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Musical | Musical [[scale]]s come in many varieties, but as long as they're ascending and periodic, they can be broken down into a finite list of steps stacked on top on each other. | ||
The set outlined below is used in Scale Workshop 3 making it both human readable and machine executable. | The set outlined below is used in [[Scale Workshop]] 3, making it both human readable and machine executable. | ||
== Positive-size step indicators == | == Positive-size step indicators == | ||
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* '''z'''ilch | * '''z'''ilch | ||
The bolded first letter is intended as a shorthand for step | The bolded first letter is intended as a shorthand for [[step pattern]]s like L, M and s in LLsLLLs for Ionian or LMLsLsLMLs for Blackdye Grave Dorian. | ||
The '''z'''ilch step is reserved for steps of zero size i.e. repeated notes in the scale. | The '''z'''ilch step is reserved for steps of zero size i.e. repeated notes in the scale. | ||
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* In the word XYXYX, there are two possibilities: (X, Y) = (L, s) and (X, Y) = (s, L). | * In the word XYXYX, there are two possibilities: (X, Y) = (L, s) and (X, Y) = (s, L). | ||
* The operation of substituting the MOS word ssLssL into the X slots of XXmXXmXX results in ssmLsmsL. | * The operation of substituting the MOS word ssLssL into the X slots of XXmXXmXX results in ssmLsmsL. | ||
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