2L 20s
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Scale structure
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Generator size
TAMNAMS information
Related MOS scales
Equal tunings
2L 20s is a 2/1-equivalent (octave-equivalent) moment of symmetry scale containing 2 large steps and 20 small steps, with a period of 1 large step and 10 small steps that repeats every 600.0 ¢, or twice every octave. 2L 20s is related to 2L 8s, expanding it by 12 tones. Generators that produce this scale range from 545.5 ¢ to 600 ¢, or from 0 ¢ to 54.5 ¢.
This scale is the quarter tone scale of Shrutar.
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 | Perfect 1-mosstep | P1ms | s | 0.0 ¢ to 54.5 ¢ |
Augmented 1-mosstep | A1ms | L | 54.5 ¢ to 600.0 ¢ | |
2-mosstep | Minor 2-mosstep | m2ms | 2s | 0.0 ¢ to 109.1 ¢ |
Major 2-mosstep | M2ms | L + s | 109.1 ¢ to 600.0 ¢ | |
3-mosstep | Minor 3-mosstep | m3ms | 3s | 0.0 ¢ to 163.6 ¢ |
Major 3-mosstep | M3ms | L + 2s | 163.6 ¢ to 600.0 ¢ | |
4-mosstep | Minor 4-mosstep | m4ms | 4s | 0.0 ¢ to 218.2 ¢ |
Major 4-mosstep | M4ms | L + 3s | 218.2 ¢ to 600.0 ¢ | |
5-mosstep | Minor 5-mosstep | m5ms | 5s | 0.0 ¢ to 272.7 ¢ |
Major 5-mosstep | M5ms | L + 4s | 272.7 ¢ to 600.0 ¢ | |
6-mosstep | Minor 6-mosstep | m6ms | 6s | 0.0 ¢ to 327.3 ¢ |
Major 6-mosstep | M6ms | L + 5s | 327.3 ¢ to 600.0 ¢ | |
7-mosstep | Minor 7-mosstep | m7ms | 7s | 0.0 ¢ to 381.8 ¢ |
Major 7-mosstep | M7ms | L + 6s | 381.8 ¢ to 600.0 ¢ | |
8-mosstep | Minor 8-mosstep | m8ms | 8s | 0.0 ¢ to 436.4 ¢ |
Major 8-mosstep | M8ms | L + 7s | 436.4 ¢ to 600.0 ¢ | |
9-mosstep | Minor 9-mosstep | m9ms | 9s | 0.0 ¢ to 490.9 ¢ |
Major 9-mosstep | M9ms | L + 8s | 490.9 ¢ to 600.0 ¢ | |
10-mosstep | Diminished 10-mosstep | d10ms | 10s | 0.0 ¢ to 545.5 ¢ |
Perfect 10-mosstep | P10ms | L + 9s | 545.5 ¢ to 600.0 ¢ | |
11-mosstep | Perfect 11-mosstep | P11ms | L + 10s | 600.0 ¢ |
12-mosstep | Perfect 12-mosstep | P12ms | L + 11s | 600.0 ¢ to 654.5 ¢ |
Augmented 12-mosstep | A12ms | 2L + 10s | 654.5 ¢ to 1200.0 ¢ | |
13-mosstep | Minor 13-mosstep | m13ms | L + 12s | 600.0 ¢ to 709.1 ¢ |
Major 13-mosstep | M13ms | 2L + 11s | 709.1 ¢ to 1200.0 ¢ | |
14-mosstep | Minor 14-mosstep | m14ms | L + 13s | 600.0 ¢ to 763.6 ¢ |
Major 14-mosstep | M14ms | 2L + 12s | 763.6 ¢ to 1200.0 ¢ | |
15-mosstep | Minor 15-mosstep | m15ms | L + 14s | 600.0 ¢ to 818.2 ¢ |
Major 15-mosstep | M15ms | 2L + 13s | 818.2 ¢ to 1200.0 ¢ | |
16-mosstep | Minor 16-mosstep | m16ms | L + 15s | 600.0 ¢ to 872.7 ¢ |
Major 16-mosstep | M16ms | 2L + 14s | 872.7 ¢ to 1200.0 ¢ | |
17-mosstep | Minor 17-mosstep | m17ms | L + 16s | 600.0 ¢ to 927.3 ¢ |
Major 17-mosstep | M17ms | 2L + 15s | 927.3 ¢ to 1200.0 ¢ | |
18-mosstep | Minor 18-mosstep | m18ms | L + 17s | 600.0 ¢ to 981.8 ¢ |
Major 18-mosstep | M18ms | 2L + 16s | 981.8 ¢ to 1200.0 ¢ | |
19-mosstep | Minor 19-mosstep | m19ms | L + 18s | 600.0 ¢ to 1036.4 ¢ |
Major 19-mosstep | M19ms | 2L + 17s | 1036.4 ¢ to 1200.0 ¢ | |
20-mosstep | Minor 20-mosstep | m20ms | L + 19s | 600.0 ¢ to 1090.9 ¢ |
Major 20-mosstep | M20ms | 2L + 18s | 1090.9 ¢ to 1200.0 ¢ | |
