5- to 10-tone scales in 84edo
84edo is a tuning which supports many fractional-octave temperaments. It is a good no-11s, or dual-11, tuning all the way up to the 31-limit.
This article lists some 5- to 10-note scales in 84edo. The tuning of each scale degree is given in cents.
Subsets of MOS scales
Orwell[31] / Newspeak[31]
Antipental blues (approximated from Dwarf17marv)
271.429
500.000
542.857
700.000
971.429
1200.000
Spectral blues (approximated from Dwarf17marv)
271.429
500.000
542.857
700.000
885.714
971.429
1200.000
Dodifo[37]
Sensei[27]
Merman[23]
Narayana[34]
Bison[38]
Palace (approximated from Porky in 29edo)
157.143
314.286
500.000
700.000
857.143
1014.286
1200.000
Secant[38]
Nessafof[39]
Absurdity[42] (includes 7edo)
Palace (approximated from Porky in 29edo)
157.143
314.286
500.000
700.000
857.143
1014.286
1200.000
Compton[48] (includes 12edo)
Major scales
Ionian Pentatonic (exact tuning from 12edo)
400.000
500.000
700.000
1100.000
1200.000
Flattened Ionian Pentatonic (approximated from Compton in 96edo)
385.714
500.000
700.000
1085.714
1200.000
Major (exact tuning from 12edo)
200.000
400.000
500.000
700.000
900.000
1100.000
1200.000
Flattened Major (approximated from Compton in 96edo)
200.000
385.714
500.000
700.000
885.714
1085.714
1200.000
Major Pentatonic (exact tuning from 12edo)
200.000
400.000
700.000
900.000
1200.000
Flattened Major Pentatonic (approximated from Compton in 96edo)
185.714
385.714
700.000
885.714
1200.000
Minor scales
Minor (exact tuning from 12edo)
200.000
300.000
500.000
700.000
800.000
1000.000
1200.000
Sharpened Minor (approximated from Compton in 96edo)
200.000
314.286
500.000
700.000
814.286
1014.286
1200.000
Minor Harmonic (exact tuning from 12edo)
200.000
300.000
500.000
700.000
800.000
1100.000
1200.000
Sharpened Minor Harmonic (approximated from Compton in 96edo)
214.286
314.286
514.286
714.286
814.286
1114.286
1200.000
Minor Harmonic Pentatonic I (exact tuning from 12edo)
200.000
300.000
700.000
1100.000
1200.000
Sharpened Minor Harmonic Pentatonic I (approximated from Compton in 96edo)
214.286
314.286
714.286
1114.286
1200.000
Minor Harmonic Pentatonic II (exact tuning from 12edo)
300.000
500.000
700.000
1100.000
1200.000
Sharpened Minor Harmonic Pentatonic II (approximated from Compton in 96edo)
314.286
514.286
714.286
1114.286
1200.000
Minor Hexatonic (exact tuning from 12edo)
200.000
300.000
500.000
700.000
1000.000
1200.000
Evened Minor Hexatonic (approximated from Compton in 96edo)
185.714
314.286
500.000
700.000
985.714
1200.000
Minor Melodic (exact tuning from 12edo)
200.000
300.000
500.000
700.000
900.000
1100.000
1200.000
Minor Pentatonic (exact tuning from 12edo)
300.000
500.000
700.000
1000.000
1200.000
Sharpened Minor Pentatonic (approximated from Compton in 96edo)
314.286
500.000
700.000
1014.286
1200.000
Modal scales
Dorian (exact tuning from 12edo)
200.000
300.000
500.000
700.000
900.000
1000.000
1200.000
Sharpened Dorian (approximated from Compton in 96edo)
214.286
314.286
514.286
714.286
914.286
1014.286
1200.000
Dorian Harmonic (exact tuning from 12edo)
200.000
300.000
600.000
700.000
900.000
1000.000
1200.000
Sharpened Dorian Harmonic (approximated from Compton in 96edo)
214.286
314.286
614.286
714.286
914.286
1014.286
1200.000
Mixolydian Pentatonic (exact tuning from 12edo)
400.000
500.000
700.000
1000.000
1200.000
Evened Mixolydian Pentatonic (approximated from Compton in 96edo)
385.714
500.000
714.286
985.714
1200.000
Phrygian (exact tuning from 12edo)
100.000
300.000
500.000
700.000
800.000
1000.000
1200.000
Flattened Phrygian (approximated from Compton in 96edo)
This one has a phonk-like sound.
