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The name is prescribed to 7L 4s due to the fact that among relatively simple scales it has lowest degree of adherence to regular temperament theory and just intonation (see above). In addition, ''daemon'' in ancient times didn't necessarily mean an evil entity, but it could be any kind of spirit, encapsulating that 7L 4s can be found as a useful scale by composers who do not adhere to common regular temperament or consonance-based approaches. A coincidence in the cent measuring system is that two basic (L:s = 2:1) generators stacked together are equal to '''666'''.6666... cents. | The name is prescribed to 7L 4s due to the fact that among relatively simple scales it has lowest degree of adherence to regular temperament theory and just intonation (see above). In addition, ''daemon'' in ancient times didn't necessarily mean an evil entity, but it could be any kind of spirit, encapsulating that 7L 4s can be found as a useful scale by composers who do not adhere to common regular temperament or consonance-based approaches. A coincidence in the cent measuring system is that two basic (L:s = 2:1) generators stacked together are equal to '''666'''.6666... cents. | ||
From traditional TAMNAMS perspective, the scale may be called ''' | From traditional TAMNAMS perspective, the scale may be called '''m-chro smitonic'''. Another name, which is deprecated but proposed for reinstation by [[User:Ganaram inukshuk|Ganaram inukshuk]], is '''suprasmitonic'''. | ||
== Scale tree == | == Scale tree == | ||