series]]=== | ===[[Xenharmonic series]]=== | ||
===[[Yantras]]=== | ===[[Yantras]]=== | ||
Revision as of 09:54, 15 April 2023
By a family of scales is meant a certain set of scales, finite or infinite, generated according to a regular and exactly specified method. Examples of scale families are EDOs, equal-step tunings, MOS, and Fokker blocks. Below are some further scale families.