3L 13s
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Scale structure
sssssLssssLssssL
Generator size
TAMNAMS information
Related MOS scales
Equal tunings
3L 13s is a 2/1-equivalent (octave-equivalent) moment of symmetry scale containing 3 large steps and 13 small steps, repeating every octave. 3L 13s is a grandchild scale of 3L 7s, expanding it by 6 tones. Generators that produce this scale range from 375 ¢ to 400 ¢, or from 800 ¢ to 825 ¢.
This MOS, having its large steps separated by intervals of 4s, 4s and 5s; is the quasi-enharmonic scale of Magic temperament. It is also the smallest MOS which is ideal for composing melodies in Magic temperament, owing to the fact that the optimal generator range for it is the range where Magic temperament is tuned most accurately (6/19edo to 7/22edo); and is generated by a small major third no smaller than 5/16edo (375 ¢).
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 75.0 ¢ |
Major 1-mosstep | M1ms | L | 75.0 ¢ to 400.0 ¢ | |
2-mosstep | Minor 2-mosstep | m2ms | 2s | 0.0 ¢ to 150.0 ¢ |
Major 2-mosstep | M2ms | L + s | 150.0 ¢ to 400.0 ¢ | |
3-mosstep | Minor 3-mosstep | m3ms | 3s | 0.0 ¢ to 225.0 ¢ |
Major 3-mosstep | M3ms | L + 2s | 225.0 ¢ to 400.0 ¢ | |
4-mosstep | Minor 4-mosstep | m4ms | 4s | 0.0 ¢ to 300.0 ¢ |
Major 4-mosstep | M4ms | L + 3s | 300.0 ¢ to 400.0 ¢ | |
5-mosstep | Diminished 5-mosstep | d5ms | 5s | 0.0 ¢ to 375.0 ¢ |
Perfect 5-mosstep | P5ms | L + 4s | 375.0 ¢ to 400.0 ¢ | |
6-mosstep | Minor 6-mosstep | m6ms | L + 5s | 400.0 ¢ to 450.0 ¢ |
Major 6-mosstep | M6ms | 2L + 4s | 450.0 ¢ to 800.0 ¢ | |
7-mosstep | Minor 7-mosstep | m7ms | L + 6s | 400.0 ¢ to 525.0 ¢ |
Major 7-mosstep | M7ms | 2L + 5s | 525.0 ¢ to 800.0 ¢ | |
8-mosstep | Minor 8-mosstep | m8ms | L + 7s | 400.0 ¢ to 600.0 ¢ |
Major 8-mosstep | M8ms | 2L + 6s | 600.0 ¢ to 800.0 ¢ | |
9-mosstep | Minor 9-mosstep | m9ms | L + 8s | 400.0 ¢ to 675.0 ¢ |
Major 9-mosstep | M9ms | 2L + 7s | 675.0 ¢ to 800.0 ¢ | |
10-mosstep | Minor 10-mosstep | m10ms | L + 9s | 400.0 ¢ to 750.0 ¢ |
Major 10-mosstep | M10ms | 2L + 8s | 750.0 ¢ to 800.0 ¢ | |
11-mosstep | Perfect 11-mosstep | P11ms | 2L + 9s | 800.0 ¢ to 825.0 ¢ |
Augmented 11-mosstep | A11ms | 3L + 8s | 825.0 ¢ to 1200.0 ¢ | |
12-mosstep | Minor 12-mosstep | m12ms | 2L + 10s | 800.0 ¢ to 900.0 ¢ |
Major 12-mosstep | M12ms | 3L + 9s | 900.0 ¢ to 1200.0 ¢ | |
13-mosstep | Minor 13-mosstep | m13ms | 2L + 11s | 800.0 ¢ to 975.0 ¢ |
Major 13-mosstep | M13ms | 3L + 10s | 975.0 ¢ to 1200.0 ¢ | |
14-mosstep | Minor 14-mosstep | m14ms | 2L + 12s | 800.0 ¢ to 1050.0 ¢ |
Major 14-mosstep | M14ms | 3L + 11s | 1050.0 ¢ to 1200.0 ¢ | |
15-mosstep | Minor 15-mosstep | m15ms | 2L + 13s | 800.0 ¢ to 1125.0 ¢ |
Major 15-mosstep | M15ms | 3L + 12s | 1125.0 ¢ to 1200.0 ¢ | |
16-mosstep | Perfect 16-mosstep | P16ms | 3L + 13s | 1200.0 ¢ |
Generator chain
Bright gens | Scale degree | Abbrev. |
---|---|---|
18 | Augmented 10-mosdegree | A10md |
17 | Augmented 5-mosdegree | A5md |
16 | Augmented 0-mosdegree | A0md |
15 | Augmented 11-mosdegree | A11md |
14 | Major 6-mosdegree | M6md |
13 | Major 1-mosdegree | M1md |
12 | Major 12-mosdegree | M12md |
11 | Major 7-mosdegree | M7md |
10 | Major 2-mosdegree | M2md |
