10L 5s (21/10-equivalent)
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Step pattern
LLsLLsLLsLLsLLs
sLLsLLsLLsLLsLL
Equave
21/10 (1284.5 ¢)
Period
1\5 (256.9 ¢)
Bright
1\15 to 1\10 (85.6 ¢ to 128.4 ¢)
Dark
1\10 to 2\15 (128.4 ¢ to 171.3 ¢)
Parent
5L 5s⟨21/10⟩
Sister
5L 10s⟨21/10⟩
Daughters
15L 10s⟨21/10⟩, 10L 15s⟨21/10⟩
Neutralized
5L 10s⟨21/10⟩
2-Flought
25L 5s⟨21/10⟩, 10L 20s⟨21/10⟩
Equalized (L:s = 1:1)
1\15 (85.6 ¢)
Supersoft (L:s = 4:3)
4\55 (93.4 ¢)
Soft (L:s = 3:2)
3\40 (96.3 ¢)
Semisoft (L:s = 5:3)
5\65 (98.8 ¢)
Basic (L:s = 2:1)
2\25 (102.8 ¢)
Semihard (L:s = 5:2)
5\60 (107.0 ¢)
Hard (L:s = 3:1)
3\35 (110.1 ¢)
Superhard (L:s = 4:1)
4\45 (114.2 ¢)
Collapsed (L:s = 1:0)
1\10 (128.4 ¢)
↖ 9L 4s⟨21/10⟩ | ↑ 10L 4s⟨21/10⟩ | 11L 4s⟨21/10⟩ ↗ |
← 9L 5s⟨21/10⟩ | 10L 5s (21/10-equivalent) | 11L 5s⟨21/10⟩ → |
↙ 9L 6s⟨21/10⟩ | ↓ 10L 6s⟨21/10⟩ | 11L 6s⟨21/10⟩ ↘ |
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Scale structure
sLLsLLsLLsLLsLL
Generator size(ed21/10)
Related MOS scales
Equal tunings(ed21/10)
10L 5s⟨21/10⟩ is a 21/10-equivalent (non-octave) moment of symmetry scale containing 10 large steps and 5 small steps, with a period of 2 large steps and 1 small step that repeats every 256.9 ¢, or 5 times every interval of 21/10 (1284.5 ¢). Generators that produce this scale range from 85.6 ¢ to 128.4 ¢, or from 128.4 ¢ to 171.3 ¢. Scales of the true MOS form, where every period is the same, are proper because there is only one small step per period.
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 diatonic interval categories.
Intervals
Intervals | Steps subtended |
Range in cents | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Generic | Specific | Abbrev. | ||
0-mosstep | Perfect 0-mosstep | P0ms | 0 | 0.0 ¢ |
1-mosstep | Diminished 1-mosstep | d1ms | s | 0.0 ¢ to 85.6 ¢ |
Perfect 1-mosstep | P1ms | L | 85.6 ¢ to 128.4 ¢ | |
2-mosstep | Perfect 2-mosstep | P2ms | L + s | 128.4 ¢ to 171.3 ¢ |
Augmented 2-mosstep | A2ms | 2L | 171.3 ¢ to 256.9 ¢ | |
3-mosstep | Perfect 3-mosstep | P3ms | 2L + s | 256.9 ¢ |
4-mosstep | Diminished 4-mosstep | d4ms | 2L + 2s | 256.9 ¢ to 342.5 ¢ |
Perfect 4-mosstep | P4ms | 3L + s | 342.5 ¢ to 385.3 ¢ | |
5-mosstep | Perfect 5-mosstep | P5ms | 3L + 2s | 385.3 ¢ to 428.2 ¢ |
Augmented 5-mosstep | A5ms | 4L + s | 428.2 ¢ to 513.8 ¢ | |
6-mosstep | Perfect 6-mosstep | P6ms | 4L + 2s | 513.8 ¢ |
7-mosstep | Diminished 7-mosstep | d7ms | 4L + 3s | 513.8 ¢ to 599.4 ¢ |
Perfect 7-mosstep | P7ms | 5L + 2s | 599.4 ¢ to 642.2 ¢ | |
8-mosstep | Perfect 8-mosstep | P8ms | 5L + 3s | 642.2 ¢ to 685.0 ¢ |
