4L 14s
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Step pattern
LsssLssssLsssLssss
ssssLsssLssssLsssL
Equave
2/1 (1200.0 ¢)
Period
1\2 (600.0 ¢)
Bright
4\18 to 1\4 (266.7 ¢ to 300.0 ¢)
Dark
1\4 to 5\18 (300.0 ¢ to 333.3 ¢)
Descends from
4L 6s (lime)
Ancestor's step ratio range
3:1 to 1:0 (hard)
Parent
4L 10s
Sister
14L 4s
Daughters
18L 4s, 4L 18s
Neutralized
8L 10s
2-Flought
22L 14s, 4L 32s
Equalized (L:s = 1:1)
4\18 (266.7 ¢)
Supersoft (L:s = 4:3)
13\58 (269.0 ¢)
Soft (L:s = 3:2)
9\40 (270.0 ¢)
Semisoft (L:s = 5:3)
14\62 (271.0 ¢)
Basic (L:s = 2:1)
5\22 (272.7 ¢)
Semihard (L:s = 5:2)
11\48 (275.0 ¢)
Hard (L:s = 3:1)
6\26 (276.9 ¢)
Superhard (L:s = 4:1)
7\30 (280.0 ¢)
Collapsed (L:s = 1:0)
1\4 (300.0 ¢)
↖ 3L 13s | ↑ 4L 13s | 5L 13s ↗ |
← 3L 14s | 4L 14s | 5L 14s → |
↙ 3L 15s | ↓ 4L 15s | 5L 15s ↘ |
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Scale structure
ssssLsssLssssLsssL
Generator size
TAMNAMS information
Related MOS scales
Equal tunings
4L 14s is a 2/1-equivalent (octave-equivalent) moment of symmetry scale containing 4 large steps and 14 small steps, with a period of 2 large steps and 7 small steps that repeats every 600.0 ¢, or twice every octave. 4L 14s is a grandchild scale of 4L 6s, expanding it by 8 tones. Generators that produce this scale range from 266.7 ¢ to 300 ¢, or from 300 ¢ to 333.3 ¢.
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 66.7 ¢ |
Major 1-mosstep | M1ms | L | 66.7 ¢ to 300.0 ¢ | |
2-mosstep | Minor 2-mosstep | m2ms | 2s | 0.0 ¢ to 133.3 ¢ |
Major 2-mosstep | M2ms | L + s | 133.3 ¢ to 300.0 ¢ | |
3-mosstep | Minor 3-mosstep | m3ms | 3s | 0.0 ¢ to 200.0 ¢ |
Major 3-mosstep | M3ms | L + 2s | 200.0 ¢ to 300.0 ¢ | |
4-mosstep | Diminished 4-mosstep | d4ms | 4s | 0.0 ¢ to 266.7 ¢ |
Perfect 4-mosstep | P4ms | L + 3s | 266.7 ¢ to 300.0 ¢ | |
5-mosstep | Perfect 5-mosstep | P5ms | L + 4s | 300.0 ¢ to 333.3 ¢ |
Augmented 5-mosstep | A5ms | 2L + 3s | 333.3 ¢ to 600.0 ¢ | |
6-mosstep | Minor 6-mosstep | m6ms | L + 5s | 300.0 ¢ to 400.0 ¢ |
Major 6-mosstep | M6ms | 2L + 4s | 400.0 ¢ to 600.0 ¢ | |
7-mosstep | Minor 7-mosstep | m7ms | L + 6s | 300.0 ¢ to 466.7 ¢ |
Major 7-mosstep | M7ms | 2L + 5s | 466.7 ¢ to 600.0 ¢ | |
8-mosstep | Minor 8-mosstep | m8ms | L + 7s | 300.0 ¢ to 533.3 ¢ |
Major 8-mosstep | M8ms | 2L + 6s | 533.3 ¢ to 600.0 ¢ | |
9-mosstep | Perfect 9-mosstep | P9ms | 2L + 7s | 600.0 ¢ |
10-mosstep | Minor 10-mosstep | m10ms | 2L + 8s | 600.0 ¢ to 666.7 ¢ |
Major 10-mosstep | M10ms | 3L + 7s | 666.7 ¢ to 900.0 ¢ | |
11-mosstep | Minor 11-mosstep | m11ms | 2L + 9s | 600.0 ¢ to 733.3 ¢ |
Major 11-mosstep | M11ms | 3L + 8s | 733.3 ¢ to 900.0 ¢ | |
12-mosstep | Minor 12-mosstep | m12ms | 2L + 10s | 600.0 ¢ to 800.0 ¢ |
Major 12-mosstep | M12ms | 3L + 9s | 800.0 ¢ to 900.0 ¢ | |
13-mosstep | Diminished 13-mosstep | d13ms | 2L + 11s | 600.0 ¢ to 866.7 ¢ |
Perfect 13-mosstep | P13ms | 3L + 10s | 866.7 ¢ to 900.0 ¢ | |
14-mosstep | Perfect 14-mosstep | P14ms | 3L + 11s | 900.0 ¢ to 933.3 ¢ |
Augmented 14-mosstep | A14ms | 4L + 10s | 933.3 ¢ to 1200.0 ¢ | |
