8L 13s

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Scale structure
Step pattern	LsLssLsLssLssLsLssLss ssLssLsLssLssLsLssLsL
Equave	2/1 (1200.0 ¢)
Period	2/1 (1200.0 ¢)
Generator size
Bright	13\21 to 5\8 (742.9 ¢ to 750.0 ¢)
Dark	3\8 to 8\21 (450.0 ¢ to 457.1 ¢)
TAMNAMS information
Related to	5L 3s (oneirotonic)
With tunings	1:1 to 3:2 (soft)
Related MOS scales
Parent	8L 5s
Sister	13L 8s
Daughters	21L 8s, 8L 21s
Neutralized	16L 5s
2-Flought	29L 13s, 8L 34s
Equal tunings
Equalized (L:s = 1:1)	13\21 (742.9 ¢)
Supersoft (L:s = 4:3)	44\71 (743.7 ¢)
Soft (L:s = 3:2)	31\50 (744.0 ¢)
Semisoft (L:s = 5:3)	49\79 (744.3 ¢)
Basic (L:s = 2:1)	18\29 (744.8 ¢)
Semihard (L:s = 5:2)	41\66 (745.5 ¢)
Hard (L:s = 3:1)	23\37 (745.9 ¢)
Superhard (L:s = 4:1)	28\45 (746.7 ¢)
Collapsed (L:s = 1:0)	5\8 (750.0 ¢)
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8L 13s is a 2/1-equivalent (octave-equivalent) moment of symmetry scale containing 8 large steps and 13 small steps, repeating every octave. 8L 13s is a grandchild scale of 5L 3s, expanding it by 13 tones. Generators that produce this scale range from 742.9 ¢ to 750 ¢, or from 450 ¢ to 457.1 ¢.

Scale properties

This article uses TAMNAMS conventions for the names of this scale's intervals and scale degrees. The use of 1-indexed ordinal names is reserved for interval regions.

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Scale tree

Scale tree and tuning spectrum of 8L 13s

Generator(edo)						Cents		Step ratio		Comments
						Bright	Dark	L:s	Hardness
13\21						742.857	457.143	1:1	1.000	Equalized 8L 13s
					70\113	743.363	456.637	6:5	1.200
				57\92		743.478	456.522	5:4	1.250
					101\163	743.558	456.442	9:7	1.286
			44\71			743.662	456.338	4:3	1.333	Supersoft 8L 13s
					119\192	743.750	456.250	11:8	1.375
				75\121		743.802	456.198	7:5	1.400
					106\171	743.860	456.140	10:7	1.429
		31\50				744.000	456.000	3:2	1.500	Soft 8L 13s
					111\179	744.134	455.866	11:7	1.571
				80\129		744.186	455.814	8:5	1.600
					129\208	744.231	455.769	13:8	1.625
			49\79			744.304	455.696	5:3	1.667	Semisoft 8L 13s
					116\187	744.385	455.615	12:7	1.714
				67\108		744.444	455.556	7:4	1.750
					85\137	744.526	455.474	9:5	1.800
	18\29					744.828	455.172	2:1	2.000	Basic 8L 13s Scales with tunings softer than this are proper
					77\124	745.161	454.839	9:4	2.250
				59\95		745.263	454.737	7:3	2.333
					100\161	745.342	454.658	12:5	2.400
			41\66			745.455	454.545	5:2	2.500	Semihard 8L 13s
					105\169	745.562	454.438	13:5	2.600
				64\103		745.631	454.369	8:3	2.667
					87\140	745.714	454.286	11:4	2.750
		23\37				745.946	454.054	3:1	3.000	Hard 8L 13s
					74\119	746.218	453.782	10:3	3.333
				51\82		746.341	453.659	7:2	3.500
					79\127	746.457	453.543	11:3	3.667
			28\45			746.667	453.333	4:1	4.000	Superhard 8L 13s
					61\98	746.939	453.061	9:2	4.500
				33\53		747.170	452.830	5:1	5.000
					38\61	747.541	452.459	6:1	6.000
5\8						750.000	450.000	1:0	→ ∞	Collapsed 8L 13s

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