9 | Major 13-mosdegree | M13md |
8 | Major 8-mosdegree | M8md |
7 | Major 3-mosdegree | M3md |
6 | Major 14-mosdegree | M14md |
5 | Major 9-mosdegree | M9md |
4 | Major 4-mosdegree | M4md |
3 | Major 15-mosdegree | M15md |
2 | Major 10-mosdegree | M10md |
1 | Perfect 5-mosdegree | P5md |
0 | Perfect 0-mosdegree Perfect 16-mosdegree |
P0md P16md |
−1 | Perfect 11-mosdegree | P11md |
−2 | Minor 6-mosdegree | m6md |
−3 | Minor 1-mosdegree | m1md |
−4 | Minor 12-mosdegree | m12md |
−5 | Minor 7-mosdegree | m7md |
−6 | Minor 2-mosdegree | m2md |
−7 | Minor 13-mosdegree | m13md |
−8 | Minor 8-mosdegree | m8md |
−9 | Minor 3-mosdegree | m3md |
−10 | Minor 14-mosdegree | m14md |
−11 | Minor 9-mosdegree | m9md |
−12 | Minor 4-mosdegree | m4md |
−13 | Minor 15-mosdegree | m15md |
−14 | Minor 10-mosdegree | m10md |
−15 | Diminished 5-mosdegree | d5md |
−16 | Diminished 16-mosdegree | d16md |
−17 | Diminished 11-mosdegree | d11md |
−18 | Diminished 6-mosdegree | d6md |
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 | |||
15|0 | 1 | LssssLssssLsssss | Perf. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Perf. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Aug. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Perf. |
14|1 | 6 | LssssLsssssLssss | Perf. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Perf. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Perf. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Perf. |
13|2 | 11 | LsssssLssssLssss | Perf. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Perf. | Min. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Perf. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Perf. |
12|3 | 16 | sLssssLssssLssss | Perf. | Min. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Perf. | Min. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Perf. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Perf. |
11|4 | 5 | sLssssLsssssLsss | Perf. | Min. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Perf. | Min. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Perf. | Min. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Perf. |
10|5 | 10 | sLsssssLssssLsss | Perf. | Min. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Perf. | Min. | Min. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Perf. | Min. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Perf. |
9|6 | 15 | ssLssssLssssLsss | Perf. | Min. | Min. | Maj. | Maj. | Perf. | Min. | Min. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Perf. | Min. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Perf. |
8|7 | 4 | ssLssssLsssssLss | Perf. | Min. | Min. | Maj. | Maj. | Perf. | Min. | Min. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Perf. | Min. | Min. | Maj. | Maj. | Perf. |
7|8 | 9 | ssLsssssLssssLss | Perf. | Min. | Min. | Maj. | Maj. | Perf. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Maj. | Maj. | Perf. | Min. | Min. | Maj. | Maj. | Perf. |
6|9 | 14 | sssLssssLssssLss | Perf. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Maj. | Perf. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Maj. | Maj. | Perf. | Min. | Min. | Maj. | Maj. | Perf. |
