Step label spectrum: Difference between revisions
Recommend standard sets of letters up to variety 9. |
Indicate descending steps using Greek letters. |
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If there are more step sizes than available in the mnemonic list the whole Latin alphabet should be used, again dividing evenly w.r.t. upper- and lowercase. | |||
== Negative-size step indicators == | |||
Machine processing requires standard indicators for descending steps in cases where the user enters unsorted data in error or to enhance playability of the layout. | |||
The Greek lowercase latters are used starting with µ due to its association with the metric predix ''micro'' followed by ε due to association with size in mathematics. Note that ε comes before µ in the Greek alphabet so it's intended for the descending step closer to zero. (Also note that this wiki article uses the Latin micro sign µ instead of the actual Greek μ as a reminder that in machine context the correct codepoint should be used to aid in automatic processing even if there is little difference in visual appearance.) | |||
If there are more than two negative step sizes the whole Greek alphabet should be used. | |||
=== Example === | |||
The "Ionian" mode with step sizes 2 and -1 in 8edo would be spelled LLµLLLµ. | |||