8L 10s
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Step pattern
LsLsLsLssLsLsLsLss
ssLsLsLsLssLsLsLsL
Equave
2/1 (1200.0 ¢)
Period
1\2 (600.0 ¢)
Bright
2\18 to 1\8 (133.3 ¢ to 150.0 ¢)
Dark
3\8 to 7\18 (450.0 ¢ to 466.7 ¢)
Descends from
8L 2s (taric)
Ancestor's step ratio range
2:1 to 1:0 (hard-of-basic)
Parent
8L 2s
Sister
10L 8s
Daughters
18L 8s, 8L 18s
Neutralized
16L 2s
2-Flought
26L 10s, 8L 28s
Equalized (L:s = 1:1)
2\18 (133.3 ¢)
Supersoft (L:s = 4:3)
7\62 (135.5 ¢)
Soft (L:s = 3:2)
5\44 (136.4 ¢)
Semisoft (L:s = 5:3)
8\70 (137.1 ¢)
Basic (L:s = 2:1)
3\26 (138.5 ¢)
Semihard (L:s = 5:2)
7\60 (140.0 ¢)
Hard (L:s = 3:1)
4\34 (141.2 ¢)
Superhard (L:s = 4:1)
5\42 (142.9 ¢)
Collapsed (L:s = 1:0)
1\8 (150.0 ¢)
↖ 7L 9s | ↑ 8L 9s | 9L 9s ↗ |
← 7L 10s | 8L 10s | 9L 10s → |
↙ 7L 11s | ↓ 8L 11s | 9L 11s ↘ |
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Scale structure
ssLsLsLsLssLsLsLsL
Generator size
TAMNAMS information
Related MOS scales
Equal tunings
8L 10s is a 2/1-equivalent (octave-equivalent) moment of symmetry scale containing 8 large steps and 10 small steps, with a period of 4 large steps and 5 small steps that repeats every 600.0 ¢, or twice every octave. 8L 10s is a child scale of 8L 2s, expanding it by 8 tones. Generators that produce this scale range from 133.3 ¢ to 150 ¢, or from 450 ¢ to 466.7 ¢.
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 150.0 ¢ | |
2-mosstep | Diminished 2-mosstep | d2ms | 2s | 0.0 ¢ to 133.3 ¢ |
Perfect 2-mosstep | P2ms | L + s | 133.3 ¢ to 150.0 ¢ | |
3-mosstep | Minor 3-mosstep | m3ms | L + 2s | 150.0 ¢ to 200.0 ¢ |
Major 3-mosstep | M3ms | 2L + s | 200.0 ¢ to 300.0 ¢ | |
4-mosstep | Minor 4-mosstep | m4ms | L + 3s | 150.0 ¢ to 266.7 ¢ |
Major 4-mosstep | M4ms | 2L + 2s | 266.7 ¢ to 300.0 ¢ | |
5-mosstep | Minor 5-mosstep | m5ms | 2L + 3s | 300.0 ¢ to 333.3 ¢ |
Major 5-mosstep | M5ms | 3L + 2s | 333.3 ¢ to 450.0 ¢ | |
6-mosstep | Minor 6-mosstep | m6ms | 2L + 4s | 300.0 ¢ to 400.0 ¢ |
Major 6-mosstep | M6ms | 3L + 3s | 400.0 ¢ to 450.0 ¢ | |
7-mosstep | Perfect 7-mosstep | P7ms | 3L + 4s | 450.0 ¢ to 466.7 ¢ |
Augmented 7-mosstep | A7ms | 4L + 3s | 466.7 ¢ to 600.0 ¢ | |
8-mosstep | Minor 8-mosstep | m8ms | 3L + 5s | 450.0 ¢ to 533.3 ¢ |
Major 8-mosstep | M8ms | 4L + 4s | 533.3 ¢ to 600.0 ¢ | |
9-mosstep | Perfect 9-mosstep | P9ms | 4L + 5s | 600.0 ¢ |
10-mosstep | Minor 10-mosstep | m10ms | 4L + 6s | 600.0 ¢ to 666.7 ¢ |
Major 10-mosstep | M10ms | 5L + 5s | 666.7 ¢ to 750.0 ¢ | |
11-mosstep | Diminished 11-mosstep | d11ms | 4L + 7s | 600.0 ¢ to 733.3 ¢ |
Perfect 11-mosstep | P11ms | 5L + 6s | 733.3 ¢ to 750.0 ¢ | |
12-mosstep | Minor 12-mosstep | m12ms | 5L + 7s | 750.0 ¢ to 800.0 ¢ |
Major 12-mosstep | M12ms | 6L + 6s | 800.0 ¢ to 900.0 ¢ | |
13-mosstep | Minor 13-mosstep | m13ms | 5L + 8s | 750.0 ¢ to 866.7 ¢ |
Major 13-mosstep | M13ms | 6L + 7s | 866.7 ¢ to 900.0 ¢ | |
14-mosstep | Minor 14-mosstep | m14ms | 6L + 8s | 900.0 ¢ to 933.3 ¢ |
Major 14-mosstep | M14ms | 7L + 7s | 933.3 ¢ to 1050.0 ¢ | |