15-mosstep | Minor 15-mosstep | m15ms | 3L + 12s | 900.0 ¢ to 1000.0 ¢ |
Major 15-mosstep | M15ms | 4L + 11s | 1000.0 ¢ to 1200.0 ¢ | |
16-mosstep | Minor 16-mosstep | m16ms | 3L + 13s | 900.0 ¢ to 1066.7 ¢ |
Major 16-mosstep | M16ms | 4L + 12s | 1066.7 ¢ to 1200.0 ¢ | |
17-mosstep | Minor 17-mosstep | m17ms | 3L + 14s | 900.0 ¢ to 1133.3 ¢ |
Major 17-mosstep | M17ms | 4L + 13s | 1133.3 ¢ to 1200.0 ¢ | |
18-mosstep | Perfect 18-mosstep | P18ms | 4L + 14s | 1200.0 ¢ |
Generator chain
Bright gens | Scale degree | Abbrev. | Scale degree | Abbrev. |
---|---|---|---|---|
10 | Augmented 4-mosdegree | A4md | Augmented 13-mosdegree | A13md |
9 | Augmented 0-mosdegree | A0md | Augmented 9-mosdegree | A9md |
8 | Augmented 5-mosdegree | A5md | Augmented 14-mosdegree | A14md |
7 | Major 1-mosdegree | M1md | Major 10-mosdegree | M10md |
6 | Major 6-mosdegree | M6md | Major 15-mosdegree | M15md |
5 | Major 2-mosdegree | M2md | Major 11-mosdegree | M11md |
4 | Major 7-mosdegree | M7md | Major 16-mosdegree | M16md |
3 | Major 3-mosdegree | M3md | Major 12-mosdegree | M12md |
2 | Major 8-mosdegree | M8md | Major 17-mosdegree | M17md |
1 | Perfect 4-mosdegree | P4md | Perfect 13-mosdegree | P13md |
0 | Perfect 0-mosdegree Perfect 9-mosdegree |
P0md P9md |
Perfect 9-mosdegree Perfect 18-mosdegree |
P9md P18md |
−1 | Perfect 5-mosdegree | P5md | Perfect 14-mosdegree | P14md |
−2 | Minor 1-mosdegree | m1md | Minor 10-mosdegree | m10md |
−3 | Minor 6-mosdegree | m6md | Minor 15-mosdegree | m15md |
−4 | Minor 2-mosdegree | m2md | Minor 11-mosdegree | m11md |
−5 | Minor 7-mosdegree | m7md | Minor 16-mosdegree | m16md |
−6 | Minor 3-mosdegree | m3md | Minor 12-mosdegree | m12md |
−7 | Minor 8-mosdegree | m8md | Minor 17-mosdegree | m17md |
−8 | Diminished 4-mosdegree | d4md | Diminished 13-mosdegree | d13md |
−9 | Diminished 9-mosdegree | d9md | Diminished 18-mosdegree | d18md |
−10 | Diminished 5-mosdegree | d5md | Diminished 14-mosdegree | d14md |
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 | |||
16|0(2) | 1 | LsssLssssLsssLssss | Perf. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Perf. | Aug. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Perf. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Perf. | Aug. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Perf. |
14|2(2) | 5 | LssssLsssLssssLsss | Perf. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Perf. | Perf. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Perf. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Perf. | Perf. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Perf. |
12|4(2) | 9 | sLsssLssssLsssLsss | Perf. | Min. | Maj. | Maj. | Perf. | Perf. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Perf. | Min. | Maj. | Maj. | Perf. | Perf. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Perf. |
10|6(2) | 4 | sLssssLsssLssssLss | Perf. | Min. | Maj. | Maj. | Perf. | Perf. | Min. | Maj. | Maj. | Perf. | Min. | Maj. | Maj. | Perf. | Perf. | Min. | Maj. | Maj. | Perf. |
8|8(2) | 8 | ssLsssLssssLsssLss | Perf. | Min. | Min. | Maj. | Perf. | Perf. | Min. | Maj. | Maj. | Perf. | Min. | Min. | Maj. | Perf. | Perf. | Min. | Maj. | Maj. | Perf. |
