8L 6s
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← 7L 6s | 8L 6s | 9L 6s → |
↙ 7L 7s | ↓ 8L 7s | 9L 7s ↘ |
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Scale structure
sLsLsLLsLsLsLL
Generator size
TAMNAMS information
Related MOS scales
Equal tunings
8L 6s is a 2/1-equivalent (octave-equivalent) moment of symmetry scale containing 8 large steps and 6 small steps, with a period of 4 large steps and 3 small steps that repeats every 600.0 ¢, or twice every octave. 8L 6s is a child scale of 6L 2s, expanding it by 6 tones. Generators that produce this scale range from 428.6 ¢ to 450 ¢, or from 150 ¢ to 171.4 ¢.
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 85.7 ¢ |
Major 1-mosstep | M1ms | L | 85.7 ¢ to 150.0 ¢ | |
2-mosstep | Perfect 2-mosstep | P2ms | L + s | 150.0 ¢ to 171.4 ¢ |
Augmented 2-mosstep | A2ms | 2L | 171.4 ¢ to 300.0 ¢ | |
3-mosstep | Minor 3-mosstep | m3ms | L + 2s | 150.0 ¢ to 257.1 ¢ |
Major 3-mosstep | M3ms | 2L + s | 257.1 ¢ to 300.0 ¢ | |
4-mosstep | Minor 4-mosstep | m4ms | 2L + 2s | 300.0 ¢ to 342.9 ¢ |
Major 4-mosstep | M4ms | 3L + s | 342.9 ¢ to 450.0 ¢ | |
5-mosstep | Diminished 5-mosstep | d5ms | 2L + 3s | 300.0 ¢ to 428.6 ¢ |
Perfect 5-mosstep | P5ms | 3L + 2s | 428.6 ¢ to 450.0 ¢ | |
6-mosstep | Minor 6-mosstep | m6ms | 3L + 3s | 450.0 ¢ to 514.3 ¢ |
Major 6-mosstep | M6ms | 4L + 2s | 514.3 ¢ to 600.0 ¢ | |
7-mosstep | Perfect 7-mosstep | P7ms | 4L + 3s | 600.0 ¢ |
8-mosstep | Minor 8-mosstep | m8ms | 4L + 4s | 600.0 ¢ to 685.7 ¢ |
Major 8-mosstep | M8ms | 5L + 3s | 685.7 ¢ to 750.0 ¢ | |
9-mosstep | Perfect 9-mosstep | P9ms | 5L + 4s | 750.0 ¢ to 771.4 ¢ |
Augmented 9-mosstep | A9ms | 6L + 3s | 771.4 ¢ to 900.0 ¢ | |
10-mosstep | Minor 10-mosstep | m10ms | 5L + 5s | 750.0 ¢ to 857.1 ¢ |
Major 10-mosstep | M10ms | 6L + 4s | 857.1 ¢ to 900.0 ¢ | |
11-mosstep | Minor 11-mosstep | m11ms | 6L + 5s | 900.0 ¢ to 942.9 ¢ |
Major 11-mosstep | M11ms | 7L + 4s | 942.9 ¢ to 1050.0 ¢ | |
12-mosstep | Diminished 12-mosstep | d12ms | 6L + 6s | 900.0 ¢ to 1028.6 ¢ |
Perfect 12-mosstep | P12ms | 7L + 5s | 1028.6 ¢ to 1050.0 ¢ | |
13-mosstep | Minor 13-mosstep | m13ms | 7L + 6s | 1050.0 ¢ to 1114.3 ¢ |
Major 13-mosstep | M13ms | 8L + 5s | 1114.3 ¢ to 1200.0 ¢ | |
14-mosstep | Perfect 14-mosstep | P14ms | 8L + 6s | 1200.0 ¢ |
Generator chain
Bright gens | Scale degree | Abbrev. | Scale degree | Abbrev. |
---|---|---|---|---|
10 | Augmented 1-mosdegree | A1md | Augmented 8-mosdegree | A8md |
