Families of scales
A family of scales is a collection of scales, finite or infinite, generated according to a regular and exactly specified method.
List of scale families
- Equal-step tunings (including EDOs)
- Moment of symmetry (MOS) scales
- Generator-offset (GO) scales
- Fokker blocks
- Euler-Fokker genera
- Cartesian scales
- Tonality diamonds
- Breed diamonds
- Diaconv scales
- Scale products and scale powers
- Combination product sets
- Dwarves
- Marvelous dwarves
- Especially tempered dwarves
- Elves
- Hobbits
- Clippers
- Maximal harmony epimorphic scales
- Lesfip scales
- Highschool scales
- Crystal balls
- Chord cubes
- Essentially tempered scales
- Yantras
- Overtone scales
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Todo: complete list, improve layout
Maybe turn this list into a glossary with a short description below each scale family? |
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| JI scales | 12-tone JI • Combination product set • Constant structure • Harry Partch-related • Maximal harmony epimorphic • MOS transversal • Non-octave JI • Wakalix • Z-polygon transversal • Other JI Full list: Category:Just intonation scales |
| Tempered scales | 11-tone MOS • 12-tone tempered • Chromatic pair • Clipper • Double mode • Essentially tempered • Fantasy detemper • Marvel woo • Meantone • Min ambiguity • MOS cradle • MOS (general) • Negri-9 • Neutral third • Non-octave tempered • Scalesmith systematic • Ternary • Other tempered Full list: Category:Tempered scales |
| Scales in EDOs | in 10edo • 11 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25 • 26 • 27 • 28 • 29 • 30 • 31 • 33 • 34 • 35 • 36 • 37 • 38 • 40 • 41 • 42 • 43 • 46 • 49 • 53 • 72 • 80 |
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