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'''Diasem''' is a [[Maximum variety|max-variety-3]] ~~7-limit JI~~ scale (or ~~a tempered version of it~~) that is equivalent to ~~semaphore~~[9] with two of the small steps made larger and the other two made smaller. This results in better melodic properties than the meantone scales of [[26edo]] and [[31edo]], which both support it. The scale can be generated by an alternating chain of subminor thirds and supermajor seconds. The name "diasem" is a portmanteau of "diatonic" and "~~semaphore~~" since ~~it the way it tempers the [[64/63]] is~~ intermediate between [[~~superpyth~~]] and [[~~semaphore~~]]; it is also a pun based on the [[diesis]], a defining step size in the scale.

'''Diasem''' is a [[Maximum variety|max-variety-3]] scale with step pattern 5L 2M 2s (with two rotationally non-equivalent LMLSLMLSL or LSLMLSLML; these are mirror images) that is equivalent to the [[semiquartal]] ([[5L 4s]]) mos with two of the small steps made larger and the other two made smaller. It can be tuned as a 7-limit (specifically [[Just intonation subgroup|2.3.7 subgroup]]) JI scale or a tempered version thereof. This results in better melodic properties than the meantone scales of [[26edo]] and [[31edo]], which both support it. The scale can be generated by an alternating chain of subminor thirds and supermajor seconds. The name "diasem" is a portmanteau of "diatonic" and "semiquartal" since its step sizes are intermediate between that of [[diatonic]] (5L 2s) and [[semiquartal]] (5L 4s); it is also a pun based on the [[diesis]], a defining step size in the scale.

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	'''Diasem''' is a [[Maximum variety\|max-variety-3]] ~~7-limit JI~~ scale (or ~~a tempered version of it~~) that is equivalent to ~~semaphore~~[9] with two of the small steps made larger and the other two made smaller. This results in better melodic properties than the meantone scales of [[26edo]] and [[31edo]], which both support it. The scale can be generated by an alternating chain of subminor thirds and supermajor seconds. The name "diasem" is a portmanteau of "diatonic" and "~~semaphore~~" since ~~it the way it tempers the [[64/63]] is~~ intermediate between [[~~superpyth~~]] and [[~~semaphore~~]]; it is also a pun based on the [[diesis]], a defining step size in the scale.		'''Diasem''' is a [[Maximum variety\|max-variety-3]] scale with step pattern 5L 2M 2s (with two rotationally non-equivalent LMLSLMLSL or LSLMLSLML; these are mirror images) that is equivalent to the [[semiquartal]] ([[5L 4s]]) mos with two of the small steps made larger and the other two made smaller. It can be tuned as a 7-limit (specifically [[Just intonation subgroup\|2.3.7 subgroup]]) JI scale or a tempered version thereof. This results in better melodic properties than the meantone scales of [[26edo]] and [[31edo]], which both support it. The scale can be generated by an alternating chain of subminor thirds and supermajor seconds. The name "diasem" is a portmanteau of "diatonic" and "semiquartal" since its step sizes are intermediate between that of [[diatonic]] (5L 2s) and [[semiquartal]] (5L 4s); it is also a pun based on the [[diesis]], a defining step size in the scale.

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