4L 13s
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Step pattern
LsssLsssLsssLssss
ssssLsssLsssLsssL
Equave
2/1 (1200.0 ¢)
Period
2/1 (1200.0 ¢)
Bright
4\17 to 1\4 (282.4 ¢ to 300.0 ¢)
Dark
3\4 to 13\17 (900.0 ¢ to 917.6 ¢)
Descends from
4L 5s (gramitonic)
Ancestor's step ratio range
3:1 to 1:0 (hard)
Parent
4L 9s
Sister
13L 4s
Daughters
17L 4s, 4L 17s
Neutralized
8L 9s
2-Flought
21L 13s, 4L 30s
Equalized (L:s = 1:1)
4\17 (282.4 ¢)
Supersoft (L:s = 4:3)
13\55 (283.6 ¢)
Soft (L:s = 3:2)
9\38 (284.2 ¢)
Semisoft (L:s = 5:3)
14\59 (284.7 ¢)
Basic (L:s = 2:1)
5\21 (285.7 ¢)
Semihard (L:s = 5:2)
11\46 (287.0 ¢)
Hard (L:s = 3:1)
6\25 (288.0 ¢)
Superhard (L:s = 4:1)
7\29 (289.7 ¢)
Collapsed (L:s = 1:0)
1\4 (300.0 ¢)
↖ 3L 12s | ↑ 4L 12s | 5L 12s ↗ |
← 3L 13s | 4L 13s | 5L 13s → |
↙ 3L 14s | ↓ 4L 14s | 5L 14s ↘ |
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Scale structure
ssssLsssLsssLsssL
Generator size
TAMNAMS information
Related MOS scales
Equal tunings
4L 13s is a 2/1-equivalent (octave-equivalent) moment of symmetry scale containing 4 large steps and 13 small steps, repeating every octave. 4L 13s is a grandchild scale of 4L 5s, expanding it by 8 tones. Generators that produce this scale range from 282.4 ¢ to 300 ¢, or from 900 ¢ to 917.6 ¢.
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 | Minor 1-mosstep | m1ms | s | 0.0 ¢ to 70.6 ¢ |
Major 1-mosstep | M1ms | L | 70.6 ¢ to 300.0 ¢ | |
2-mosstep | Minor 2-mosstep | m2ms | 2s | 0.0 ¢ to 141.2 ¢ |
Major 2-mosstep | M2ms | L + s | 141.2 ¢ to 300.0 ¢ | |
3-mosstep | Minor 3-mosstep | m3ms | 3s | 0.0 ¢ to 211.8 ¢ |
Major 3-mosstep | M3ms | L + 2s | 211.8 ¢ to 300.0 ¢ | |
4-mosstep | Diminished 4-mosstep | d4ms | 4s | 0.0 ¢ to 282.4 ¢ |
Perfect 4-mosstep | P4ms | L + 3s | 282.4 ¢ to 300.0 ¢ | |
5-mosstep | Minor 5-mosstep | m5ms | L + 4s | 300.0 ¢ to 352.9 ¢ |
Major 5-mosstep | M5ms | 2L + 3s | 352.9 ¢ to 600.0 ¢ | |
6-mosstep | Minor 6-mosstep | m6ms | L + 5s | 300.0 ¢ to 423.5 ¢ |
Major 6-mosstep | M6ms | 2L + 4s | 423.5 ¢ to 600.0 ¢ | |
7-mosstep | Minor 7-mosstep | m7ms | L + 6s | 300.0 ¢ to 494.1 ¢ |
Major 7-mosstep | M7ms | 2L + 5s | 494.1 ¢ to 600.0 ¢ | |
8-mosstep | Minor 8-mosstep | m8ms | L + 7s | 300.0 ¢ to 564.7 ¢ |
Major 8-mosstep | M8ms | 2L + 6s | 564.7 ¢ to 600.0 ¢ | |
9-mosstep | Minor 9-mosstep | m9ms | 2L + 7s | 600.0 ¢ to 635.3 ¢ |
Major 9-mosstep | M9ms | 3L + 6s | 635.3 ¢ to 900.0 ¢ | |
10-mosstep | Minor 10-mosstep | m10ms | 2L + 8s | 600.0 ¢ to 705.9 ¢ |
Major 10-mosstep | M10ms | 3L + 7s | 705.9 ¢ to 900.0 ¢ | |
11-mosstep | Minor 11-mosstep | m11ms | 2L + 9s | 600.0 ¢ to 776.5 ¢ |
Major 11-mosstep | M11ms | 3L + 8s | 776.5 ¢ to 900.0 ¢ | |
12-mosstep | Minor 12-mosstep | m12ms | 2L + 10s | 600.0 ¢ to 847.1 ¢ |
Major 12-mosstep | M12ms | 3L + 9s | 847.1 ¢ to 900.0 ¢ | |
13-mosstep | Perfect 13-mosstep | P13ms | 3L + 10s | 900.0 ¢ to 917.6 ¢ |
Augmented 13-mosstep | A13ms | 4L + 9s | 917.6 ¢ to 1200.0 ¢ | |
14-mosstep | Minor 14-mosstep | m14ms | 3L + 11s | 900.0 ¢ to 988.2 ¢ |
Major 14-mosstep | M14ms | 4L + 10s | 988.2 ¢ to 1200.0 ¢ | |
15-mosstep | Minor 15-mosstep | m15ms | 3L + 12s | 900.0 ¢ to 1058.8 ¢ |
Major 15-mosstep | M15ms | 4L + 11s | 1058.8 ¢ to 1200.0 ¢ | |
16-mosstep | Minor 16-mosstep | m16ms | 3L + 13s | 900.0 ¢ to 1129.4 ¢ |
Major 16-mosstep | M16ms | 4L + 12s | 1129.4 ¢ to 1200.0 ¢ | |
17-mosstep | Perfect 17-mosstep | P17ms | 4L + 13s | 1200.0 ¢ |
Generator chain
Bright gens | Scale degree | Abbrev. |
---|---|---|
20 | Augmented 12-mosdegree | A12md |
19 | Augmented 8-mosdegree | A8md |
18 | Augmented 4-mosdegree | A4md |