21-mosstep | Diminished 21-mosstep | d21ms | L + 20s | 600.0 ¢ to 1145.5 ¢ |
Perfect 21-mosstep | P21ms | 2L + 19s | 1145.5 ¢ to 1200.0 ¢ | |
22-mosstep | Perfect 22-mosstep | P22ms | 2L + 20s | 1200.0 ¢ |
Generator chain
Bright gens | Scale degree | Abbrev. | Scale degree | Abbrev. |
---|---|---|---|---|
11 | Augmented 0-mosdegree | A0md | Augmented 11-mosdegree | A11md |
10 | Augmented 1-mosdegree | A1md | Augmented 12-mosdegree | A12md |
9 | Major 2-mosdegree | M2md | Major 13-mosdegree | M13md |
8 | Major 3-mosdegree | M3md | Major 14-mosdegree | M14md |
7 | Major 4-mosdegree | M4md | Major 15-mosdegree | M15md |
6 | Major 5-mosdegree | M5md | Major 16-mosdegree | M16md |
5 | Major 6-mosdegree | M6md | Major 17-mosdegree | M17md |
4 | Major 7-mosdegree | M7md | Major 18-mosdegree | M18md |
3 | Major 8-mosdegree | M8md | Major 19-mosdegree | M19md |
2 | Major 9-mosdegree | M9md | Major 20-mosdegree | M20md |
1 | Perfect 10-mosdegree | P10md | Perfect 21-mosdegree | P21md |
0 | Perfect 0-mosdegree Perfect 11-mosdegree |
P0md P11md |
Perfect 11-mosdegree Perfect 22-mosdegree |
P11md P22md |
−1 | Perfect 1-mosdegree | P1md | Perfect 12-mosdegree | P12md |
−2 | Minor 2-mosdegree | m2md | Minor 13-mosdegree | m13md |
−3 | Minor 3-mosdegree | m3md | Minor 14-mosdegree | m14md |
−4 | Minor 4-mosdegree | m4md | Minor 15-mosdegree | m15md |
−5 | Minor 5-mosdegree | m5md | Minor 16-mosdegree | m16md |
−6 | Minor 6-mosdegree | m6md | Minor 17-mosdegree | m17md |
−7 | Minor 7-mosdegree | m7md | Minor 18-mosdegree | m18md |
−8 | Minor 8-mosdegree | m8md | Minor 19-mosdegree | m19md |
−9 | Minor 9-mosdegree | m9md | Minor 20-mosdegree | m20md |
−10 | Diminished 10-mosdegree | d10md | Diminished 21-mosdegree | d21md |
−11 | Diminished 11-mosdegree | d11md | Diminished 22-mosdegree | d22md |
Modes
UDP | Cyclic order |
Step pattern |
Scale degree (mosdegree) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | |||
20|0(2) | 1 | LssssssssssLssssssssss | Perf. | Aug. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Perf. | Perf. | Aug. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Perf. | Perf. |
18|2(2) | 11 | sLssssssssssLsssssssss | Perf. | Perf. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Perf. | Perf. | Perf. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Perf. | Perf. |
16|4(2) | 10 | ssLssssssssssLssssssss | Perf. | Perf. | Min. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Perf. | Perf. | Perf. | Min. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Perf. | Perf. |
14|6(2) | 9 | sssLssssssssssLsssssss | Perf. | Perf. | Min. | Min. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Perf. | Perf. | Perf. | Min. | Min. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Perf. | Perf. |
12|8(2) | 8 | ssssLssssssssssLssssss | Perf. | Perf. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Perf. | Perf. | Perf. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Perf. | Perf. |
10|10(2) | 7 | sssssLssssssssssLsssss | Perf. | Perf. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Perf. | Perf. | Perf. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Perf. | Perf. |
