User:Frostburn/TAMNAMS Extension
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This is a proposed extension for the TAMNAMS MOS scale naming system. It's intended for a user interface so that every MOS pattern has a memorable name. The main table in the wiki can represent a curated list of good scales for newcomers and these are just a bonus.
| 11-note mosses | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Name | Interval prefix | Abbreviation | Notes |
| 2L 9s | antibalzanic | abal- | abal | See balzanic below. |
| 3L 8s | anticheckertonic | acheck- | acheck | See checkertonic below. |
| 4L 7s | kleistonic | klei- | klei- | Named after kleismic and its extensions. |
| 5L 6s | p-mechachromic | Similar to p-chromatic. Derived from the hard generator of parent machinoid. | ||
| 6L 5s | m-mechachromic | Similar to m-chromatic. Derived from the soft generator of parent machinoid. | ||
| 7L 4s | suprasmitonic | ssmi- | ssmi- | Generated by (sharp) supraminor thirds. |
| 8L 3s | checkertonic | check- | check | From Kite guitar checkerboard scale. |
| 9L 2s | balzanic | bal- | bal | Named after the Balzano undecatonic scale for 20edo. |
| 10L 1s | secoric | secor- | scr | Named after the generator, the secor. |
| 12-note mosses | ||||
| Pattern | Name | Interval prefix | Abbreviation | Notes |
| 2L 10s | p-adimanchromic | P-chromatic daughter of antidimanic. | ||
| 3L 9s | p-tcherchromic | P-chromatic daughter of tcherepnin. | ||
| 4L 8s | p-tetwoodchromic | P-chromatic daughter of tetrawood. | ||
| 5L 7s | p-chromatic | pychro- | pcro | p- is for "pure or sharp (para-/super-)pyth(agorean). |
| 6L 6s | hexawood | hexwood- | hw | |
| 7L 5s | m-chromatic | mellow- | mel | m- is for "(maybe-mellow) meantone chromatic". |
| 8L 4s | m-tetwoodchromic | M-chromatic daughter of tetrawood. | ||
| 9L 3s | m-tcherchromic | M-chromatic daughter of tcherepnin. | ||
| 10L 2s | m-adimanchromic | M-chromatic daughter of antidimanic. | ||
| 11L 1s | dalmatic | dal- | dal | Named after 101 Dalmatians because 101 cents is a possible generator. |