Augmented 8-mosstep | A8ms | 6L + 2s | 685.0 ¢ to 770.7 ¢ | |
9-mosstep | Perfect 9-mosstep | P9ms | 6L + 3s | 770.7 ¢ |
10-mosstep | Diminished 10-mosstep | d10ms | 6L + 4s | 770.7 ¢ to 856.3 ¢ |
Perfect 10-mosstep | P10ms | 7L + 3s | 856.3 ¢ to 899.1 ¢ | |
11-mosstep | Perfect 11-mosstep | P11ms | 7L + 4s | 899.1 ¢ to 941.9 ¢ |
Augmented 11-mosstep | A11ms | 8L + 3s | 941.9 ¢ to 1027.6 ¢ | |
12-mosstep | Perfect 12-mosstep | P12ms | 8L + 4s | 1027.6 ¢ |
13-mosstep | Diminished 13-mosstep | d13ms | 8L + 5s | 1027.6 ¢ to 1113.2 ¢ |
Perfect 13-mosstep | P13ms | 9L + 4s | 1113.2 ¢ to 1156.0 ¢ | |
14-mosstep | Perfect 14-mosstep | P14ms | 9L + 5s | 1156.0 ¢ to 1198.8 ¢ |
Augmented 14-mosstep | A14ms | 10L + 4s | 1198.8 ¢ to 1284.5 ¢ | |
15-mosstep | Perfect 15-mosstep | P15ms | 10L + 5s | 1284.5 ¢ |
Generator chain
Bright gens | Scale degree | Abbrev. | Scale degree | Abbrev. | Scale degree | Abbrev. | Scale degree | Abbrev. | Scale degree | Abbrev. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4 | Augmented 1-mosdegree | A1md | Augmented 4-mosdegree | A4md | Augmented 7-mosdegree | A7md | Augmented 10-mosdegree | A10md | Augmented 13-mosdegree | A13md |
3 | Augmented 0-mosdegree | A0md | Augmented 3-mosdegree | A3md | Augmented 6-mosdegree | A6md | Augmented 9-mosdegree | A9md | Augmented 12-mosdegree | A12md |
2 | Augmented 2-mosdegree | A2md | Augmented 5-mosdegree | A5md | Augmented 8-mosdegree | A8md | Augmented 11-mosdegree | A11md | Augmented 14-mosdegree | A14md |
1 | Perfect 1-mosdegree | P1md | Perfect 4-mosdegree | P4md | Perfect 7-mosdegree | P7md | Perfect 10-mosdegree | P10md | Perfect 13-mosdegree | P13md |
0 | Perfect 0-mosdegree Perfect 3-mosdegree |
P0md P3md |
Perfect 3-mosdegree Perfect 6-mosdegree |
P3md P6md |
Perfect 6-mosdegree Perfect 9-mosdegree |
P6md P9md |
Perfect 9-mosdegree Perfect 12-mosdegree |
P9md P12md |
Perfect 12-mosdegree Perfect 15-mosdegree |
P12md P15md |
−1 | Perfect 2-mosdegree | P2md | Perfect 5-mosdegree | P5md | Perfect 8-mosdegree | P8md | Perfect 11-mosdegree | P11md | Perfect 14-mosdegree | P14md |
−2 | Diminished 1-mosdegree | d1md | Diminished 4-mosdegree | d4md | Diminished 7-mosdegree | d7md | Diminished 10-mosdegree | d10md | Diminished 13-mosdegree | d13md |
−3 | Diminished 3-mosdegree | d3md | Diminished 6-mosdegree | d6md | Diminished 9-mosdegree | d9md | Diminished 12-mosdegree | d12md | Diminished 15-mosdegree | d15md |
−4 | Diminished 2-mosdegree | d2md | Diminished 5-mosdegree | d5md | Diminished 8-mosdegree | d8md | Diminished 11-mosdegree | d11md | Diminished 14-mosdegree | d14md |
Modes
UDP | Cyclic order |
