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[[18edo]] provides an interesting case study for hobbled scales, particularly with lydian patterns. The scale 3–3–3–2–3–3–1 creates an effectively hobbled lydian where one of the short steps has been reduced. This scale exploits the fact that 18edo shares the same wholetone (200{{c}}) as 12edo, since both are supersets of 6edo.

The first half of this hobbled Lydian scale is identical to 12edo Lydian, preserving the quintessential dreamy wholetone character. However, the second half becomes distinctly alien with a sharp 733{{c}} fifth, a just 12/7 sixth (933{{c}}), and a smaller leading tone. This creates a scale that starts familiar but ventures into bright, colorful territory that regular lydian cannot access.

The first half of this hobbled Lydian scale is identical to 12edo Lydian, preserving the quintessential dreamy wholetone character. However, the second half becomes distinctly alien with a sharp 733{{c}} fifth, a near-just 12/7 sixth (933{{c}}), and a smaller leading tone. This creates a scale that starts familiar but ventures into bright, colorful territory that regular lydian cannot access.

This pattern can also be viewed as a hobbled [[17edo]] or [[19edo]] diatonic, demonstrating how hobbling can bridge between different edos and give a useful lens to understand scales.

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 [[18edo]] provides an interesting case study for hobbled scales, particularly with lydian patterns. The scale 3–3–3–2–3–3–1 creates an effectively hobbled lydian where one of the short steps has been reduced. This scale exploits the fact that 18edo shares the same wholetone (200{{c}}) as 12edo, since both are supersets of 6edo.
-The first half of this hobbled Lydian scale is identical to 12edo Lydian, preserving the quintessential dreamy wholetone character. However, the second half becomes distinctly alien with a sharp 733{{c}} fifth, a just 12/7 sixth (933{{c}}), and a smaller leading tone. This creates a scale that starts familiar but ventures into bright, colorful territory that regular lydian cannot access.
+The first half of this hobbled Lydian scale is identical to 12edo Lydian, preserving the quintessential dreamy wholetone character. However, the second half becomes distinctly alien with a sharp 733{{c}} fifth, a near-just 12/7 sixth (933{{c}}), and a smaller leading tone. This creates a scale that starts familiar but ventures into bright, colorful territory that regular lydian cannot access.
 This pattern can also be viewed as a hobbled [[17edo]] or [[19edo]] diatonic, demonstrating how hobbling can bridge between different edos and give a useful lens to understand scales.
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