9 | Augmented 3-mosdegree | A3md | Augmented 10-mosdegree | A10md |
8 | Augmented 5-mosdegree | A5md | Augmented 12-mosdegree | A12md |
7 | Augmented 0-mosdegree | A0md | Augmented 7-mosdegree | A7md |
6 | Augmented 2-mosdegree | A2md | Augmented 9-mosdegree | A9md |
5 | Major 4-mosdegree | M4md | Major 11-mosdegree | M11md |
4 | Major 6-mosdegree | M6md | Major 13-mosdegree | M13md |
3 | Major 1-mosdegree | M1md | Major 8-mosdegree | M8md |
2 | Major 3-mosdegree | M3md | Major 10-mosdegree | M10md |
1 | Perfect 5-mosdegree | P5md | Perfect 12-mosdegree | P12md |
0 | Perfect 0-mosdegree Perfect 7-mosdegree |
P0md P7md |
Perfect 7-mosdegree Perfect 14-mosdegree |
P7md P14md |
−1 | Perfect 2-mosdegree | P2md | Perfect 9-mosdegree | P9md |
−2 | Minor 4-mosdegree | m4md | Minor 11-mosdegree | m11md |
−3 | Minor 6-mosdegree | m6md | Minor 13-mosdegree | m13md |
−4 | Minor 1-mosdegree | m1md | Minor 8-mosdegree | m8md |
−5 | Minor 3-mosdegree | m3md | Minor 10-mosdegree | m10md |
−6 | Diminished 5-mosdegree | d5md | Diminished 12-mosdegree | d12md |
−7 | Diminished 7-mosdegree | d7md | Diminished 14-mosdegree | d14md |
−8 | Diminished 2-mosdegree | d2md | Diminished 9-mosdegree | d9md |
−9 | Diminished 4-mosdegree | d4md | Diminished 11-mosdegree | d11md |
−10 | Diminished 6-mosdegree | d6md | Diminished 13-mosdegree | d13md |
Modes
UDP | Cyclic order |
Step pattern |
Scale degree (mosdegree) | ||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | |||
12|0(2) | 1 | LLsLsLsLLsLsLs | Perf. | Maj. | Aug. | Maj. | Maj. | Perf. | Maj. | Perf. | Maj. | Aug. | Maj. | Maj. | Perf. | Maj. | Perf. |
10|2(2) | 6 | LsLLsLsLsLLsLs | Perf. | Maj. | Perf. | Maj. | Maj. | Perf. | Maj. | Perf. | Maj. | Perf. | Maj. | Maj. | Perf. | Maj. | Perf. |
8|4(2) | 4 | LsLsLLsLsLsLLs | Perf. | Maj. | Perf. | Maj. | Min. | Perf. | Maj. | Perf. | Maj. | Perf. | Maj. | Min. | Perf. | Maj. | Perf. |
6|6(2) | 2 | LsLsLsLLsLsLsL | Perf. | Maj. | Perf. | Maj. | Min. | Perf. | Min. | Perf. | Maj. | Perf. | Maj. | Min. | Perf. | Min. | Perf. |
4|8(2) | 7 | sLLsLsLsLLsLsL | Perf. | Min. | Perf. | Maj. | Min. | Perf. | Min. | Perf. | Min. | Perf. | Maj. | Min. | Perf. | Min. | Perf. |
2|10(2) | 5 | sLsLLsLsLsLLsL | Perf. | Min. | Perf. | Min. | Min. | Perf. | Min. | Perf. | Min. | Perf. | Min. | Min. | Perf. | Min. | Perf. |
0|12(2) | 3 | sLsLsLLsLsLsLL | Perf. | Min. | Perf. | Min. | Min. | Dim. | Min. | Perf. | Min. | Perf. | Min. | Min. | Dim. | Min. | Perf. |
