8L 9s
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Step pattern
LsLsLsLsLsLsLsLss
ssLsLsLsLsLsLsLsL
Equave
2/1 (1200.0 ¢)
Period
2/1 (1200.0 ¢)
Bright
2\17 to 1\8 (141.2 ¢ to 150.0 ¢)
Dark
7\8 to 15\17 (1050.0 ¢ to 1058.8 ¢)
Related to
8L 1s (subneutralic)
With tunings
2:1 to 1:0 (hard-of-basic)
Parent
8L 1s
Sister
9L 8s
Daughters
17L 8s, 8L 17s
Neutralized
16L 1s
2-Flought
25L 9s, 8L 26s
Equalized (L:s = 1:1)
2\17 (141.2 ¢)
Supersoft (L:s = 4:3)
7\59 (142.4 ¢)
Soft (L:s = 3:2)
5\42 (142.9 ¢)
Semisoft (L:s = 5:3)
8\67 (143.3 ¢)
Basic (L:s = 2:1)
3\25 (144.0 ¢)
Semihard (L:s = 5:2)
7\58 (144.8 ¢)
Hard (L:s = 3:1)
4\33 (145.5 ¢)
Superhard (L:s = 4:1)
5\41 (146.3 ¢)
Collapsed (L:s = 1:0)
1\8 (150.0 ¢)
↖ 7L 8s | ↑ 8L 8s | 9L 8s ↗ |
← 7L 9s | 8L 9s | 9L 9s → |
↙ 7L 10s | ↓ 8L 10s | 9L 10s ↘ |
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Scale structure
ssLsLsLsLsLsLsLsL
Generator size
TAMNAMS information
Related MOS scales
Equal tunings
8L 9s is a 2/1-equivalent (octave-equivalent) moment of symmetry scale containing 8 large steps and 9 small steps, repeating every octave. 8L 9s is a child scale of 8L 1s, expanding it by 8 tones. Generators that produce this scale range from 141.2 ¢ to 150 ¢, or from 1050 ¢ to 1058.8 ¢.
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 150.0 ¢ | |
2-mosstep | Diminished 2-mosstep | d2ms | 2s | 0.0 ¢ to 141.2 ¢ |
Perfect 2-mosstep | P2ms | L + s | 141.2 ¢ to 150.0 ¢ | |
3-mosstep | Minor 3-mosstep | m3ms | L + 2s | 150.0 ¢ to 211.8 ¢ |
Major 3-mosstep | M3ms | 2L + s | 211.8 ¢ to 300.0 ¢ | |
4-mosstep | Minor 4-mosstep | m4ms | L + 3s | 150.0 ¢ to 282.4 ¢ |
Major 4-mosstep | M4ms | 2L + 2s | 282.4 ¢ to 300.0 ¢ | |
5-mosstep | Minor 5-mosstep | m5ms | 2L + 3s | 300.0 ¢ to 352.9 ¢ |
Major 5-mosstep | M5ms | 3L + 2s | 352.9 ¢ to 450.0 ¢ | |
6-mosstep | Minor 6-mosstep | m6ms | 2L + 4s | 300.0 ¢ to 423.5 ¢ |
Major 6-mosstep | M6ms | 3L + 3s | 423.5 ¢ to 450.0 ¢ | |
7-mosstep | Minor 7-mosstep | m7ms | 3L + 4s | 450.0 ¢ to 494.1 ¢ |
Major 7-mosstep | M7ms | 4L + 3s | 494.1 ¢ to 600.0 ¢ | |
8-mosstep | Minor 8-mosstep | m8ms | 3L + 5s | 450.0 ¢ to 564.7 ¢ |
Major 8-mosstep | M8ms | 4L + 4s | 564.7 ¢ to 600.0 ¢ | |
9-mosstep | Minor 9-mosstep | m9ms | 4L + 5s | 600.0 ¢ to 635.3 ¢ |
Major 9-mosstep | M9ms | 5L + 4s | 635.3 ¢ to 750.0 ¢ | |
10-mosstep | Minor 10-mosstep | m10ms | 4L + 6s | 600.0 ¢ to 705.9 ¢ |
Major 10-mosstep | M10ms | 5L + 5s | 705.9 ¢ to 750.0 ¢ | |
11-mosstep | Minor 11-mosstep | m11ms | 5L + 6s | 750.0 ¢ to 776.5 ¢ |
Major 11-mosstep | M11ms | 6L + 5s | 776.5 ¢ to 900.0 ¢ | |
12-mosstep | Minor 12-mosstep | m12ms | 5L + 7s | 750.0 ¢ to 847.1 ¢ |
Major 12-mosstep | M12ms | 6L + 6s | 847.1 ¢ to 900.0 ¢ | |
13-mosstep | Minor 13-mosstep | m13ms | 6L + 7s | 900.0 ¢ to 917.6 ¢ |
Major 13-mosstep | M13ms | 7L + 6s | 917.6 ¢ to 1050.0 ¢ | |
14-mosstep | Minor 14-mosstep | m14ms | 6L + 8s | 900.0 ¢ to 988.2 ¢ |
Major 14-mosstep | M14ms | 7L + 7s | 988.2 ¢ to 1050.0 ¢ | |
15-mosstep | Perfect 15-mosstep | P15ms | 7L + 8s | 1050.0 ¢ to 1058.8 ¢ |
Augmented 15-mosstep | A15ms | 8L + 7s | 1058.8 ¢ to 1200.0 ¢ | |
16-mosstep | Minor 16-mosstep | m16ms | 7L + 9s | 1050.0 ¢ to 1129.4 ¢ |
Major 16-mosstep | M16ms | 8L + 8s | 1129.4 ¢ to 1200.0 ¢ | |