15-mosstep | Minor 15-mosstep | m15ms | 6L + 9s | 900.0 ¢ to 1000.0 ¢ |
Major 15-mosstep | M15ms | 7L + 8s | 1000.0 ¢ to 1050.0 ¢ | |
16-mosstep | Perfect 16-mosstep | P16ms | 7L + 9s | 1050.0 ¢ to 1066.7 ¢ |
Augmented 16-mosstep | A16ms | 8L + 8s | 1066.7 ¢ to 1200.0 ¢ | |
17-mosstep | Minor 17-mosstep | m17ms | 7L + 10s | 1050.0 ¢ to 1133.3 ¢ |
Major 17-mosstep | M17ms | 8L + 9s | 1133.3 ¢ to 1200.0 ¢ | |
18-mosstep | Perfect 18-mosstep | P18ms | 8L + 10s | 1200.0 ¢ |
Generator chain
Bright gens | Scale degree | Abbrev. | Scale degree | Abbrev. |
---|---|---|---|---|
12 | Augmented 6-mosdegree | A6md | Augmented 15-mosdegree | A15md |
11 | Augmented 4-mosdegree | A4md | Augmented 13-mosdegree | A13md |
10 | Augmented 2-mosdegree | A2md | Augmented 11-mosdegree | A11md |
9 | Augmented 0-mosdegree | A0md | Augmented 9-mosdegree | A9md |
8 | Augmented 7-mosdegree | A7md | Augmented 16-mosdegree | A16md |
7 | Major 5-mosdegree | M5md | Major 14-mosdegree | M14md |
6 | Major 3-mosdegree | M3md | Major 12-mosdegree | M12md |
5 | Major 1-mosdegree | M1md | Major 10-mosdegree | M10md |
4 | Major 8-mosdegree | M8md | Major 17-mosdegree | M17md |
3 | Major 6-mosdegree | M6md | Major 15-mosdegree | M15md |
2 | Major 4-mosdegree | M4md | Major 13-mosdegree | M13md |
1 | Perfect 2-mosdegree | P2md | Perfect 11-mosdegree | P11md |
0 | Perfect 0-mosdegree Perfect 9-mosdegree |
P0md P9md |
Perfect 9-mosdegree Perfect 18-mosdegree |
P9md P18md |
−1 | Perfect 7-mosdegree | P7md | Perfect 16-mosdegree | P16md |
−2 | Minor 5-mosdegree | m5md | Minor 14-mosdegree | m14md |
−3 | Minor 3-mosdegree | m3md | Minor 12-mosdegree | m12md |
−4 | Minor 1-mosdegree | m1md | Minor 10-mosdegree | m10md |
−5 | Minor 8-mosdegree | m8md | Minor 17-mosdegree | m17md |
−6 | Minor 6-mosdegree | m6md | Minor 15-mosdegree | m15md |
−7 | Minor 4-mosdegree | m4md | Minor 13-mosdegree | m13md |
−8 | Diminished 2-mosdegree | d2md | Diminished 11-mosdegree | d11md |
−9 | Diminished 9-mosdegree | d9md | Diminished 18-mosdegree | d18md |
−10 | Diminished 7-mosdegree | d7md | Diminished 16-mosdegree | d16md |
−11 | Diminished 5-mosdegree | d5md | Diminished 14-mosdegree | d14md |
−12 | Diminished 3-mosdegree | d3md | Diminished 12-mosdegree | d12md |
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 | 18 | |||
16|0(2) | 1 | LsLsLsLssLsLsLsLss | Perf. | Maj. | Perf. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Aug. | Maj. | Perf. | Maj. | Perf. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Aug. | Maj. | Perf. |
14|2(2) | 3 | LsLsLssLsLsLsLssLs | Perf. | Maj. | Perf. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Perf. | Maj. | Perf. | Maj. | Perf. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Perf. | Maj. | Perf. |
12|4(2) | 5 | LsLssLsLsLsLssLsLs | Perf. | Maj. | Perf. | Maj. | Maj. | Min. | Maj. | Perf. | Maj. | Perf. | Maj. | Perf. | Maj. | Maj. | Min. | Maj. | Perf. | Maj. | Perf. |
10|6(2) | 7 | LssLsLsLsLssLsLsLs | Perf. | Maj. | Perf. | Min. | Maj. | Min. | Maj. | Perf. | Maj. | Perf. | Maj. | Perf. | Min. | Maj. | Min. | Maj. | Perf. | Maj. | Perf. |