6|10(2) | 3 | ssLssssLsssLssssLs | Perf. | Min. | Min. | Maj. | Perf. | Perf. | Min. | Min. | Maj. | Perf. | Min. | Min. | Maj. | Perf. | Perf. | Min. | Min. | Maj. | Perf. |
4|12(2) | 7 | sssLsssLssssLsssLs | Perf. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Perf. | Perf. | Min. | Min. | Maj. | Perf. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Perf. | Perf. | Min. | Min. | Maj. | Perf. |
2|14(2) | 2 | sssLssssLsssLssssL | Perf. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Perf. | Perf. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Perf. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Perf. | Perf. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Perf. |
0|16(2) | 6 | ssssLsssLssssLsssL | Perf. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Dim. | Perf. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Perf. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Dim. | Perf. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Perf. |
Scale tree
Generator(edo) | Cents | Step ratio | Comments | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bright | Dark | L:s | Hardness | |||||||
4\18 | 266.667 | 333.333 | 1:1 | 1.000 | Equalized 4L 14s | |||||
21\94 | 268.085 | 331.915 | 6:5 | 1.200 | ||||||
17\76 | 268.421 | 331.579 | 5:4 | 1.250 | ||||||
30\134 | 268.657 | 331.343 | 9:7 | 1.286 | ||||||
13\58 | 268.966 | 331.034 | 4:3 | 1.333 | Supersoft 4L 14s | |||||
35\156 | 269.231 | 330.769 | 11:8 | 1.375 | ||||||
22\98 | 269.388 | 330.612 | 7:5 | 1.400 | ||||||
31\138 | 269.565 | 330.435 | 10:7 | 1.429 | ||||||
9\40 | 270.000 | 330.000 | 3:2 | 1.500 | Soft 4L 14s | |||||
32\142 | 270.423 | 329.577 | 11:7 | 1.571 | ||||||
23\102 | 270.588 | 329.412 | 8:5 | 1.600 | ||||||
37\164 | 270.732 | 329.268 | 13:8 | 1.625 | ||||||
14\62 | 270.968 | 329.032 | 5:3 | 1.667 | Semisoft 4L 14s | |||||
33\146 | 271.233 | 328.767 | 12:7 | 1.714 | ||||||
19\84 | 271.429 | 328.571 | 7:4 | 1.750 | ||||||
24\106 | 271.698 | 328.302 | 9:5 | 1.800 | ||||||
5\22 | 272.727 | 327.273 | 2:1 | 2.000 | Basic 4L 14s Scales with tunings softer than this are proper | |||||
21\92 | 273.913 | 326.087 | 9:4 | 2.250 | ||||||
16\70 | 274.286 | 325.714 | 7:3 | 2.333 | ||||||
27\118 | 274.576 | 325.424 | 12:5 | 2.400 | ||||||
11\48 | 275.000 | 325.000 | 5:2 | 2.500 | Semihard 4L 14s | |||||
28\122 | 275.410 | 324.590 | 13:5 | 2.600 | ||||||
17\74 | 275.676 | 324.324 | 8:3 | 2.667 | ||||||
23\100 | 276.000 | 324.000 | 11:4 | 2.750 | ||||||
6\26 | 276.923 | 323.077 | 3:1 | 3.000 | Hard 4L 14s | |||||
19\82 | 278.049 | 321.951 | 10:3 | 3.333 | ||||||
13\56 | 278.571 | 321.429 | 7:2 | 3.500 | ||||||
20\86 | 279.070 | 320.930 | 11:3 | 3.667 | ||||||
7\30 | 280.000 | 320.000 | 4:1 | 4.000 | Superhard 4L 14s | |||||
15\64 | 281.250 | 318.750 | 9:2 | 4.500 | ||||||
8\34 | 282.353 | 317.647 | 5:1 | 5.000 | ||||||
9\38 | 284.211 | 315.789 | 6:1 | 6.000 | ||||||
1\4 | 300.000 | 300.000 | 1:0 | → ∞ | Collapsed 4L 14s |
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