85.714
285.714
485.714
685.714
785.714
985.714
1200.000
Phrygian Dominant (exact tuning from 12edo)
100.000
400.000
500.000
700.000
800.000
1000.000
1200.000
Roughened Phrygian Dominant (approximated from Compton in 96edo)
85.714
400.000
485.714
685.714
771.429
985.714
1200.000
Phrygian Dominant Hexatonic (exact tuning from 12edo)
100.000
400.000
500.000
700.000
1000.000
1200.000
Evened Phrygian Dominant Hexatonic (approximated from Compton in 96edo)
114.286
385.714
500.000
714.286
985.714
1200.000
Phrygian Dominant Pentatonic (exact tuning from 12edo)
400.000
500.000
700.000
800.000
1200.000
Phrygian Pentatonic (exact tuning from 12edo)
100.000
300.000
700.000
800.000
1200.000
Sharpened Phrygian Pentatonic (approximated from Compton in 96edo)
100.000
314.286
714.286
814.286
1200.000
Blues scales
Blackened skies (approximated from Compton in 72edo)
314.286
500.000
585.714
700.000
785.714
1114.286
1200.000
Lost spirit (approximated from Meantone in 31edo)
314.286
500.000
585.714
700.000
928.571
1014.286
1200.000
Blues Aeolian Hexatonic (exact tuning from 12edo)
300.000
500.000
600.000
700.000
800.000
1200.000
Sharpened Blues Aeolian Hexatonic (approximated from Compton in 96edo)
314.286
500.000
600.000
700.000
800.000
1200.000
Blues Aeolian Pentatonic I (exact tuning from 12edo)
300.000
500.000
700.000
800.000
1200.000
Flattened Blues Aeolian Pentatonic I (approximated from Compton in 96edo)
285.714
485.714
685.714
785.714
1200.000
Blues Aeolian Pentatonic II (exact tuning from 12edo)
300.000
700.000
800.000
1000.000
1200.000
Sharpened Blues Aeolian Pentatonic II (approximated from Compton in 96edo)
314.286
714.286
800.000
1000.000
1200.000
Blues Bright Double Harmonic (exact tuning from 12edo)
100.000
400.000
500.000
700.000
800.000
1000.000
1100.000
1200.000
Blues Dark Double Harmonic (exact tuning from 12edo)
200.000
300.000
500.000
600.000
700.000
800.000
1100.000
1200.000
Blues Dorian Hexatonic (exact tuning from 12edo)
300.000
500.000
700.000
900.000
1000.000
1200.000
Sharpened Blues Dorian Hexatonic (approximated from Compton in 96edo)
314.286
514.286
714.286
900.000
1014.286
1200.000
Blues Dorian Pentatonic (exact tuning from 12edo)
300.000
700.000
900.000
1000.000
1200.000
Roughened Blues Dorian Pentatonic (approximated from Compton in 96edo)
300.000
700.000
914.286
985.714
1200.000
Blues Dorian Septatonic (exact tuning from 12edo)
300.000
500.000
600.000
700.000
900.000
1000.000
1200.000
Roughened Blues Dorian Septatonic (approximated from Compton in 96edo)
300.000
514.286
600.000
685.714
914.286
985.714
1200.000
Blues Harmonic Hexatonic (exact tuning from 12edo)
200.000
300.000
500.000
700.000
1100.000
1200.000
Roughened Blues Harmonic Hexatonic (approximated from Compton in 96edo)
214.286
285.714
500.000
714.286
1114.286
1200.000
Blues Harmonic Septatonic (exact tuning from 12edo)
300.000
500.000
600.000
700.000
800.000
1100.000
1200.000
Sharpened Blues Harmonic Septatonic (approximated from Compton in 96edo)
314.286
514.286
614.286
714.286
814.286
1114.286
1200.000
Blues Leading (exact tuning from 12edo)
300.000
500.000
600.000
700.000
1000.000
1100.000
1200.000
Evened Blues Leading (approximated from Compton in 96edo)
300.000
485.714
600.000
714.286
971.429
1085.714
1200.000
Blues Minor (exact tuning from 12edo)
300.000
500.000
600.000
700.000
1000.000
1200.000
Evened Blues Minor (approximated from Compton in 96edo)
300.000
485.714
600.000
714.286
1014.286
1200.000
Blues Minor Maj7 (exact tuning from 12edo)
300.000
500.000
600.000
700.000
1100.000
1200.000