Step pattern |
Scale degree (mosdegree) | |||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | |||
10|0(5) | 1 | LLsLLsLLsLLsLLs | Perf. | Perf. | Aug. | Perf. | Perf. | Aug. | Perf. | Perf. | Aug. | Perf. | Perf. | Aug. | Perf. | Perf. | Aug. | Perf. |
5|5(5) | 2 | LsLLsLLsLLsLLsL | Perf. | Perf. | Perf. | Perf. | Perf. | Perf. | Perf. | Perf. | Perf. | Perf. | Perf. | Perf. | Perf. | Perf. | Perf. | Perf. |
0|10(5) | 3 | sLLsLLsLLsLLsLL | Perf. | Dim. | Perf. | Perf. | Dim. | Perf. | Perf. | Dim. | Perf. | Perf. | Dim. | Perf. | Perf. | Dim. | Perf. | Perf. |
Scale tree
Generator(ed21/10) | Cents | Step ratio | Comments(always proper) | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bright | Dark | L:s | Hardness | |||||||
1\15 | 85.631 | 171.262 | 1:1 | 1.000 | Equalized 10L 5s⟨21/10⟩ | |||||
6\85 | 90.668 | 166.225 | 6:5 | 1.200 | ||||||
5\70 | 91.748 | 165.146 | 5:4 | 1.250 | ||||||
9\125 | 92.482 | 164.412 | 9:7 | 1.286 | ||||||
4\55 | 93.416 | 163.478 | 4:3 | 1.333 | Supersoft 10L 5s⟨21/10⟩ | |||||
11\150 | 94.194 | 162.699 | 11:8 | 1.375 | ||||||
7\95 | 94.645 | 162.248 | 7:5 | 1.400 | ||||||
10\135 | 95.146 | 161.748 | 10:7 | 1.429 | ||||||
3\40 | 96.335 | 160.558 | 3:2 | 1.500 | Soft 10L 5s⟨21/10⟩ | |||||
11\145 | 97.442 | 159.451 | 11:7 | 1.571 | ||||||
8\105 | 97.864 | 159.029 | 8:5 | 1.600 | ||||||
13\170 | 98.224 | 158.669 | 13:8 | 1.625 | ||||||
5\65 | 98.805 | 158.088 | 5:3 | 1.667 | Semisoft 10L 5s⟨21/10⟩ | |||||
12\155 | 99.443 | 157.451 | 12:7 | 1.714 | ||||||
7\90 | 99.903 | 156.990 | 7:4 | 1.750 | ||||||
9\115 | 100.524 | 156.370 | 9:5 | 1.800 | ||||||
2\25 | 102.757 | 154.136 | 2:1 | 2.000 | Basic 10L 5s⟨21/10⟩ | |||||
9\110 | 105.093 | 151.801 | 9:4 | 2.250 | ||||||
7\85 | 105.780 | 151.114 | 7:3 | 2.333 | ||||||
12\145 | 106.301 | 150.593 | 12:5 | 2.400 | ||||||
5\60 | 107.039 | 149.855 | 5:2 | 2.500 | Semihard 10L 5s⟨21/10⟩ | |||||
13\155 | 107.730 | 149.164 | 13:5 | 2.600 | ||||||
8\95 | 108.166 | 148.728 | 8:3 | 2.667 | ||||||
11\130 | 108.686 | 148.208 | 11:4 | 2.750 | ||||||
3\35 | 110.097 | 146.796 | 3:1 | 3.000 | Hard 10L 5s⟨21/10⟩ | |||||
10\115 | 111.693 | 145.201 | 10:3 | 3.333 | ||||||
7\80 | 112.391 | 144.503 | 7:2 | 3.500 | ||||||
11\125 | 113.033 | 143.860 | 11:3 | 3.667 | ||||||
4\45 | 114.175 | 142.719 | 4:1 | 4.000 | Superhard 10L 5s⟨21/10⟩ | |||||
9\100 | 115.602 | 141.291 | 9:2 | 4.500 | ||||||
5\55 | 116.770 | 140.124 | 5:1 | 5.000 | ||||||
6\65 | 118.566 | 138.327 | 6:1 | 6.000 | ||||||
1\10 | 128.447 | 128.447 | 1:0 | → ∞ | Collapsed 10L 5s⟨21/10⟩ |
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