17 | Augmented 0-mosdegree | A0md |
16 | Augmented 13-mosdegree | A13md |
15 | Major 9-mosdegree | M9md |
14 | Major 5-mosdegree | M5md |
13 | Major 1-mosdegree | M1md |
12 | Major 14-mosdegree | M14md |
11 | Major 10-mosdegree | M10md |
10 | Major 6-mosdegree | M6md |
9 | Major 2-mosdegree | M2md |
8 | Major 15-mosdegree | M15md |
7 | Major 11-mosdegree | M11md |
6 | Major 7-mosdegree | M7md |
5 | Major 3-mosdegree | M3md |
4 | Major 16-mosdegree | M16md |
3 | Major 12-mosdegree | M12md |
2 | Major 8-mosdegree | M8md |
1 | Perfect 4-mosdegree | P4md |
0 | Perfect 0-mosdegree Perfect 17-mosdegree |
P0md P17md |
−1 | Perfect 13-mosdegree | P13md |
−2 | Minor 9-mosdegree | m9md |
−3 | Minor 5-mosdegree | m5md |
−4 | Minor 1-mosdegree | m1md |
−5 | Minor 14-mosdegree | m14md |
−6 | Minor 10-mosdegree | m10md |
−7 | Minor 6-mosdegree | m6md |
−8 | Minor 2-mosdegree | m2md |
−9 | Minor 15-mosdegree | m15md |
−10 | Minor 11-mosdegree | m11md |
−11 | Minor 7-mosdegree | m7md |
−12 | Minor 3-mosdegree | m3md |
−13 | Minor 16-mosdegree | m16md |
−14 | Minor 12-mosdegree | m12md |
−15 | Minor 8-mosdegree | m8md |
−16 | Diminished 4-mosdegree | d4md |
−17 | Diminished 17-mosdegree | d17md |
−18 | Diminished 13-mosdegree | d13md |
−19 | Diminished 9-mosdegree | d9md |
−20 | Diminished 5-mosdegree | d5md |
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 | |||
16|0 | 1 | LsssLsssLsssLssss | Perf. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Perf. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Aug. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Perf. |
15|1 | 5 | LsssLsssLssssLsss | Perf. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Perf. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Perf. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Perf. |
14|2 | 9 | LsssLssssLsssLsss | Perf. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Perf. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Min. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Perf. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Perf. |
13|3 | 13 | LssssLsssLsssLsss | Perf. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Perf. | Min. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Min. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Perf. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Perf. |
12|4 | 17 | sLsssLsssLsssLsss | Perf. | Min. | Maj. | Maj. | Perf. | Min. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Min. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Perf. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Perf. |
11|5 | 4 | sLsssLsssLssssLss | Perf. | Min. | Maj. | Maj. | Perf. | Min. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Min. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Perf. | Min. | Maj. | Maj. | Perf. |
10|6 | 8 | sLsssLssssLsssLss | Perf. | Min. | Maj. | Maj. | Perf. | Min. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Min. | Min. | Maj. | Maj. | Perf. | Min. | Maj. | Maj. | Perf. |
9|7 | 12 | sLssssLsssLsssLss | Perf. | Min. | Maj. | Maj. | Perf. | Min. | Min. | Maj. | Maj. | Min. | Min. | Maj. | Maj. | Perf. | Min. | Maj. | Maj. | Perf. |
8|8 | 16 | ssLsssLsssLsssLss | Perf. | Min. | Min. | Maj. | Perf. | Min. | Min. | Maj. | Maj. | Min. | Min. | Maj. | Maj. | Perf. | Min. | Maj. | Maj. | Perf. |
7|9 | 3 | ssLsssLsssLssssLs | Perf. | Min. | Min. | Maj. | Perf. | Min. | Min. | Maj. | Maj. | Min. | Min. | Maj. | Maj. | Perf. | Min. | Min. | Maj. | Perf. |