Flattened Blues Minor Maj7 (approximated from Compton in 96edo)
285.714
500.000
600.000
700.000
1100.000
1200.000
Blues Pentachordal (exact tuning from 12edo)
200.000
300.000
500.000
600.000
700.000
1200.000
Sharpened Blues Pentachordal (approximated from Compton in 96edo)
214.286
314.286
514.286
614.286
714.286
1200.000
Other scales
Augmented (exact tuning from 12edo)
300.000
400.000
700.000
800.000
1100.000
1200.000
Roughened Augmented (approximated from Compton in 96edo)
314.286
400.000
714.286
800.000
1114.286
1200.000
Cosmic (approximated from 32afdo
500.000
700.000
800.000
1000.000
1200.000
Roughened Cosmic (approximated from Compton in 96edo)
485.714
700.000
770.000
985.714
1200.000
Cosmic Two (approximated from 32afdo, then rotated]]
200.000
300.000
500.000
700.000
1200.000
Roughened Cosmic Two (approximated from Compton in 96edo)
214.286
285.714
500.000
714.286
1200.000
Compton Deja Vu (approximated from 101afdo)
314.286
700.000
814.286
1014.286
1200.000
Dominant Pentatonic (exact tuning from 12edo)
200.000
400.000
700.000
1000.000
1200.000
Evened Dominant Pentatonic (approximated from Compton in 96edo)
214.286
428.571
700.000
985.714
1200.000
Double Harmonic (exact tuning from 12edo)
100.000
400.000
500.000
700.000
800.000
1100.000
1200.000
Hirajoshi (exact tuning from 12edo)
200.000
300.000
700.000
800.000
1200.000
Sharpened Hirajoshi (approximated from Compton in 96edo)
200.000
314.286
700.000
814.286
1200.000
Javanese Pentachordal (exact tuning from 12edo)
100.000
300.000
600.000
700.000
1200.000
Roughened Javanese Pentachordal (approximated from Compton in 96edo)
85.714
300.000
614.286
700.000
1200.000
Akebono I (exact tuning from 12edo)
200.000
300.000
700.000
900.000
1200.000
Sharpened Akebono I (approximated from Compton in 96edo)
200.000
314.286
700.000
900.000
1200.000
Compton Moonbeam (approximated from 16afdo)
200.000
300.000
700.000
1085.714
1200.000
Compton Palace (approximated from Porky in 29edo)
157.143
300.000
500.000
700.000
857.143
1000.000
1200.000
Compton Underpass (approximated from 10afdo)
314.286
700.000
914.286
1014.286
1200.000
Whole Tone (exact tuning from 6edo)
200.000
400.000
600.000
800.000
1000.000
1200.000
Akjayland[42] (includes 21edo)
Approximation of Pelog lima
114.286
285.714
685.714
800.000
1200.000
Oquatonic[56] (includes 28edo)
Other scales
Arcade (approximation of 32afdo)
385.714
471.429
700.000
971.429
1200.000
Mechanical (approximation of 16afdo)
300.000
385.714
700.000
971.429
1200.000
Moonbeam (approximation of 16afdo)
200.000
300.000
700.000
1085.714
1200.000
Springwater (approximation of 8afdo)
200.000
385.714
700.000
971.429
1200.000
Deja Vu (approximated from 101afdo)
(This one sounds particularly lush and emotive, good for bittersweet synthwave tracks or things along those lines)
314.286
700.000
814.286
1014.286
1200.000
Freeway (approximation of 6afdo)
271.429
500.000
700.000
885.714
1042.857
1200.000
Geode (approximation of 6afdo)
271.429
500.000
700.000
1042.857
1200.000
Underpass (approximation of 10afdo)
314.286
700.000
914.286
1014.286
1200.000
Sourgummy (approximation of 51afdo)
257.143
471.429
714.286
957.143
1200.000
Bubblegum (approximation of 60afdo)
242.857
471.429
714.286
957.143
1200.000
Spearmint / Whitechocolate (approximation of 62afdo/90afdo)
228.571
485.714
714.286
957.143
1200.000
Lemonade (approximation of 79afdo)
242.857
471.429
728.571
971.429
1200.000
Cola (approximation of 99afdo)
242.857
485.714
714.286
957.143
1200.000
Spaceship (approximation of 68ifdo)
85.714
371.429
471.429
700.000
971.429
1200.000