12L 7s
| ↖ 11L 6s | ↑ 12L 6s | 13L 6s ↗ |
| ← 11L 7s | 12L 7s | 13L 7s → |
| ↙ 11L 8s | ↓ 12L 8s | 13L 8s ↘ |
Scale structure
sLsLLsLLsLsLLsLLsLL
Generator size
TAMNAMS information
Related MOS scales
Equal tunings
12L 7s is a 2/1-equivalent (octave-equivalent) moment of symmetry scale containing 12 large steps and 7 small steps, repeating every octave. 12L 7s is a grandchild scale of 5L 2s, expanding it by 12 tones. Generators that produce this scale range from 694.7 ¢ to 700 ¢, or from 500 ¢ to 505.3 ¢.
Temperaments associated with this scale include meantone, as the meantone enharmonic scale.
Modes
| UDP | Cyclic order |
Step pattern |
|---|---|---|
| 18|0 | 1 | LLsLLsLLsLsLLsLLsLs |
| 17|1 | 12 | LLsLLsLsLLsLLsLLsLs |
| 16|2 | 4 | LLsLLsLsLLsLLsLsLLs |
| 15|3 | 15 | LLsLsLLsLLsLLsLsLLs |
| 14|4 | 7 | LLsLsLLsLLsLsLLsLLs |
| 13|5 | 18 | LsLLsLLsLLsLsLLsLLs |
| 12|6 | 10 | LsLLsLLsLsLLsLLsLLs |
| 11|7 | 2 | LsLLsLLsLsLLsLLsLsL |
| 10|8 | 13 | LsLLsLsLLsLLsLLsLsL |
| 9|9 | 5 | LsLLsLsLLsLLsLsLLsL |
| 8|10 | 16 | LsLsLLsLLsLLsLsLLsL |
| 7|11 | 8 | LsLsLLsLLsLsLLsLLsL |
| 6|12 | 19 | sLLsLLsLLsLsLLsLLsL |
| 5|13 | 11 | sLLsLLsLsLLsLLsLLsL |
| 4|14 | 3 | sLLsLLsLsLLsLLsLsLL |
| 3|15 | 14 | sLLsLsLLsLLsLLsLsLL |
| 2|16 | 6 | sLLsLsLLsLLsLsLLsLL |
| 1|17 | 17 | sLsLLsLLsLLsLsLLsLL |
| 0|18 | 9 | sLsLLsLLsLsLLsLLsLL |
Intervals
| Intervals | Steps subtended |
Range in cents | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Generic | Specific | Abbrev. | ||
| 0-mosstep | Perfect 0-mosstep | P0ms | 0 | 0.0 ¢ |
| 1-mosstep | Minor 1-mosstep | m1ms | s | 0.0 ¢ to 63.2 ¢ |
| Major 1-mosstep | M1ms | L | 63.2 ¢ to 100.0 ¢ | |
| 2-mosstep | Minor 2-mosstep | m2ms | L + s | 100.0 ¢ to 126.3 ¢ |
| Major 2-mosstep | M2ms | 2L | 126.3 ¢ to 200.0 ¢ | |
| 3-mosstep | Minor 3-mosstep | m3ms | L + 2s | 100.0 ¢ to 189.5 ¢ |
| Major 3-mosstep | M3ms | 2L + s | 189.5 ¢ to 200.0 ¢ | |
| 4-mosstep | Minor 4-mosstep | m4ms | 2L + 2s | 200.0 ¢ to 252.6 ¢ |
| Major 4-mosstep | M4ms | 3L + s | 252.6 ¢ to 300.0 ¢ | |
| 5-mosstep | Minor 5-mosstep | m5ms | 3L + 2s | 300.0 ¢ to 315.8 ¢ |
| Major 5-mosstep | M5ms | 4L + s | 315.8 ¢ to 400.0 ¢ | |
| 6-mosstep | Minor 6-mosstep | m6ms | 3L + 3s | 300.0 ¢ to 378.9 ¢ |
| Major 6-mosstep | M6ms | 4L + 2s | 378.9 ¢ to 400.0 ¢ | |
| 7-mosstep | Minor 7-mosstep | m7ms | 4L + 3s | 400.0 ¢ to 442.1 ¢ |
| Major 7-mosstep | M7ms | 5L + 2s | 442.1 ¢ to 500.0 ¢ | |
| 8-mosstep | Perfect 8-mosstep | P8ms | 5L + 3s | 500.0 ¢ to 505.3 ¢ |
| Augmented 8-mosstep | A8ms | 6L + 2s | 505.3 ¢ to 600.0 ¢ | |
| 9-mosstep | Minor 9-mosstep | m9ms | 5L + 4s | 500.0 ¢ to 568.4 ¢ |
| Major 9-mosstep | M9ms | 6L + 3s | 568.4 ¢ to 600.0 ¢ | |
| 10-mosstep | Minor 10-mosstep | m10ms | 6L + 4s | 600.0 ¢ to 631.6 ¢ |
| Major 10-mosstep | M10ms | 7L + 3s | 631.6 ¢ to 700.0 ¢ | |
| 11-mosstep | Diminished 11-mosstep | d11ms | 6L + 5s | 600.0 ¢ to 694.7 ¢ |
| Perfect 11-mosstep | P11ms | 7L + 4s | 694.7 ¢ to 700.0 ¢ | |
| 12-mosstep | Minor 12-mosstep | m12ms | 7L + 5s | 700.0 ¢ to 757.9 ¢ |
| Major 12-mosstep | M12ms | 8L + 4s | 757.9 ¢ to 800.0 ¢ | |
| 13-mosstep | Minor 13-mosstep | m13ms | 8L + 5s | 800.0 ¢ to 821.1 ¢ |
| Major 13-mosstep | M13ms | 9L + 4s | 821.1 ¢ to 900.0 ¢ | |