17-mosstep | Perfect 17-mosstep | P17ms | 8L + 9s | 1200.0 ¢ |
Generator chain
Bright gens | Scale degree | Abbrev. |
---|---|---|
24 | Augmented 14-mosdegree | A14md |
23 | Augmented 12-mosdegree | A12md |
22 | Augmented 10-mosdegree | A10md |
21 | Augmented 8-mosdegree | A8md |
20 | Augmented 6-mosdegree | A6md |
19 | Augmented 4-mosdegree | A4md |
18 | Augmented 2-mosdegree | A2md |
17 | Augmented 0-mosdegree | A0md |
16 | Augmented 15-mosdegree | A15md |
15 | Major 13-mosdegree | M13md |
14 | Major 11-mosdegree | M11md |
13 | Major 9-mosdegree | M9md |
12 | Major 7-mosdegree | M7md |
11 | Major 5-mosdegree | M5md |
10 | Major 3-mosdegree | M3md |
9 | Major 1-mosdegree | M1md |
8 | Major 16-mosdegree | M16md |
7 | Major 14-mosdegree | M14md |
6 | Major 12-mosdegree | M12md |
5 | Major 10-mosdegree | M10md |
4 | Major 8-mosdegree | M8md |
3 | Major 6-mosdegree | M6md |
2 | Major 4-mosdegree | M4md |
1 | Perfect 2-mosdegree | P2md |
0 | Perfect 0-mosdegree Perfect 17-mosdegree |
P0md P17md |
−1 | Perfect 15-mosdegree | P15md |
−2 | Minor 13-mosdegree | m13md |
−3 | Minor 11-mosdegree | m11md |
−4 | Minor 9-mosdegree | m9md |
−5 | Minor 7-mosdegree | m7md |
−6 | Minor 5-mosdegree | m5md |
−7 | Minor 3-mosdegree | m3md |
−8 | Minor 1-mosdegree | m1md |
−9 | Minor 16-mosdegree | m16md |
−10 | Minor 14-mosdegree | m14md |
−11 | Minor 12-mosdegree | m12md |
−12 | Minor 10-mosdegree | m10md |
−13 | Minor 8-mosdegree | m8md |
−14 | Minor 6-mosdegree | m6md |
−15 | Minor 4-mosdegree | m4md |
−16 | Diminished 2-mosdegree | d2md |
−17 | Diminished 17-mosdegree | d17md |
−18 | Diminished 15-mosdegree | d15md |
−19 | Diminished 13-mosdegree | d13md |
−20 | Diminished 11-mosdegree | d11md |
−21 | Diminished 9-mosdegree | d9md |
−22 | Diminished 7-mosdegree | d7md |
−23 | Diminished 5-mosdegree | d5md |
−24 | Diminished 3-mosdegree | d3md |
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 | LsLsLsLsLsLsLsLss | Perf. | Maj. | Perf. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Aug. | Maj. | Perf. |
15|1 | 3 | LsLsLsLsLsLsLssLs | Perf. | Maj. | Perf. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Perf. | Maj. | Perf. |
14|2 | 5 | LsLsLsLsLsLssLsLs | Perf. | Maj. | Perf. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Min. | Maj. | Perf. | Maj. | Perf. |
13|3 | 7 | LsLsLsLsLssLsLsLs | Perf. | Maj. | Perf. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Min. | Maj. | Min. | Maj. | Perf. | Maj. | Perf. |
12|4 | 9 | LsLsLsLssLsLsLsLs | Perf. | Maj. | Perf. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Min. | Maj. | Min. | Maj. | Min. | Maj. | Perf. | Maj. | Perf. |
11|5 | 11 | LsLsLssLsLsLsLsLs | Perf. | Maj. | Perf. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Maj. | Min. | Maj. | Min. | Maj. | Min. | Maj. | Min. | Maj. | Perf. | Maj. | Perf. |
10|6 | 13 | LsLssLsLsLsLsLsLs | Perf. | Maj. | Perf. | Maj. | Maj. | Min. | Maj. | Min. | Maj. | Min. | Maj. | Min. | Maj. | Min. | Maj. | Perf. | Maj. | Perf. |
9|7 | 15 | LssLsLsLsLsLsLsLs | Perf. | Maj. | Perf. | Min. | Maj. | Min. | Maj. | Min. | Maj. | Min. | Maj. | Min. | Maj. | Min. | Maj. | Perf. | Maj. | Perf. |
8|8 | 17 | sLsLsLsLsLsLsLsLs | Perf. | Min. | Perf. | Min. | Maj. | Min. | Maj. | Min. | Maj. | Min. | Maj. | Min. | Maj. | Min. | Maj. | Perf. | Maj. | Perf. |
