17L 5s
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| ↙ 16L 6s | ↓ 17L 6s | 18L 6s ↘ |
Scale structure
sLLLsLLLsLLLLsLLLsLLLL
Generator size
TAMNAMS information
Related MOS scales
Equal tunings
17L 5s is a 2/1-equivalent (octave-equivalent) moment of symmetry scale containing 17 large steps and 5 small steps, repeating every octave. 17L 5s is a great-grandchild scale of 5L 2s, expanding it by 15 tones. Generators that produce this scale range from 490.9 ¢ to 494.1 ¢, or from 705.9 ¢ to 709.1 ¢. This scale is the parent of another MOS scale that exhibits the fractal-like acoustic effects for which Archagall temperament is named—however, this scale also has tuning areas that don't support these effects.
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 interval regions.
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 54.5 ¢ |
| Major 1-mosstep | M1ms | L | 54.5 ¢ to 70.6 ¢ | |
| 2-mosstep | Minor 2-mosstep | m2ms | L + s | 70.6 ¢ to 109.1 ¢ |
| Major 2-mosstep | M2ms | 2L | 109.1 ¢ to 141.2 ¢ | |
| 3-mosstep | Minor 3-mosstep | m3ms | 2L + s | 141.2 ¢ to 163.6 ¢ |
| Major 3-mosstep | M3ms | 3L | 163.6 ¢ to 211.8 ¢ | |
| 4-mosstep | Minor 4-mosstep | m4ms | 3L + s | 211.8 ¢ to 218.2 ¢ |
| Major 4-mosstep | M4ms | 4L | 218.2 ¢ to 282.4 ¢ | |
| 5-mosstep | Minor 5-mosstep | m5ms | 3L + 2s | 211.8 ¢ to 272.7 ¢ |
| Major 5-mosstep | M5ms | 4L + s | 272.7 ¢ to 282.4 ¢ | |
| 6-mosstep | Minor 6-mosstep | m6ms | 4L + 2s | 282.4 ¢ to 327.3 ¢ |
| Major 6-mosstep | M6ms | 5L + s | 327.3 ¢ to 352.9 ¢ | |
| 7-mosstep | Minor 7-mosstep | m7ms | 5L + 2s | 352.9 ¢ to 381.8 ¢ |
| Major 7-mosstep | M7ms | 6L + s | 381.8 ¢ to 423.5 ¢ | |
| 8-mosstep | Minor 8-mosstep | m8ms | 6L + 2s | 423.5 ¢ to 436.4 ¢ |
| Major 8-mosstep | M8ms | 7L + s | 436.4 ¢ to 494.1 ¢ | |
| 9-mosstep | Diminished 9-mosstep | d9ms | 6L + 3s | 423.5 ¢ to 490.9 ¢ |
| Perfect 9-mosstep | P9ms | 7L + 2s | 490.9 ¢ to 494.1 ¢ | |
| 10-mosstep | Minor 10-mosstep | m10ms | 7L + 3s | 494.1 ¢ to 545.5 ¢ |
| Major 10-mosstep | M10ms | 8L + 2s | 545.5 ¢ to 564.7 ¢ | |
| 11-mosstep | Minor 11-mosstep | m11ms | 8L + 3s | 564.7 ¢ to 600.0 ¢ |
| Major 11-mosstep | M11ms | 9L + 2s | 600.0 ¢ to 635.3 ¢ | |
| 12-mosstep | Minor 12-mosstep | m12ms | 9L + 3s | 635.3 ¢ to 654.5 ¢ |
| Major 12-mosstep | M12ms | 10L + 2s | 654.5 ¢ to 705.9 ¢ | |
| 13-mosstep | Perfect 13-mosstep | P13ms | 10L + 3s | 705.9 ¢ to 709.1 ¢ |
| Augmented 13-mosstep | A13ms | 11L + 2s | 709.1 ¢ to 776.5 ¢ | |
| 14-mosstep | Minor 14-mosstep | m14ms | 10L + 4s | 705.9 ¢ to 763.6 ¢ |
| Major 14-mosstep | M14ms | 11L + 3s | 763.6 ¢ to 776.5 ¢ | |
| 15-mosstep | Minor 15-mosstep | m15ms | 11L + 4s | 776.5 ¢ to 818.2 ¢ |
| Major 15-mosstep | M15ms | 12L + 3s | 818.2 ¢ to 847.1 ¢ | |
| 16-mosstep | Minor 16-mosstep | m16ms | 12L + 4s | 847.1 ¢ to 872.7 ¢ |
| Major 16-mosstep | M16ms | 13L + 3s | 872.7 ¢ to 917.6 ¢ | |
| 17-mosstep | Minor 17-mosstep | m17ms | 13L + 4s | 917.6 ¢ to 927.3 ¢ |
| Major 17-mosstep | M17ms | 14L + 3s | 927.3 ¢ to 988.2 ¢ | |
| 18-mosstep | Minor 18-mosstep | m18ms | 13L + 5s | 917.6 ¢ to 981.8 ¢ |
| Major 18-mosstep | M18ms | 14L + 4s | 981.8 ¢ to 988.2 ¢ | |
| 19-mosstep | Minor 19-mosstep | m19ms | 14L + 5s | 988.2 ¢ to 1036.4 ¢ |
| Major 19-mosstep | M19ms | 15L + 4s | 1036.4 ¢ to 1058.8 ¢ | |
| 20-mosstep | Minor 20-mosstep | m20ms | 15L + 5s | 1058.8 ¢ to 1090.9 ¢ |
| Major 20-mosstep | M20ms | 16L + 4s | 1090.9 ¢ to 1129.4 ¢ | |
| 21-mosstep | Minor 21-mosstep | m21ms | 16L + 5s | 1129.4 ¢ to 1145.5 ¢ |
| Major 21-mosstep | M21ms | 17L + 4s | 1145.5 ¢ to 1200.0 ¢ | |
| 22-mosstep | Perfect 22-mosstep | P22ms | 17L + 5s | 1200.0 ¢ |
Generator chain
| Bright gens | Scale degree | Abbrev. |
|---|---|---|