8|12(2) | 6 | ssssssLssssssssssLssss | Perf. | Perf. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Perf. | Perf. | Perf. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Perf. | Perf. |
6|14(2) | 5 | sssssssLssssssssssLsss | Perf. | Perf. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Maj. | Maj. | Perf. | Perf. | Perf. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Maj. | Maj. | Perf. | Perf. |
4|16(2) | 4 | ssssssssLssssssssssLss | Perf. | Perf. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Maj. | Perf. | Perf. | Perf. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Maj. | Perf. | Perf. |
2|18(2) | 3 | sssssssssLssssssssssLs | Perf. | Perf. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Perf. | Perf. | Perf. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Perf. | Perf. |
0|20(2) | 2 | ssssssssssLssssssssssL | Perf. | Perf. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Dim. | Perf. | Perf. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Dim. | Perf. |
Scale tree
Generator(edo) | Cents | Step ratio | Comments | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bright | Dark | L:s | Hardness | |||||||
10\22 | 545.455 | 54.545 | 1:1 | 1.000 | Equalized 2L 20s | |||||
51\112 | 546.429 | 53.571 | 6:5 | 1.200 | ||||||
41\90 | 546.667 | 53.333 | 5:4 | 1.250 | ||||||
72\158 | 546.835 | 53.165 | 9:7 | 1.286 | ||||||
31\68 | 547.059 | 52.941 | 4:3 | 1.333 | Supersoft 2L 20s | |||||
83\182 | 547.253 | 52.747 | 11:8 | 1.375 | ||||||
52\114 | 547.368 | 52.632 | 7:5 | 1.400 | ||||||
73\160 | 547.500 | 52.500 | 10:7 | 1.429 | ||||||
21\46 | 547.826 | 52.174 | 3:2 | 1.500 | Soft 2L 20s | |||||
74\162 | 548.148 | 51.852 | 11:7 | 1.571 | ||||||
53\116 | 548.276 | 51.724 | 8:5 | 1.600 | ||||||
85\186 | 548.387 | 51.613 | 13:8 | 1.625 | ||||||
32\70 | 548.571 | 51.429 | 5:3 | 1.667 | Semisoft 2L 20s | |||||
75\164 | 548.780 | 51.220 | 12:7 | 1.714 | ||||||
43\94 | 548.936 | 51.064 | 7:4 | 1.750 | ||||||
54\118 | 549.153 | 50.847 | 9:5 | 1.800 | ||||||
11\24 | 550.000 | 50.000 | 2:1 | 2.000 | Basic 2L 20s Scales with tunings softer than this are proper | |||||
45\98 | 551.020 | 48.980 | 9:4 | 2.250 | ||||||
34\74 | 551.351 | 48.649 | 7:3 | 2.333 | ||||||
57\124 | 551.613 | 48.387 | 12:5 | 2.400 | ||||||
23\50 | 552.000 | 48.000 | 5:2 | 2.500 | Semihard 2L 20s | |||||
58\126 | 552.381 | 47.619 | 13:5 | 2.600 | ||||||
35\76 | 552.632 | 47.368 | 8:3 | 2.667 | ||||||
47\102 | 552.941 | 47.059 | 11:4 | 2.750 | ||||||
12\26 | 553.846 | 46.154 | 3:1 | 3.000 | Hard 2L 20s | |||||
37\80 | 555.000 | 45.000 | 10:3 | 3.333 | ||||||
25\54 | 555.556 | 44.444 | 7:2 | 3.500 | ||||||
38\82 | 556.098 | 43.902 | 11:3 | 3.667 | ||||||
13\28 | 557.143 | 42.857 | 4:1 | 4.000 | Superhard 2L 20s | |||||
27\58 | 558.621 | 41.379 | 9:2 | 4.500 | ||||||
14\30 | 560.000 | 40.000 | 5:1 | 5.000 | ||||||
15\32 | 562.500 | 37.500 | 6:1 | 6.000 | ||||||
1\2 | 600.000 | 0.000 | 1:0 | → ∞ | Collapsed 2L 20s |
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