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Term isn't used anywhere else as far as I can tell, so marked as idiosyncratic; alternate terms (monolarge and monosmall) also added and marked as idiosyncratic
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Octave Period Step Generated Scales or OSG scales are scales which are generated by one of it's step sizes and have a period of 2/1. These scales each share similar properties and have a someone similar sound to each other. Equal Scales such as 6 edo are not considered OSG scales.
A '''step generated scale'''{{Idiosyncratic}} is a scale, typically a [[moment of symmetry]] scale, whose [[generator]] is a single step in the scale. These scales are characterized by having the same step size throughout except for one step. Such scales are also called monolarge{{Idiosyncratic}} or monosmall{{Idiosyncratic}} scales, for MOS scales with one large step (1L ''n''s) or one small step (''n''L 1s), respectively.


=Properties of OSG Scales=
The phrase "step generated scale with octave period", abbreviated as "OPSG scale" or "OSG scale", is attributed to the Wikispace user [[K9assassin]]. The terms "monolarge" and "monosmall" were independently coined by [[User:Ganaram inukshuk|Ganaram inukshuk]], with the former term being used to refer to the entire family of 1L ns MOS scales.
==Properties of OSG Scales==
OSG Scales are nearly equal but with one step size being varying in order to complete the octave.
OSG Scales are nearly equal but with one step size being varying in order to complete the octave.


=Five Tone OSG=
==Five Tone OSG==
Godzilla[5] - L L L L s 24 EDO, 19 EDO
Godzilla[5] - L L L L s 24 EDO, 19 EDO


=Six Tone OSG=
==Six Tone OSG==
Machine[6] - L L L L L s 11 EDO, 17EDO, 22EDO
Machine[6] - L L L L L s 11 EDO, 17EDO, 22EDO


=Seven Tone OSG=
==Seven Tone OSG==
Porcupine[7] - s s s s s s L 15 EDO, 22 EDO, 37 EDO
Porcupine[7] - s s s s s s L 15 EDO, 22 EDO, 37 EDO


=Eight Tone OSG=
==Eight Tone OSG==
Porcupine[8] - L L L L L L L s 15 EDO, 22 EDO, 37 EDO
Porcupine[8] - L L L L L L L s 15 EDO, 22 EDO, 37 EDO


Negri[8] - L L L L L L L s 19 EDO
Negri[8] - L L L L L L L s 19 EDO


=Nine Tone OSG=
==Nine Tone OSG==
Negri[9] - L L L L L L L L s 19 EDO
Negri[9] - L L L L L L L L s 19 EDO


=Ten Tone OSG=
==Ten Tone OSG==
[[Category:OPSG]]
[[Category:OPSG]]
[[Category:Scale]]
[[Category:Scale]]
[[Category:Step_generated]]
[[Category:Step_generated]]

Revision as of 22:11, 12 December 2023

A step generated scale[idiosyncratic term] is a scale, typically a moment of symmetry scale, whose generator is a single step in the scale. These scales are characterized by having the same step size throughout except for one step. Such scales are also called monolarge[idiosyncratic term] or monosmall[idiosyncratic term] scales, for MOS scales with one large step (1L ns) or one small step (nL 1s), respectively.

The phrase "step generated scale with octave period", abbreviated as "OPSG scale" or "OSG scale", is attributed to the Wikispace user K9assassin. The terms "monolarge" and "monosmall" were independently coined by Ganaram inukshuk, with the former term being used to refer to the entire family of 1L ns MOS scales.

Properties of OSG Scales

OSG Scales are nearly equal but with one step size being varying in order to complete the octave.

Five Tone OSG

Godzilla[5] - L L L L s 24 EDO, 19 EDO

Six Tone OSG

Machine[6] - L L L L L s 11 EDO, 17EDO, 22EDO

Seven Tone OSG

Porcupine[7] - s s s s s s L 15 EDO, 22 EDO, 37 EDO

Eight Tone OSG

Porcupine[8] - L L L L L L L s 15 EDO, 22 EDO, 37 EDO

Negri[8] - L L L L L L L s 19 EDO

Nine Tone OSG

Negri[9] - L L L L L L L L s 19 EDO

Ten Tone OSG