| 38 | Augmented 12-mosdegree | A12md |
| 37 | Augmented 3-mosdegree | A3md |
| 36 | Augmented 16-mosdegree | A16md |
| 35 | Augmented 7-mosdegree | A7md |
| 34 | Augmented 20-mosdegree | A20md |
| 33 | Augmented 11-mosdegree | A11md |
| 32 | Augmented 2-mosdegree | A2md |
| 31 | Augmented 15-mosdegree | A15md |
| 30 | Augmented 6-mosdegree | A6md |
| 29 | Augmented 19-mosdegree | A19md |
| 28 | Augmented 10-mosdegree | A10md |
| 27 | Augmented 1-mosdegree | A1md |
| 26 | Augmented 14-mosdegree | A14md |
| 25 | Augmented 5-mosdegree | A5md |
| 24 | Augmented 18-mosdegree | A18md |
| 23 | Augmented 9-mosdegree | A9md |
| 22 | Augmented 0-mosdegree | A0md |
| 21 | Augmented 13-mosdegree | A13md |
| 20 | Major 4-mosdegree | M4md |
| 19 | Major 17-mosdegree | M17md |
| 18 | Major 8-mosdegree | M8md |
| 17 | Major 21-mosdegree | M21md |
| 16 | Major 12-mosdegree | M12md |
| 15 | Major 3-mosdegree | M3md |
| 14 | Major 16-mosdegree | M16md |
| 13 | Major 7-mosdegree | M7md |
| 12 | Major 20-mosdegree | M20md |
| 11 | Major 11-mosdegree | M11md |
| 10 | Major 2-mosdegree | M2md |
| 9 | Major 15-mosdegree | M15md |
| 8 | Major 6-mosdegree | M6md |
| 7 | Major 19-mosdegree | M19md |
| 6 | Major 10-mosdegree | M10md |
| 5 | Major 1-mosdegree | M1md |
| 4 | Major 14-mosdegree | M14md |
| 3 | Major 5-mosdegree | M5md |
| 2 | Major 18-mosdegree | M18md |
| 1 | Perfect 9-mosdegree | P9md |
| 0 | Perfect 0-mosdegree Perfect 22-mosdegree |
P0md P22md |
| −1 | Perfect 13-mosdegree | P13md |
| −2 | Minor 4-mosdegree | m4md |
| −3 | Minor 17-mosdegree | m17md |
| −4 | Minor 8-mosdegree | m8md |
| −5 | Minor 21-mosdegree | m21md |
| −6 | Minor 12-mosdegree | m12md |
| −7 | Minor 3-mosdegree | m3md |
| −8 | Minor 16-mosdegree | m16md |
| −9 | Minor 7-mosdegree | m7md |
| −10 | Minor 20-mosdegree | m20md |
| −11 | Minor 11-mosdegree | m11md |
| −12 | Minor 2-mosdegree | m2md |
| −13 | Minor 15-mosdegree | m15md |
| −14 | Minor 6-mosdegree | m6md |
| −15 | Minor 19-mosdegree | m19md |
| −16 | Minor 10-mosdegree | m10md |
| −17 | Minor 1-mosdegree | m1md |
| −18 | Minor 14-mosdegree | m14md |
| −19 | Minor 5-mosdegree | m5md |
| −20 | Minor 18-mosdegree | m18md |
| −21 | Diminished 9-mosdegree | d9md |
| −22 | Diminished 22-mosdegree | d22md |
| −23 | Diminished 13-mosdegree | d13md |
| −24 | Diminished 4-mosdegree | d4md |
| −25 | Diminished 17-mosdegree | d17md |
| −26 | Diminished 8-mosdegree | d8md |
| −27 | Diminished 21-mosdegree | d21md |
| −28 | Diminished 12-mosdegree | d12md |
| −29 | Diminished 3-mosdegree | d3md |
| −30 | Diminished 16-mosdegree | d16md |
| −31 | Diminished 7-mosdegree | d7md |
| −32 | Diminished 20-mosdegree | d20md |
| −33 | Diminished 11-mosdegree | d11md |
| −34 | Diminished 2-mosdegree | d2md |
| −35 | Diminished 15-mosdegree | d15md |
| −36 | Diminished 6-mosdegree | d6md |
| −37 | Diminished 19-mosdegree | d19md |
| −38 | Diminished 10-mosdegree | d10md |
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 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | |||
| 21|0 | 1 | LLLLsLLLsLLLLsLLLsLLLs | Perf. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Perf. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Aug. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Perf. |
| 20|1 | 10 | LLLLsLLLsLLLsLLLLsLLLs | Perf. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Perf. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Perf. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Perf. |
| 19|2 | 19 | LLLsLLLLsLLLsLLLLsLLLs | Perf. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Min. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Perf. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Perf. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Perf. |
