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Xenharmonic Wiki:MOS page style guide

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This is a proposed, work-in-progress style guide for mos pages. It's highly recommended to use any templates that are mentioned, as they provide a standardized means of presenting information that is common with virtually all mosses.

As this guide can't account for every possible use case, use your best judgment to remove unnecessary sections or to add additional sections deemed necessary.

Lead section

The lead section should, at the minimum, consist of the mos infobox and the mos intro.

Other important info can include the following:

  • Whether the mos can be thought of a warping of another, more familiar mos or edo. Examples:
    • 4L 3s can be seen as a warped diatonic scale (5L 2s), where one large step is replaced with a small step.
    • 5L 1s can be seen as the equal-tempered whole-tone scale (6edo) but with one step that is larger than the others.
  • Usage, discovery, and noteworthy temperaments the mos corresponds to.
  • Under what conditions near-mos forms are proper.

Mos pages with plenty of content

The following order of sections is recommended for important mos pages.

  1. Name(s) - What is the mos called? TAMNAMS is the predominant naming scheme for octave-repeating mosses, but can include additional names from other theorists.
  2. Intervals - What are the interval names for the mos? TAMNAMS interval and scale degree names should be used.
  3. Notation - To reduce confusion over note names, this section should briefly describe what note name options there are, and lead to relevant pages for notation (or possibly a subpage).
  4. Theory - Is there any theory behind this mos? This can include RTT-related content and non-RTT content. In terms of RTT-related content, this can include:
    1. Low harmonic entropy scales
    2. Temperament interpretations
  5. Tuning ranges - What tuning ranges and temperaments correspond to one another? Subsections for narrower ranges (ultra-, para-, and hypo-/quasi-/mini- ranges) can be added, combined, subdivided, or omitted as needed, but the following is a good starting place:
    1. Simple tunings - Step ratios 2:1, 3:1, and 3:2.
    2. Soft-of-basic tunings - Step ratios 4:3 and 5:3, in comparison to 3:2.
    3. Hard-of-basic tunings - Step ratios 4:1 and 5:2, in comparison to 3:1.
  6. Modes - What modes does the mos have and what are those modes' names? Mode names can include established or advocated names. Subsections may be added to separate unrelated naming schemes.
  7. Scales - What scales are there associated with this mos? Sections may include the following:
    1. Subset and superset MOS scales - This describes the mos's parent (subset) and child (superset) mosses; may also include conditional subset mosses.
    2. MODMOS scales (and muddles)
    3. Scala files
  8. Scale tree - A larger version of the equal tunings section of the mos infobox, showing a wider range of step ratios (and compatible equal temperaments) for the mos.
  9. Music - Are there any compositions or tracks that use this mos?
  10. See also - Are there any other pages related to this mos?
  11. External links - Are there outside resources related to this mos?
  12. References - For cited works.

Mos pages with sparse content

Especially for mos pages that are under-explored, it may not be necessary to add all the sections previously described. For such mosses, the following sections are recommended:

  1. Name - Add if needed.
  2. Modes
  3. Tuning spectrum - Add if there are temperament interpretations worth listing, or if the main content is the tuning spectrum.
  4. See also - Add if needed.
  5. External links - Add if needed.
  6. References - Add if needed.

Templates to use

  • For the lead section:
    • Infobox MOS - contains basic info regarding the mos itself.
    • MOS intro - goes at the beginning of the lead section.
  • For the main sections:
    • MOS gamut - for the notation section; produces note names for a compatible edo.
    • MOS degrees - for the tuning section; lists the specific scale degrees of a mos, given a step ratio (or multiple step ratios). Documentation is work-in-progress.
    • MOS modes - for the modes section; lists a mos's modes for its step patterns and any names those modes may have.
    • Scale tree - for the scale tree section; displays an expanded spectrum of step ratios and any related temperaments.
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