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=== Cloudy scales ===
=== Cloudy scales ===
I don't know about you, but I love the seventh harmonic. The ''Cloudy Scale'' (named after its small interval, the [[cloudy comma]]) is a 5L6s [[MOS]] with [[7/4]] as the generator and [[2/1]] as the period.
I don't know about you, but I love the seventh harmonic. These scales are named after the [[cloudy comma]].
{| class="wikitable"
 
'''''Cumulus Alpha''''' is a 5L6s [[MOS]] with [[7/4]] as the generator and [[2/1]] as the period.
{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible"
!Steps
!Steps
!Ratio
!Ratio
!Cents
|-
|-
|0
|0
|1/1
|1/1
|0.000
|-
|-
|1
|1
|16807/16384
|16807/16384
|43.130
|-
|-
|2
|2
|8/7
|8/7
|231.174
|-
|-
|3
|3
|2401/2048
|2401/2048
|275.304
|-
|-
|4
|4
|64/49
|64/49
|462.348
|-
|-
|5
|5
|343/256
|343/256
|506.478
|-
|-
|6
|6
|512/343
|512/343
|693.522
|-
|-
|7
|7
|49/32
|49/32
|737.652
|-
|-
|8
|8
|4096/2401
|4096/2401
|924.696
|-
|-
|9
|9
|7/4
|7/4
|968.826
|-
|-
|10
|10
|32768/16807
|32768/16807
|1155.870
|-
|-
|11
|11
|2/1
|2/1
|1200.000
|}
'''''Cumulus Beta''''' is an 4L5s MOS with [[7/6]] as the generator and [[2/1]] as the period. Amazingly, it approximates all intervals of [[9edo|9-EDO]] within a cent!
{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible"
!Steps
!Ratio
!Cents
!9-EDO Difference
|-
|0
|1/1
|0.000
|0.000
|-
|1
|2592/2401
|132.516
| -0.817
|-
|2
|7/6
|266.871
|0.204
|-
|3
|432/343
|399.387
| -0.613
|-
|4
|49/36
|533.742
|0.409
|-
|5
|72/49
|666.258
| -0.409
|-
|6
|343/216
|800.613
|0.613
|-
|7
|12/7
|933.129
| -0.204
|-
|8
|2401/1296
|1067.484
|0.817
|-
|9
|7/4
|1200.000
|0.000
|}
'''''Cumulus Gamma''''' is an 3L5s MOS with [[9/7]] as the generator and [[2/1]] as the period. It appears to partially approximate [[11edo|11-EDO]].
{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible"
!Steps
!Ratio
!Cents
!Approx. 11-EDO Degree
|-
|0
|1/1
|0.000
|0
|-
|1
|729/686
|105.252
|1
|-
|2
|98/81
|329.832
|3
|-
|3
|9/7
|435.084
|4
|-
|4
|6561/4802
|540.336
|5
|-
|5
|14/9
|764.916
|7
|-
|6
|81/49
|870.168
|8
|-
|7
|1372/729
|1094.748
|10
|-
|8
|2/1
|1200.000
|11
|}
|}