| 18|3 | 6 | LLLsLLLLsLLLsLLLsLLLLs | Perf. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Min. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Perf. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Perf. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Min. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Perf. |
| 17|4 | 15 | LLLsLLLsLLLLsLLLsLLLLs | Perf. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Min. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Min. | Perf. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Perf. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Min. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Perf. |
| 16|5 | 2 | LLLsLLLsLLLLsLLLsLLLsL | Perf. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Min. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Min. | Perf. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Perf. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Min. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Min. | Perf. |
| 15|6 | 11 | LLLsLLLsLLLsLLLLsLLLsL | Perf. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Min. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Min. | Perf. | Maj. | Maj. | Min. | Perf. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Min. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Min. | Perf. |
| 14|7 | 20 | LLsLLLLsLLLsLLLLsLLLsL | Perf. | Maj. | Maj. | Min. | Min. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Min. | Perf. | Maj. | Maj. | Min. | Perf. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Min. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Min. | Perf. |
| 13|8 | 7 | LLsLLLLsLLLsLLLsLLLLsL | Perf. | Maj. | Maj. | Min. | Min. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Min. | Perf. | Maj. | Maj. | Min. | Perf. | Maj. | Maj. | Min. | Min. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Min. | Perf. |
| 12|9 | 16 | LLsLLLsLLLLsLLLsLLLLsL | Perf. | Maj. | Maj. | Min. | Min. | Maj. | Maj. | Min. | Min. | Perf. | Maj. | Maj. | Min. | Perf. | Maj. | Maj. | Min. | Min. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Min. | Perf. |
| 11|10 | 3 | LLsLLLsLLLLsLLLsLLLsLL | Perf. | Maj. | Maj. | Min. | Min. | Maj. | Maj. | Min. | Min. | Perf. | Maj. | Maj. | Min. | Perf. | Maj. | Maj. | Min. | Min. | Maj. | Maj. | Min. | Min. | Perf. |
| 10|11 | 12 | LLsLLLsLLLsLLLLsLLLsLL | Perf. | Maj. | Maj. | Min. | Min. | Maj. | Maj. | Min. | Min. | Perf. | Maj. | Min. | Min. | Perf. | Maj. | Maj. | Min. | Min. | Maj. | Maj. | Min. | Min. | Perf. |
| 9|12 | 21 | LsLLLLsLLLsLLLLsLLLsLL | Perf. | Maj. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Maj. | Maj. | Min. | Min. | Perf. | Maj. | Min. | Min. | Perf. | Maj. | Maj. | Min. | Min. | Maj. | Maj. | Min. | Min. | Perf. |
| 8|13 | 8 | LsLLLLsLLLsLLLsLLLLsLL | Perf. | Maj. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Maj. | Maj. | Min. | Min. | Perf. | Maj. | Min. | Min. | Perf. | Maj. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Maj. | Maj. | Min. | Min. | Perf. |
| 7|14 | 17 | LsLLLsLLLLsLLLsLLLLsLL | Perf. | Maj. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Maj. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Perf. | Maj. | Min. | Min. | Perf. | Maj. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Maj. | Maj. | Min. | Min. | Perf. |
| 6|15 | 4 | LsLLLsLLLLsLLLsLLLsLLL | Perf. | Maj. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Maj. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Perf. | Maj. | Min. | Min. | Perf. | Maj. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Maj. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Perf. |