| 14-mosstep | Minor 14-mosstep | m14ms | 8L + 6s | 800.0 ¢ to 884.2 ¢ |
| Major 14-mosstep | M14ms | 9L + 5s | 884.2 ¢ to 900.0 ¢ | |
| 15-mosstep | Minor 15-mosstep | m15ms | 9L + 6s | 900.0 ¢ to 947.4 ¢ |
| Major 15-mosstep | M15ms | 10L + 5s | 947.4 ¢ to 1000.0 ¢ | |
| 16-mosstep | Minor 16-mosstep | m16ms | 10L + 6s | 1000.0 ¢ to 1010.5 ¢ |
| Major 16-mosstep | M16ms | 11L + 5s | 1010.5 ¢ to 1100.0 ¢ | |
| 17-mosstep | Minor 17-mosstep | m17ms | 10L + 7s | 1000.0 ¢ to 1073.7 ¢ |
| Major 17-mosstep | M17ms | 11L + 6s | 1073.7 ¢ to 1100.0 ¢ | |
| 18-mosstep | Minor 18-mosstep | m18ms | 11L + 7s | 1100.0 ¢ to 1136.8 ¢ |
| Major 18-mosstep | M18ms | 12L + 6s | 1136.8 ¢ to 1200.0 ¢ | |
| 19-mosstep | Perfect 19-mosstep | P19ms | 12L + 7s | 1200.0 ¢ |
Scale tree
| Template: Scale tree is deprecated. Please use Template: MOS tuning spectrum instead.
Details: Use of a single Comments parameter has become unmaintainable. Existing scale trees should be migrated to the new template, where comments are entered using a step ratio p/q as a parameter: {{MOS tuning spectrum
| 3/2 = Example comment
| 4/3 = Another example comment
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| Generator(edo) | Cents | Step ratio | Comments | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bright | Dark | L:s | Hardness | |||||||
| 11\19 | 694.737 | 505.263 | 1:1 | 1.000 | Equalized 12L 7s | |||||
| 62\107 | 695.327 | 504.673 | 6:5 | 1.200 | ||||||
| 51\88 | 695.455 | 504.545 | 5:4 | 1.250 | ||||||
| 91\157 | 695.541 | 504.459 | 9:7 | 1.286 | ||||||
| 40\69 | 695.652 | 504.348 | 4:3 | 1.333 | Supersoft 12L 7s | |||||
| 109\188 | 695.745 | 504.255 | 11:8 | 1.375 | ||||||
| 69\119 | 695.798 | 504.202 | 7:5 | 1.400 | ||||||
| 98\169 | 695.858 | 504.142 | 10:7 | 1.429 | ||||||
| 29\50 | 696.000 | 504.000 | 3:2 | 1.500 | Soft 12L 7s | |||||
| 105\181 | 696.133 | 503.867 | 11:7 | 1.571 | ||||||
| 76\131 | 696.183 | 503.817 | 8:5 | 1.600 | ||||||
| 123\212 | 696.226 | 503.774 | 13:8 | 1.625 | ||||||
| 47\81 | 696.296 | 503.704 | 5:3 | 1.667 | Semisoft 12L 7s | |||||
| 112\193 | 696.373 | 503.627 | 12:7 | 1.714 | ||||||
| 65\112 | 696.429 | 503.571 | 7:4 | 1.750 | ||||||
| 83\143 | 696.503 | 503.497 | 9:5 | 1.800 | ||||||
| 18\31 | 696.774 | 503.226 | 2:1 | 2.000 | Basic 12L 7s Scales with tunings softer than this are proper | |||||
| 79\136 | 697.059 | 502.941 | 9:4 | 2.250 | ||||||
| 61\105 | 697.143 | 502.857 | 7:3 | 2.333 | ||||||
| 104\179 | 697.207 | 502.793 | 12:5 | 2.400 | ||||||
| 43\74 | 697.297 | 502.703 | 5:2 | 2.500 | Semihard 12L 7s | |||||
| 111\191 | 697.382 | 502.618 | 13:5 | 2.600 | ||||||
| 68\117 | 697.436 | 502.564 | 8:3 | 2.667 | ||||||
| 93\160 | 697.500 | 502.500 | 11:4 | 2.750 | ||||||
| 25\43 | 697.674 | 502.326 | 3:1 | 3.000 | Hard 12L 7s | |||||
| 82\141 | 697.872 | 502.128 | 10:3 | 3.333 | ||||||
| 57\98 | 697.959 | 502.041 | 7:2 | 3.500 | ||||||
| 89\153 | 698.039 | 501.961 | 11:3 | 3.667 | ||||||
| 32\55 | 698.182 | 501.818 | 4:1 | 4.000 | Superhard 12L 7s | |||||
| 71\122 | 698.361 | 501.639 | 9:2 | 4.500 | ||||||
| 39\67 | 698.507 | 501.493 | 5:1 | 5.000 | ||||||
| 46\79 | 698.734 | 501.266 | 6:1 | 6.000 | ||||||
| 7\12 | 700.000 | 500.000 | 1:0 | → ∞ | Collapsed 12L 7s | |||||