5|10 | 3 | sssLssssLsssssLs | Perf. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Maj. | Perf. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Maj. | Maj. | Perf. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Maj. | Perf. |
4|11 | 8 | sssLsssssLssssLs | Perf. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Maj. | Perf. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Maj. | Perf. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Maj. | Perf. |
3|12 | 13 | ssssLssssLssssLs | Perf. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Perf. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Maj. | Perf. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Maj. | Perf. |
2|13 | 2 | ssssLssssLsssssL | Perf. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Perf. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Maj. | Perf. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Perf. |
1|14 | 7 | ssssLsssssLssssL | Perf. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Perf. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Perf. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Perf. |
0|15 | 12 | sssssLssssLssssL | Perf. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Dim. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Perf. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Perf. |
Scale tree
Generator(edo) | Cents | Step ratio | Comments | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bright | Dark | L:s | Hardness | |||||||
5\16 | 375.000 | 825.000 | 1:1 | 1.000 | Equalized 3L 13s | |||||
26\83 | 375.904 | 824.096 | 6:5 | 1.200 | ||||||
21\67 | 376.119 | 823.881 | 5:4 | 1.250 | ||||||
37\118 | 376.271 | 823.729 | 9:7 | 1.286 | ||||||
16\51 | 376.471 | 823.529 | 4:3 | 1.333 | Supersoft 3L 13s | |||||
43\137 | 376.642 | 823.358 | 11:8 | 1.375 | ||||||
27\86 | 376.744 | 823.256 | 7:5 | 1.400 | ||||||
38\121 | 376.860 | 823.140 | 10:7 | 1.429 | ||||||
11\35 | 377.143 | 822.857 | 3:2 | 1.500 | Soft 3L 13s | |||||
39\124 | 377.419 | 822.581 | 11:7 | 1.571 | ||||||
28\89 | 377.528 | 822.472 | 8:5 | 1.600 | ||||||
45\143 | 377.622 | 822.378 | 13:8 | 1.625 | ||||||
17\54 | 377.778 | 822.222 | 5:3 | 1.667 | Semisoft 3L 13s | |||||
40\127 | 377.953 | 822.047 | 12:7 | 1.714 | ||||||
23\73 | 378.082 | 821.918 | 7:4 | 1.750 | ||||||
29\92 | 378.261 | 821.739 | 9:5 | 1.800 | ||||||
6\19 | 378.947 | 821.053 | 2:1 | 2.000 | Basic 3L 13s Scales with tunings softer than this are proper | |||||
25\79 | 379.747 | 820.253 | 9:4 | 2.250 | ||||||
19\60 | 380.000 | 820.000 | 7:3 | 2.333 | ||||||
32\101 | 380.198 | 819.802 | 12:5 | 2.400 | ||||||
13\41 | 380.488 | 819.512 | 5:2 | 2.500 | Semihard 3L 13s | |||||
33\104 | 380.769 | 819.231 | 13:5 | 2.600 | ||||||
20\63 | 380.952 | 819.048 | 8:3 | 2.667 | ||||||
27\85 | 381.176 | 818.824 | 11:4 | 2.750 | ||||||
7\22 | 381.818 | 818.182 | 3:1 | 3.000 | Hard 3L 13s | |||||
22\69 | 382.609 | 817.391 | 10:3 | 3.333 | ||||||
15\47 | 382.979 | 817.021 | 7:2 | 3.500 | ||||||
23\72 | 383.333 | 816.667 | 11:3 | 3.667 | ||||||
8\25 | 384.000 | 816.000 | 4:1 | 4.000 | Superhard 3L 13s | |||||
17\53 | 384.906 | 815.094 | 9:2 | 4.500 | ||||||
9\28 | 385.714 | 814.286 | 5:1 | 5.000 | ||||||
10\31 | 387.097 | 812.903 | 6:1 | 6.000 | ||||||
1\3 | 400.000 | 800.000 | 1:0 | → ∞ | Collapsed 3L 13s |