| 5|16 | 13 | LsLLLsLLLsLLLLsLLLsLLL | Perf. | Maj. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Maj. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Perf. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Perf. | Maj. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Maj. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Perf. |
| 4|17 | 22 | sLLLLsLLLsLLLLsLLLsLLL | Perf. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Maj. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Perf. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Perf. | Maj. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Maj. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Perf. |
| 3|18 | 9 | sLLLLsLLLsLLLsLLLLsLLL | Perf. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Maj. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Perf. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Perf. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Maj. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Perf. |
| 2|19 | 18 | sLLLsLLLLsLLLsLLLLsLLL | Perf. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Perf. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Perf. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Maj. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Perf. |
| 1|20 | 5 | sLLLsLLLLsLLLsLLLsLLLL | Perf. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Perf. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Perf. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Perf. |
| 0|21 | 14 | sLLLsLLLsLLLLsLLLsLLLL | Perf. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Dim. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Perf. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Perf. |
Scale tree
| Generator(edo) | Cents | Step ratio | Comments | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bright | Dark | L:s | Hardness | |||||||
| 9\22 | 490.909 | 709.091 | 1:1 | 1.000 | Equalized 17L 5s | |||||
| 52\127 | 491.339 | 708.661 | 6:5 | 1.200 | ||||||
| 43\105 | 491.429 | 708.571 | 5:4 | 1.250 | ||||||
| 77\188 | 491.489 | 708.511 | 9:7 | 1.286 | ||||||
| 34\83 | 491.566 | 708.434 | 4:3 | 1.333 | Supersoft 17L 5s Archagall | |||||
| 93\227 | 491.630 | 708.370 | 11:8 | 1.375 | ||||||
| 59\144 | 491.667 | 708.333 | 7:5 | 1.400 | ||||||
| 84\205 | 491.707 | 708.293 | 10:7 | 1.429 | ||||||
| 25\61 | 491.803 | 708.197 | 3:2 | 1.500 | Soft 17L 5s | |||||
| 91\222 | 491.892 | 708.108 | 11:7 | 1.571 | ||||||
| 66\161 | 491.925 | 708.075 | 8:5 | 1.600 | ||||||
| 107\261 | 491.954 | 708.046 | 13:8 | 1.625 | ||||||
| 41\100 | 492.000 | 708.000 | 5:3 | 1.667 | Semisoft 17L 5s | |||||
| 98\239 | 492.050 | 707.950 | 12:7 | 1.714 | ||||||
| 57\139 | 492.086 | 707.914 | 7:4 | 1.750 | ||||||
| 73\178 | 492.135 | 707.865 | 9:5 | 1.800 | ||||||
| 16\39 | 492.308 | 707.692 | 2:1 | 2.000 | Basic 17L 5s Scales with tunings softer than this are proper | |||||
| 71\173 | 492.486 | 707.514 | 9:4 | 2.250 | ||||||
| 55\134 | 492.537 | 707.463 | 7:3 | 2.333 | ||||||
| 94\229 | 492.576 | 707.424 | 12:5 | 2.400 | ||||||
| 39\95 | 492.632 | 707.368 | 5:2 | 2.500 | Semihard 17L 5s | |||||
| 101\246 | 492.683 | 707.317 | 13:5 | 2.600 | ||||||
| 62\151 | 492.715 | 707.285 | 8:3 | 2.667 | ||||||
| 85\207 | 492.754 | 707.246 | 11:4 | 2.750 | ||||||
| 23\56 | 492.857 | 707.143 | 3:1 | 3.000 | Hard 17L 5s | |||||
| 76\185 | 492.973 | 707.027 | 10:3 | 3.333 | ||||||
| 53\129 | 493.023 | 706.977 | 7:2 | 3.500 | ||||||
| 83\202 | 493.069 | 706.931 | 11:3 | 3.667 | ||||||
| 30\73 | 493.151 | 706.849 | 4:1 | 4.000 | Superhard 17L 5s | |||||
| 67\163 | 493.252 | 706.748 | 9:2 | 4.500 | ||||||
| 37\90 | 493.333 | 706.667 | 5:1 | 5.000 | ||||||
| 44\107 | 493.458 | 706.542 | 6:1 | 6.000 | ||||||
| 7\17 | 494.118 | 705.882 | 1:0 | → ∞ | Collapsed 17L 5s | |||||