9L 8s

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Scale structure
Step pattern	LLsLsLsLsLsLsLsLs sLsLsLsLsLsLsLsLL
Equave	2/1 (1200.0 ¢)
Period	2/1 (1200.0 ¢)
Generator size
Bright	15\17 to 8\9 (1058.8 ¢ to 1066.7 ¢)
Dark	1\9 to 2\17 (133.3 ¢ to 141.2 ¢)
TAMNAMS information
Related to	8L 1s (subneutralic)
With tunings	1:1 to 2:1 (soft-of-basic)
Related MOS scales
Parent	8L 1s
Sister	8L 9s
Daughters	17L 9s, 9L 17s
Neutralized	1L 16s
2-Flought	26L 8s, 9L 25s
Equal tunings
Equalized (L:s = 1:1)	15\17 (1058.8 ¢)
Supersoft (L:s = 4:3)	53\60 (1060.0 ¢)
Soft (L:s = 3:2)	38\43 (1060.5 ¢)
Semisoft (L:s = 5:3)	61\69 (1060.9 ¢)
Basic (L:s = 2:1)	23\26 (1061.5 ¢)
Semihard (L:s = 5:2)	54\61 (1062.3 ¢)
Hard (L:s = 3:1)	31\35 (1062.9 ¢)
Superhard (L:s = 4:1)	39\44 (1063.6 ¢)
Collapsed (L:s = 1:0)	8\9 (1066.7 ¢)
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9L 8s is a 2/1-equivalent (octave-equivalent) moment of symmetry scale containing 9 large steps and 8 small steps, repeating every octave. 9L 8s is a child scale of 8L 1s, expanding it by 8 tones. Generators that produce this scale range from 1058.8 ¢ to 1066.7 ¢, or from 133.3 ¢ to 141.2 ¢.

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 9L 8s

Generator(edo)							Cents		Step ratio		Comments
							Bright	Dark	L:s	Hardness
15\17							1058.824	141.176	1:1	1.000	Equalized 9L 8s Lafayette, Progression
						98\111	1059.459	140.541	7:6	1.167
					83\94		1059.574	140.426	6:5	1.200
						151\171	1059.649	140.351	11:9	1.222
				68\77			1059.740	140.260	5:4	1.250	Tsaharuk
						189\214	1059.813	140.187	14:11	1.273
					121\137		1059.854	140.146	9:7	1.286
						174\197	1059.898	140.102	13:10	1.300
			53\60				1060.000	140.000	4:3	1.333	Supersoft 9L 8s Bleu
						197\223	1060.090	139.910	15:11	1.364
					144\163		1060.123	139.877	11:8	1.375
						235\266	1060.150	139.850	18:13	1.385
				91\103			1060.194	139.806	7:5	1.400
						220\249	1060.241	139.759	17:12	1.417
					129\146		1060.274	139.726	10:7	1.429
						167\189	1060.317	139.683	13:9	1.444
		38\43					1060.465	139.535	3:2	1.500	Soft 9L 8s
						175\198	1060.606	139.394	14:9	1.556
					137\155		1060.645	139.355	11:7	1.571
						236\267	1060.674	139.326	19:12	1.583
				99\112			1060.714	139.286	8:5	1.600	Jerome
						259\293	1060.751	139.249	21:13	1.615
					160\181		1060.773	139.227	13:8	1.625
						221\250	1060.800	139.200	18:11	1.636
			61\69				1060.870	139.130	5:3	1.667	Semisoft 9L 8s
						206\233	1060.944	139.056	17:10	1.700
					145\164		1060.976	139.024	12:7	1.714
						229\259	1061.004	138.996	19:11	1.727
				84\95			1061.053	138.947	7:4	1.750
						191\216	1061.111	138.889	16:9	1.778
					107\121		1061.157	138.843	9:5	1.800
						130\147	1061.224	138.776	11:6	1.833
	23\26						1061.538	138.462	2:1	2.000	Basic 9L 8s Scales with tunings softer than this are proper
						123\139	1061.871	138.129	11:5	2.200
					100\113		1061.947	138.053	9:4	2.250
						177\200	1062.000	138.000	16:7	2.286
				77\87			1062.069	137.931	7:3	2.333	Secund(ly)
						208\235	1062.128	137.872	19:8	2.375
					131\148		1062.162	137.838	12:5	2.400
						185\209	1062.201	137.799	17:7	2.429
			54\61				1062.295	137.705	5:2	2.500	Semihard 9L 8s
						193\218	1062.385	137.615	18:7	2.571
					139\157		1062.420	137.580	13:5	2.600
						224\253	1062.451	137.549	21:8	2.625
				85\96			1062.500	137.500	8:3	2.667
						201\227	1062.555	137.445	19:7	2.714
					116\131		1062.595	137.405	11:4	2.750
						147\166	1062.651	137.349	14:5	2.800
		31\35					1062.857	137.143	3:1	3.000	Hard 9L 8s
						132\149	1063.087	136.913	13:4	3.250
					101\114		1063.158	136.842	10:3	3.333
						171\193	1063.212	136.788	17:5	3.400
				70\79			1063.291	136.709	7:2	3.500
						179\202	1063.366	136.634	18:5	3.600
					109\123		1063.415	136.585	11:3	3.667
						148\167	1063.473	136.527	15:4	3.750
			39\44				1063.636	136.364	4:1	4.000	Superhard 9L 8s
						125\141	1063.830	136.170	13:3	4.333
					86\97		1063.918	136.082	9:2	4.500
						133\150	1064.000	136.000	14:3	4.667
				47\53			1064.151	135.849	5:1	5.000
						102\115	1064.348	135.652	11:2	5.500	Doublethink
					55\62		1064.516	135.484	6:1	6.000
						63\71	1064.789	135.211	7:1	7.000	Kryptonite
8\9							1066.667	133.333	1:0	→ ∞	Collapsed 9L 8s

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