6|10 | 7 | ssLsssLssssLsssLs | Perf. | Min. | Min. | Maj. | Perf. | Min. | Min. | Maj. | Maj. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Maj. | Perf. | Min. | Min. | Maj. | Perf. |
5|11 | 11 | ssLssssLsssLsssLs | Perf. | Min. | Min. | Maj. | Perf. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Maj. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Maj. | Perf. | Min. | Min. | Maj. | Perf. |
4|12 | 15 | sssLsssLsssLsssLs | Perf. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Perf. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Maj. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Maj. | Perf. | Min. | Min. | Maj. | Perf. |
3|13 | 2 | sssLsssLsssLssssL | Perf. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Perf. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Maj. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Maj. | Perf. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Perf. |
2|14 | 6 | sssLsssLssssLsssL | Perf. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Perf. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Maj. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Perf. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Perf. |
1|15 | 10 | sssLssssLsssLsssL | Perf. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Perf. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Perf. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Perf. |
0|16 | 14 | ssssLsssLsssLsssL | Perf. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Dim. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Perf. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Perf. |
Scale tree
Generator(edo) | Cents | Step ratio | Comments | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bright | Dark | L:s | Hardness | |||||||
4\17 | 282.353 | 917.647 | 1:1 | 1.000 | Equalized 4L 13s | |||||
21\89 | 283.146 | 916.854 | 6:5 | 1.200 | ||||||
17\72 | 283.333 | 916.667 | 5:4 | 1.250 | ||||||
30\127 | 283.465 | 916.535 | 9:7 | 1.286 | ||||||
13\55 | 283.636 | 916.364 | 4:3 | 1.333 | Supersoft 4L 13s | |||||
35\148 | 283.784 | 916.216 | 11:8 | 1.375 | ||||||
22\93 | 283.871 | 916.129 | 7:5 | 1.400 | ||||||
31\131 | 283.969 | 916.031 | 10:7 | 1.429 | ||||||
9\38 | 284.211 | 915.789 | 3:2 | 1.500 | Soft 4L 13s | |||||
32\135 | 284.444 | 915.556 | 11:7 | 1.571 | ||||||
23\97 | 284.536 | 915.464 | 8:5 | 1.600 | ||||||
37\156 | 284.615 | 915.385 | 13:8 | 1.625 | ||||||
14\59 | 284.746 | 915.254 | 5:3 | 1.667 | Semisoft 4L 13s | |||||
33\139 | 284.892 | 915.108 | 12:7 | 1.714 | ||||||
19\80 | 285.000 | 915.000 | 7:4 | 1.750 | ||||||
24\101 | 285.149 | 914.851 | 9:5 | 1.800 | ||||||
5\21 | 285.714 | 914.286 | 2:1 | 2.000 | Basic 4L 13s Scales with tunings softer than this are proper | |||||
21\88 | 286.364 | 913.636 | 9:4 | 2.250 | ||||||
16\67 | 286.567 | 913.433 | 7:3 | 2.333 | ||||||
27\113 | 286.726 | 913.274 | 12:5 | 2.400 | ||||||
11\46 | 286.957 | 913.043 | 5:2 | 2.500 | Semihard 4L 13s | |||||
28\117 | 287.179 | 912.821 | 13:5 | 2.600 | ||||||
17\71 | 287.324 | 912.676 | 8:3 | 2.667 | ||||||
23\96 | 287.500 | 912.500 | 11:4 | 2.750 | ||||||
6\25 | 288.000 | 912.000 | 3:1 | 3.000 | Hard 4L 13s | |||||
19\79 | 288.608 | 911.392 | 10:3 | 3.333 | ||||||
13\54 | 288.889 | 911.111 | 7:2 | 3.500 | ||||||
20\83 | 289.157 | 910.843 | 11:3 | 3.667 | ||||||
7\29 | 289.655 | 910.345 | 4:1 | 4.000 | Superhard 4L 13s | |||||
15\62 | 290.323 | 909.677 | 9:2 | 4.500 | ||||||
8\33 | 290.909 | 909.091 | 5:1 | 5.000 | ||||||
9\37 | 291.892 | 908.108 | 6:1 | 6.000 | ||||||
1\4 | 300.000 | 900.000 | 1:0 | → ∞ | Collapsed 4L 13s |
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