Macrotonal
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"Macrotonal" may mean "containing no steps the size of a semitone or smaller". If we use the 12edo semitone as a standard, that would mean all steps are larger than 100 cents. Any scale that fits that simple constraint could be called a macrotonal scale. Some possible further constraints on a macrotonal scale: * [[macrotonal edos|macrotonal edo]] - a scale built from equal divisions of the octave with fewer divisions than 12. This is a finite set of 11 scales. ** [[1edo]], [[2edo]], [[3edo]], [[4edo]], [[5edo]], [[6edo]], [[7edo]], [[8edo]], [[9edo]], [[10edo]], [[11edo]] * [[macrotonal edonois|macrotonal edonoi]] - a scale built from equal divisions of a non-octave interval (each of which measures larger than 100 cents). This is an infinite set. ** eg. [[BP|Bohlen-Pierce]], [[square root of 13 over 10|square root of 13:10]] , [[6edf|6th root of 3:2]] .... * macrotonal non-equal - another infinite set. The traditional pentatonic scale of [[2L 3s]] (such as you might find on the black keys of the piano) is one easy example. Also: ** 9-note [[Semicomma family|Orwell]], [[17edo neutral scale]], overtones 5-10, [[pelog]] & [[slendro]]....
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<html><head><title>macrotonal</title></head><body>"Macrotonal" may mean "containing no steps the size of a semitone or smaller". If we use the 12edo semitone as a standard, that would mean all steps are larger than 100 cents. Any scale that fits that simple constraint could be called a macrotonal scale.<br /> <br /> Some possible further constraints on a macrotonal scale:<br /> <ul><li><a class="wiki_link" href="/macrotonal%20edos">macrotonal edo</a> - a scale built from equal divisions of the octave with fewer divisions than 12. This is a finite set of 11 scales.<ul><li><a class="wiki_link" href="/1edo">1edo</a>, <a class="wiki_link" href="/2edo">2edo</a>, <a class="wiki_link" href="/3edo">3edo</a>, <a class="wiki_link" href="/4edo">4edo</a>, <a class="wiki_link" href="/5edo">5edo</a>, <a class="wiki_link" href="/6edo">6edo</a>, <a class="wiki_link" href="/7edo">7edo</a>, <a class="wiki_link" href="/8edo">8edo</a>, <a class="wiki_link" href="/9edo">9edo</a>, <a class="wiki_link" href="/10edo">10edo</a>, <a class="wiki_link" href="/11edo">11edo</a></li></ul></li><li><a class="wiki_link" href="/macrotonal%20edonois">macrotonal edonoi</a> - a scale built from equal divisions of a non-octave interval (each of which measures larger than 100 cents). This is an infinite set.<ul><li>eg. <a class="wiki_link" href="/BP">Bohlen-Pierce</a>, <a class="wiki_link" href="/square%20root%20of%2013%20over%2010">square root of 13:10</a> , <a class="wiki_link" href="/6edf">6th root of 3:2</a> ....</li></ul></li><li>macrotonal non-equal - another infinite set. The traditional pentatonic scale of <a class="wiki_link" href="/2L%203s">2L 3s</a> (such as you might find on the black keys of the piano) is one easy example. Also:<ul><li>9-note <a class="wiki_link" href="/Semicomma%20family">Orwell</a>, <a class="wiki_link" href="/17edo%20neutral%20scale">17edo neutral scale</a>, overtones 5-10, <a class="wiki_link" href="/pelog">pelog</a> & <a class="wiki_link" href="/slendro">slendro</a>....</li></ul></li></ul></body></html>