3L 12s
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Scale structure
ssssLssssLssssL
Generator size
TAMNAMS information
Related MOS scales
Equal tunings
3L 12s is a 2/1-equivalent (octave-equivalent) moment of symmetry scale containing 3 large steps and 12 small steps, with a period of 1 large step and 4 small steps that repeats every 400.0 ¢, or 3 times every octave. 3L 12s is a grandchild scale of 3L 6s, expanding it by 6 tones. Generators that produce this scale range from 320 ¢ to 400 ¢, or from 0 ¢ to 80 ¢.
It is the MOS of Inflated[15].
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 80.0 ¢ |
Augmented 1-mosstep | A1ms | L | 80.0 ¢ to 400.0 ¢ | |
2-mosstep | Minor 2-mosstep | m2ms | 2s | 0.0 ¢ to 160.0 ¢ |
Major 2-mosstep | M2ms | L + s | 160.0 ¢ to 400.0 ¢ | |
3-mosstep | Minor 3-mosstep | m3ms | 3s | 0.0 ¢ to 240.0 ¢ |
Major 3-mosstep | M3ms | L + 2s | 240.0 ¢ to 400.0 ¢ | |
4-mosstep | Diminished 4-mosstep | d4ms | 4s | 0.0 ¢ to 320.0 ¢ |
Perfect 4-mosstep | P4ms | L + 3s | 320.0 ¢ to 400.0 ¢ | |
5-mosstep | Perfect 5-mosstep | P5ms | L + 4s | 400.0 ¢ |
6-mosstep | Perfect 6-mosstep | P6ms | L + 5s | 400.0 ¢ to 480.0 ¢ |
Augmented 6-mosstep | A6ms | 2L + 4s | 480.0 ¢ to 800.0 ¢ | |
7-mosstep | Minor 7-mosstep | m7ms | L + 6s | 400.0 ¢ to 560.0 ¢ |
Major 7-mosstep | M7ms | 2L + 5s | 560.0 ¢ to 800.0 ¢ | |
8-mosstep | Minor 8-mosstep | m8ms | L + 7s | 400.0 ¢ to 640.0 ¢ |
Major 8-mosstep | M8ms | 2L + 6s | 640.0 ¢ to 800.0 ¢ | |
9-mosstep | Diminished 9-mosstep | d9ms | L + 8s | 400.0 ¢ to 720.0 ¢ |
Perfect 9-mosstep | P9ms | 2L + 7s | 720.0 ¢ to 800.0 ¢ | |
10-mosstep | Perfect 10-mosstep | P10ms | 2L + 8s | 800.0 ¢ |
11-mosstep | Perfect 11-mosstep | P11ms | 2L + 9s | 800.0 ¢ to 880.0 ¢ |
Augmented 11-mosstep | A11ms | 3L + 8s | 880.0 ¢ to 1200.0 ¢ | |
12-mosstep | Minor 12-mosstep | m12ms | 2L + 10s | 800.0 ¢ to 960.0 ¢ |
Major 12-mosstep | M12ms | 3L + 9s | 960.0 ¢ to 1200.0 ¢ | |
13-mosstep | Minor 13-mosstep | m13ms | 2L + 11s | 800.0 ¢ to 1040.0 ¢ |
Major 13-mosstep | M13ms | 3L + 10s | 1040.0 ¢ to 1200.0 ¢ | |
14-mosstep | Diminished 14-mosstep | d14ms | 2L + 12s | 800.0 ¢ to 1120.0 ¢ |
Perfect 14-mosstep | P14ms | 3L + 11s | 1120.0 ¢ to 1200.0 ¢ | |
15-mosstep | Perfect 15-mosstep | P15ms | 3L + 12s | 1200.0 ¢ |
Generator chain
Bright gens | Scale degree | Abbrev. | Scale degree | Abbrev. | Scale degree | Abbrev. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5 | Augmented 0-mosdegree | A0md | Augmented 5-mosdegree | A5md | Augmented 10-mosdegree | A10md |
4 | Augmented 1-mosdegree | A1md | Augmented 6-mosdegree | A6md | Augmented 11-mosdegree | A11md |
3 | Major 2-mosdegree | M2md | Major 7-mosdegree | M7md | Major 12-mosdegree | M12md |
2 | Major 3-mosdegree | M3md | Major 8-mosdegree | M8md | Major 13-mosdegree | M13md |
1 | Perfect 4-mosdegree | P4md | Perfect 9-mosdegree | P9md | Perfect 14-mosdegree | P14md |
0 | Perfect 0-mosdegree Perfect 5-mosdegree |
P0md P5md |
Perfect 5-mosdegree Perfect 10-mosdegree |
P5md P10md |
Perfect 10-mosdegree Perfect 15-mosdegree |
P10md P15md |
−1 | Perfect 1-mosdegree | P1md | Perfect 6-mosdegree | P6md | Perfect 11-mosdegree | P11md |