7|9 | 2 | sLsLsLsLsLsLsLssL | Perf. | Min. | Perf. | Min. | Maj. | Min. | Maj. | Min. | Maj. | Min. | Maj. | Min. | Maj. | Min. | Maj. | Perf. | Min. | Perf. |
6|10 | 4 | sLsLsLsLsLsLssLsL | Perf. | Min. | Perf. | Min. | Maj. | Min. | Maj. | Min. | Maj. | Min. | Maj. | Min. | Maj. | Min. | Min. | Perf. | Min. | Perf. |
5|11 | 6 | sLsLsLsLsLssLsLsL | Perf. | Min. | Perf. | Min. | Maj. | Min. | Maj. | Min. | Maj. | Min. | Maj. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Perf. | Min. | Perf. |
4|12 | 8 | sLsLsLsLssLsLsLsL | Perf. | Min. | Perf. | Min. | Maj. | Min. | Maj. | Min. | Maj. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Perf. | Min. | Perf. |
3|13 | 10 | sLsLsLssLsLsLsLsL | Perf. | Min. | Perf. | Min. | Maj. | Min. | Maj. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Perf. | Min. | Perf. |
2|14 | 12 | sLsLssLsLsLsLsLsL | Perf. | Min. | Perf. | Min. | Maj. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Perf. | Min. | Perf. |
1|15 | 14 | sLssLsLsLsLsLsLsL | Perf. | Min. | Perf. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Perf. | Min. | Perf. |
0|16 | 16 | ssLsLsLsLsLsLsLsL | Perf. | Min. | Dim. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Min. | Perf. | Min. | Perf. |
Scale tree
Generator(edo) | Cents | Step ratio | Comments | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bright | Dark | L:s | Hardness | |||||||
2\17 | 141.176 | 1058.824 | 1:1 | 1.000 | Equalized 8L 9s | |||||
11\93 | 141.935 | 1058.065 | 6:5 | 1.200 | ||||||
9\76 | 142.105 | 1057.895 | 5:4 | 1.250 | ||||||
16\135 | 142.222 | 1057.778 | 9:7 | 1.286 | ||||||
7\59 | 142.373 | 1057.627 | 4:3 | 1.333 | Supersoft 8L 9s | |||||
19\160 | 142.500 | 1057.500 | 11:8 | 1.375 | ||||||
12\101 | 142.574 | 1057.426 | 7:5 | 1.400 | ||||||
17\143 | 142.657 | 1057.343 | 10:7 | 1.429 | ||||||
5\42 | 142.857 | 1057.143 | 3:2 | 1.500 | Soft 8L 9s | |||||
18\151 | 143.046 | 1056.954 | 11:7 | 1.571 | ||||||
13\109 | 143.119 | 1056.881 | 8:5 | 1.600 | ||||||
21\176 | 143.182 | 1056.818 | 13:8 | 1.625 | ||||||
8\67 | 143.284 | 1056.716 | 5:3 | 1.667 | Semisoft 8L 9s | |||||
19\159 | 143.396 | 1056.604 | 12:7 | 1.714 | ||||||
11\92 | 143.478 | 1056.522 | 7:4 | 1.750 | ||||||
14\117 | 143.590 | 1056.410 | 9:5 | 1.800 | ||||||
3\25 | 144.000 | 1056.000 | 2:1 | 2.000 | Basic 8L 9s Scales with tunings softer than this are proper | |||||
13\108 | 144.444 | 1055.556 | 9:4 | 2.250 | ||||||
10\83 | 144.578 | 1055.422 | 7:3 | 2.333 | ||||||
17\141 | 144.681 | 1055.319 | 12:5 | 2.400 | ||||||
7\58 | 144.828 | 1055.172 | 5:2 | 2.500 | Semihard 8L 9s | |||||
18\149 | 144.966 | 1055.034 | 13:5 | 2.600 | ||||||
11\91 | 145.055 | 1054.945 | 8:3 | 2.667 | ||||||
15\124 | 145.161 | 1054.839 | 11:4 | 2.750 | ||||||
4\33 | 145.455 | 1054.545 | 3:1 | 3.000 | Hard 8L 9s | |||||
13\107 | 145.794 | 1054.206 | 10:3 | 3.333 | ||||||
9\74 | 145.946 | 1054.054 | 7:2 | 3.500 | ||||||
14\115 | 146.087 | 1053.913 | 11:3 | 3.667 | ||||||
5\41 | 146.341 | 1053.659 | 4:1 | 4.000 | Superhard 8L 9s Bohpier | |||||
11\90 | 146.667 | 1053.333 | 9:2 | 4.500 | ||||||
6\49 | 146.939 | 1053.061 | 5:1 | 5.000 | ||||||
7\57 | 147.368 | 1052.632 | 6:1 | 6.000 | Indium | |||||
1\8 | 150.000 | 1050.000 | 1:0 | → ∞ | Collapsed 8L 9s |
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