Scale tree
Generator(edo) | Cents | Step ratio | Comments | |||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bright | Dark | L:s | Hardness | |||||||||
5\14 | 428.571 | 171.429 | 1:1 | 1.000 | Equalized 8L 6s | |||||||
38\106 | 430.189 | 169.811 | 8:7 | 1.143 | ||||||||
33\92 | 430.435 | 169.565 | 7:6 | 1.167 | ||||||||
61\170 | 430.588 | 169.412 | 13:11 | 1.182 | ||||||||
28\78 | 430.769 | 169.231 | 6:5 | 1.200 | ||||||||
79\220 | 430.909 | 169.091 | 17:14 | 1.214 | ||||||||
51\142 | 430.986 | 169.014 | 11:9 | 1.222 | ||||||||
74\206 | 431.068 | 168.932 | 16:13 | 1.231 | ||||||||
23\64 | 431.250 | 168.750 | 5:4 | 1.250 | ||||||||
87\242 | 431.405 | 168.595 | 19:15 | 1.267 | ||||||||
64\178 | 431.461 | 168.539 | 14:11 | 1.273 | ||||||||
105\292 | 431.507 | 168.493 | 23:18 | 1.278 | ||||||||
41\114 | 431.579 | 168.421 | 9:7 | 1.286 | ||||||||
100\278 | 431.655 | 168.345 | 22:17 | 1.294 | ||||||||
59\164 | 431.707 | 168.293 | 13:10 | 1.300 | ||||||||
77\214 | 431.776 | 168.224 | 17:13 | 1.308 | ||||||||
18\50 | 432.000 | 168.000 | 4:3 | 1.333 | Supersoft 8L 6s | |||||||
85\236 | 432.203 | 167.797 | 19:14 | 1.357 | ||||||||
67\186 | 432.258 | 167.742 | 15:11 | 1.364 | ||||||||
116\322 | 432.298 | 167.702 | 26:19 | 1.368 | ||||||||
49\136 | 432.353 | 167.647 | 11:8 | 1.375 | ||||||||
129\358 | 432.402 | 167.598 | 29:21 | 1.381 | ||||||||
80\222 | 432.432 | 167.568 | 18:13 | 1.385 | ||||||||
111\308 | 432.468 | 167.532 | 25:18 | 1.389 | ||||||||
31\86 | 432.558 | 167.442 | 7:5 | 1.400 | ||||||||
106\294 | 432.653 | 167.347 | 24:17 | 1.412 | ||||||||
75\208 | 432.692 | 167.308 | 17:12 | 1.417 | ||||||||
119\330 | 432.727 | 167.273 | 27:19 | 1.421 | ||||||||
44\122 | 432.787 | 167.213 | 10:7 | 1.429 | ||||||||
101\280 | 432.857 | 167.143 | 23:16 | 1.438 | ||||||||
57\158 | 432.911 | 167.089 | 13:9 | 1.444 | ||||||||
70\194 | 432.990 | 167.010 | 16:11 | 1.455 | ||||||||
13\36 | 433.333 | 166.667 | 3:2 | 1.500 | Soft 8L 6s | |||||||
73\202 | 433.663 | 166.337 | 17:11 | 1.545 | ||||||||
60\166 | 433.735 | 166.265 | 14:9 | 1.556 | ||||||||
107\296 | 433.784 | 166.216 | 25:16 | 1.562 | ||||||||
47\130 | 433.846 | 166.154 | 11:7 | 1.571 | Pogo is around here | |||||||
128\354 | 433.898 | 166.102 | 30:19 | 1.579 | ||||||||
81\224 | 433.929 | 166.071 | 19:12 | 1.583 | ||||||||
115\318 | 433.962 | 166.038 | 27:17 | 1.588 | ||||||||
34\94 | 434.043 | 165.957 | 8:5 | 1.600 | ||||||||
123\340 | 434.118 | 165.882 | 29:18 | 1.611 | ||||||||