−2 | Minor 2-mosdegree | m2md | Minor 7-mosdegree | m7md | Minor 12-mosdegree | m12md |
−3 | Minor 3-mosdegree | m3md | Minor 8-mosdegree | m8md | Minor 13-mosdegree | m13md |
−4 | Diminished 4-mosdegree | d4md | Diminished 9-mosdegree | d9md | Diminished 14-mosdegree | d14md |
−5 | Diminished 5-mosdegree | d5md | Diminished 10-mosdegree | d10md | Diminished 15-mosdegree | d15md |
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 | |||
12|0(3) | 1 | LssssLssssLssss | Perf. | Aug. | Maj. | Maj. | Perf. | Perf. | Aug. | Maj. | Maj. | Perf. | Perf. | Aug. | Maj. | Maj. | Perf. | Perf. |
9|3(3) | 5 | sLssssLssssLsss | Perf. | Perf. | Maj. | Maj. | Perf. | Perf. | Perf. | Maj. | Maj. | Perf. | Perf. | Perf. | Maj. | Maj. | Perf. | Perf. |
6|6(3) | 4 | ssLssssLssssLss | Perf. | Perf. | Min. | Maj. | Perf. | Perf. | Perf. | Min. | Maj. | Perf. | Perf. | Perf. | Min. | Maj. | Perf. | Perf. |
3|9(3) | 3 | sssLssssLssssLs | Perf. | Perf. | Min. | Min. | Perf. | Perf. | Perf. | Min. | Min. | Perf. | Perf. | Perf. | Min. | Min. | Perf. | Perf. |
0|12(3) | 2 | ssssLssssLssssL | Perf. | Perf. | Min. | Min. | Dim. | Perf. | Perf. | Min. | Min. | Dim. | Perf. | Perf. | Min. | Min. | Dim. | Perf. |
Scale tree
Generator(edo) | Cents | Step ratio | Comments | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bright | Dark | L:s | Hardness | |||||||
4\15 | 320.000 | 80.000 | 1:1 | 1.000 | Equalized 3L 12s | |||||
21\78 | 323.077 | 76.923 | 6:5 | 1.200 | ||||||
17\63 | 323.810 | 76.190 | 5:4 | 1.250 | ||||||
30\111 | 324.324 | 75.676 | 9:7 | 1.286 | ||||||
13\48 | 325.000 | 75.000 | 4:3 | 1.333 | Supersoft 3L 12s | |||||
35\129 | 325.581 | 74.419 | 11:8 | 1.375 | ||||||
22\81 | 325.926 | 74.074 | 7:5 | 1.400 | ||||||
31\114 | 326.316 | 73.684 | 10:7 | 1.429 | ||||||
9\33 | 327.273 | 72.727 | 3:2 | 1.500 | Soft 3L 12s | |||||
32\117 | 328.205 | 71.795 | 11:7 | 1.571 | ||||||
23\84 | 328.571 | 71.429 | 8:5 | 1.600 | ||||||
37\135 | 328.889 | 71.111 | 13:8 | 1.625 | ||||||
14\51 | 329.412 | 70.588 | 5:3 | 1.667 | Semisoft 3L 12s | |||||
33\120 | 330.000 | 70.000 | 12:7 | 1.714 | ||||||
19\69 | 330.435 | 69.565 | 7:4 | 1.750 | ||||||
24\87 | 331.034 | 68.966 | 9:5 | 1.800 | ||||||
5\18 | 333.333 | 66.667 | 2:1 | 2.000 | Basic 3L 12s Scales with tunings softer than this are proper | |||||
21\75 | 336.000 | 64.000 | 9:4 | 2.250 | ||||||
16\57 | 336.842 | 63.158 | 7:3 | 2.333 | ||||||
27\96 | 337.500 | 62.500 | 12:5 | 2.400 | ||||||
11\39 | 338.462 | 61.538 | 5:2 | 2.500 | Semihard 3L 12s | |||||
28\99 | 339.394 | 60.606 | 13:5 | 2.600 | ||||||
17\60 | 340.000 | 60.000 | 8:3 | 2.667 | ||||||
23\81 | 340.741 | 59.259 | 11:4 | 2.750 | ||||||
6\21 | 342.857 | 57.143 | 3:1 | 3.000 | Hard 3L 12s | |||||
19\66 | 345.455 | 54.545 | 10:3 | 3.333 | ||||||
13\45 | 346.667 | 53.333 | 7:2 | 3.500 | ||||||
20\69 | 347.826 | 52.174 | 11:3 | 3.667 | ||||||
7\24 | 350.000 | 50.000 | 4:1 | 4.000 | Superhard 3L 12s | |||||
15\51 | 352.941 | 47.059 | 9:2 | 4.500 | ||||||
8\27 | 355.556 | 44.444 | 5:1 | 5.000 | ||||||
9\30 | 360.000 | 40.000 | 6:1 | 6.000 | ||||||
1\3 | 400.000 | 0.000 | 1:0 | → ∞ | Collapsed 3L 12s |
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