8|8(2) | 9 | sLsLsLsLssLsLsLsLs | Perf. | Min. | Perf. | Min. | Maj. | Min. | Maj. | Perf. | Maj. | Perf. | Min. | Perf. | Min. | Maj. | Min. | Maj. | Perf. | Maj. | Perf. |
6|10(2) | 2 | sLsLsLssLsLsLsLssL | Perf. | Min. | Perf. | Min. | Maj. | Min. | Maj. | Perf. | Min. | Perf. | Min. | Perf. | Min. | Maj. | Min. | Maj. | Perf. | Min. | Perf. |
4|12(2) | 4 | sLsLssLsLsLsLssLsL | Perf. | Min. | Perf. | Min. | Maj. | Min. | Min. | Perf. | Min. | Perf. | Min. | Perf. | Min. | Maj. | Min. | Min. | Perf. | Min. | Perf. |
2|14(2) | 6 | sLssLsLsLsLssLsLsL | Perf. | Min. | Perf. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Perf. | Min. | Perf. | Min. | Perf. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Perf. | Min. | Perf. |
0|16(2) | 8 | ssLsLsLsLssLsLsLsL | Perf. | Min. | Dim. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Perf. | Min. | Perf. | Min. | Dim. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Perf. | Min. | Perf. |
Scale tree
Generator(edo) | Cents | Step ratio | Comments | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bright | Dark | L:s | Hardness | |||||||
2\18 | 133.333 | 466.667 | 1:1 | 1.000 | Equalized 8L 10s | |||||
11\98 | 134.694 | 465.306 | 6:5 | 1.200 | ||||||
9\80 | 135.000 | 465.000 | 5:4 | 1.250 | ||||||
16\142 | 135.211 | 464.789 | 9:7 | 1.286 | ||||||
7\62 | 135.484 | 464.516 | 4:3 | 1.333 | Supersoft 8L 10s | |||||
19\168 | 135.714 | 464.286 | 11:8 | 1.375 | ||||||
12\106 | 135.849 | 464.151 | 7:5 | 1.400 | ||||||
17\150 | 136.000 | 464.000 | 10:7 | 1.429 | ||||||
5\44 | 136.364 | 463.636 | 3:2 | 1.500 | Soft 8L 10s | |||||
18\158 | 136.709 | 463.291 | 11:7 | 1.571 | ||||||
13\114 | 136.842 | 463.158 | 8:5 | 1.600 | ||||||
21\184 | 136.957 | 463.043 | 13:8 | 1.625 | ||||||
8\70 | 137.143 | 462.857 | 5:3 | 1.667 | Semisoft 8L 10s | |||||
19\166 | 137.349 | 462.651 | 12:7 | 1.714 | ||||||
11\96 | 137.500 | 462.500 | 7:4 | 1.750 | ||||||
14\122 | 137.705 | 462.295 | 9:5 | 1.800 | ||||||
3\26 | 138.462 | 461.538 | 2:1 | 2.000 | Basic 8L 10s Scales with tunings softer than this are proper | |||||
13\112 | 139.286 | 460.714 | 9:4 | 2.250 | ||||||
10\86 | 139.535 | 460.465 | 7:3 | 2.333 | ||||||
17\146 | 139.726 | 460.274 | 12:5 | 2.400 | ||||||
7\60 | 140.000 | 460.000 | 5:2 | 2.500 | Semihard 8L 10s | |||||
18\154 | 140.260 | 459.740 | 13:5 | 2.600 | ||||||
11\94 | 140.426 | 459.574 | 8:3 | 2.667 | ||||||
15\128 | 140.625 | 459.375 | 11:4 | 2.750 | ||||||
4\34 | 141.176 | 458.824 | 3:1 | 3.000 | Hard 8L 10s | |||||
13\110 | 141.818 | 458.182 | 10:3 | 3.333 | ||||||
9\76 | 142.105 | 457.895 | 7:2 | 3.500 | ||||||
14\118 | 142.373 | 457.627 | 11:3 | 3.667 | ||||||
5\42 | 142.857 | 457.143 | 4:1 | 4.000 | Superhard 8L 10s | |||||
11\92 | 143.478 | 456.522 | 9:2 | 4.500 | ||||||
6\50 | 144.000 | 456.000 | 5:1 | 5.000 | ||||||
7\58 | 144.828 | 455.172 | 6:1 | 6.000 | ||||||
1\8 | 150.000 | 450.000 | 1:0 | → ∞ | Collapsed 8L 10s |
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