89\246 | 434.146 | 165.854 | 21:13 | 1.615 | ||||||||
144\398 | 434.171 | 165.829 | 34:21 | 1.619 | ||||||||
55\152 | 434.211 | 165.789 | 13:8 | 1.625 | ||||||||
131\362 | 434.254 | 165.746 | 31:19 | 1.632 | ||||||||
76\210 | 434.286 | 165.714 | 18:11 | 1.636 | ||||||||
97\268 | 434.328 | 165.672 | 23:14 | 1.643 | ||||||||
21\58 | 434.483 | 165.517 | 5:3 | 1.667 | Semisoft 8L 6s | |||||||
92\254 | 434.646 | 165.354 | 22:13 | 1.692 | ||||||||
71\196 | 434.694 | 165.306 | 17:10 | 1.700 | ||||||||
121\334 | 434.731 | 165.269 | 29:17 | 1.706 | ||||||||
50\138 | 434.783 | 165.217 | 12:7 | 1.714 | Echidna is around here | |||||||
129\356 | 434.831 | 165.169 | 31:18 | 1.722 | ||||||||
79\218 | 434.862 | 165.138 | 19:11 | 1.727 | ||||||||
108\298 | 434.899 | 165.101 | 26:15 | 1.733 | ||||||||
29\80 | 435.000 | 165.000 | 7:4 | 1.750 | ||||||||
95\262 | 435.115 | 164.885 | 23:13 | 1.769 | ||||||||
66\182 | 435.165 | 164.835 | 16:9 | 1.778 | ||||||||
103\284 | 435.211 | 164.789 | 25:14 | 1.786 | ||||||||
37\102 | 435.294 | 164.706 | 9:5 | 1.800 | ||||||||
82\226 | 435.398 | 164.602 | 20:11 | 1.818 | ||||||||
45\124 | 435.484 | 164.516 | 11:6 | 1.833 | ||||||||
53\146 | 435.616 | 164.384 | 13:7 | 1.857 | Hedgehog is optimal around here | |||||||
8\22 | 436.364 | 163.636 | 2:1 | 2.000 | Basic 8L 6s Scales with tunings softer than this are proper | |||||||
51\140 | 437.143 | 162.857 | 13:6 | 2.167 | Urchin is around here | |||||||
43\118 | 437.288 | 162.712 | 11:5 | 2.200 | Gwazy and Bisupermajor are around here | |||||||
78\214 | 437.383 | 162.617 | 20:9 | 2.222 | ||||||||
35\96 | 437.500 | 162.500 | 9:4 | 2.250 | ||||||||
97\266 | 437.594 | 162.406 | 25:11 | 2.273 | ||||||||
62\170 | 437.647 | 162.353 | 16:7 | 2.286 | ||||||||
89\244 | 437.705 | 162.295 | 23:10 | 2.300 | ||||||||
27\74 | 437.838 | 162.162 | 7:3 | 2.333 | ||||||||
100\274 | 437.956 | 162.044 | 26:11 | 2.364 | ||||||||
73\200 | 438.000 | 162.000 | 19:8 | 2.375 | ||||||||
119\326 | 438.037 | 161.963 | 31:13 | 2.385 | ||||||||
46\126 | 438.095 | 161.905 | 12:5 | 2.400 | ||||||||
111\304 | 438.158 | 161.842 | 29:12 | 2.417 | ||||||||
65\178 | 438.202 | 161.798 | 17:7 | 2.429 | ||||||||
84\230 | 438.261 | 161.739 | 22:9 | 2.444 | ||||||||
19\52 | 438.462 | 161.538 | 5:2 | 2.500 | Semihard 8L 6s | |||||||
87\238 | 438.655 | 161.345 | 23:9 | 2.556 | ||||||||
68\186 | 438.710 | 161.290 | 18:7 | 2.571 | ||||||||
117\320 | 438.750 | 161.250 | 31:12 | 2.583 | ||||||||
49\134 | 438.806 | 161.194 | 13:5 | 2.600 | ||||||||
128\350 | 438.857 | 161.143 | 34:13 | 2.615 | ||||||||
79\216 | 438.889 | 161.111 | 21:8 | 2.625 | ||||||||
109\298 | 438.926 | 161.074 | 29:11 | 2.636 | ||||||||
30\82 | 439.024 | 160.976 | 8:3 | 2.667 | ||||||||
101\276 | 439.130 | 160.870 | 27:10 | 2.700 | ||||||||
71\194 | 439.175 | 160.825 | 19:7 | 2.714 | ||||||||
112\306 | 439.216 | 160.784 | 30:11 | 2.727 | ||||||||
41\112 | 439.286 | 160.714 | 11:4 | 2.750 | ||||||||
93\254 | 439.370 | 160.630 | 25:9 | 2.778 | ||||||||
52\142 | 439.437 | 160.563 | 14:5 | 2.800 | ||||||||
63\172 | 439.535 | 160.465 | 17:6 | 2.833 | ||||||||
11\30 | 440.000 | 160.000 | 3:1 | 3.000 | Hard 8L 6s | |||||||
58\158 | 440.506 | 159.494 | 16:5 | 3.200 | ||||||||
47\128 | 440.625 | 159.375 | 13:4 | 3.250 | ||||||||
83\226 | 440.708 | 159.292 | 23:7 | 3.286 | ||||||||
36\98 | 440.816 | 159.184 | 10:3 | 3.333 | ||||||||
97\264 | 440.909 | 159.091 | 27:8 | 3.375 | ||||||||
61\166 | 440.964 | 159.036 | 17:5 | 3.400 | ||||||||
86\234 | 441.026 | 158.974 | 24:7 | 3.429 | ||||||||
25\68 | 441.176 | 158.824 | 7:2 | 3.500 | ||||||||
89\242 | 441.322 | 158.678 | 25:7 | 3.571 | ||||||||
64\174 | 441.379 | 158.621 | 18:5 | 3.600 | ||||||||
103\280 | 441.429 | 158.571 | 29:8 | 3.625 | ||||||||
39\106 | 441.509 | 158.491 | 11:3 | 3.667 | ||||||||
92\250 | 441.600 | 158.400 | 26:7 | 3.714 | ||||||||
53\144 | 441.667 | 158.333 | 15:4 | 3.750 | ||||||||
67\182 | 441.758 | 158.242 | 19:5 | 3.800 | ||||||||
14\38 | 442.105 | 157.895 | 4:1 | 4.000 | Superhard 8L 6s | |||||||
59\160 | 442.500 | 157.500 | 17:4 | 4.250 | ||||||||
45\122 | 442.623 | 157.377 | 13:3 | 4.333 | ||||||||
76\206 | 442.718 | 157.282 | 22:5 | 4.400 | ||||||||
31\84 | 442.857 | 157.143 | 9:2 | 4.500 | ||||||||
79\214 | 442.991 | 157.009 | 23:5 | 4.600 | ||||||||
48\130 | 443.077 | 156.923 | 14:3 | 4.667 | ||||||||
65\176 | 443.182 | 156.818 | 19:4 | 4.750 | ||||||||
17\46 | 443.478 | 156.522 | 5:1 | 5.000 | ||||||||
54\146 | 443.836 | 156.164 | 16:3 | 5.333 | ||||||||
37\100 | 444.000 | 156.000 | 11:2 | 5.500 | ||||||||
57\154 | 444.156 | 155.844 | 17:3 | 5.667 | ||||||||
20\54 | 444.444 | 155.556 | 6:1 | 6.000 | ||||||||
43\116 | 444.828 | 155.172 | 13:2 | 6.500 | ||||||||
23\62 | 445.161 | 154.839 | 7:1 | 7.000 | ||||||||
26\70 | 445.714 | 154.286 | 8:1 | 8.000 | ||||||||
3\8 | 450.000 | 150.000 | 1:0 | → ∞ | Collapsed 8L 6s |
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