9L 9s
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← 8L 9s | 9L 9s | 10L 9s → |
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Scale structure
sLsLsLsLsLsLsLsLsL
Generator size
Related MOS scales
Equal tunings
9L 9s is a 2/1-equivalent (octave-equivalent) moment of symmetry scale containing 9 large steps and 9 small steps, with a period of 1 large step and 1 small step that repeats every 133.3 ¢, or 9 times every octave. Generators that produce this scale range from 66.7 ¢ to 133.3 ¢, or from 0 ¢ to 66.7 ¢. Scales of the true MOS form, where every period is the same, are proper because there is only one small step per period.
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 66.7 ¢ |
Major 1-mosstep | M1ms | L | 66.7 ¢ to 133.3 ¢ | |
2-mosstep | Perfect 2-mosstep | P2ms | L + s | 133.3 ¢ |
3-mosstep | Minor 3-mosstep | m3ms | L + 2s | 133.3 ¢ to 200.0 ¢ |
Major 3-mosstep | M3ms | 2L + s | 200.0 ¢ to 266.7 ¢ | |
4-mosstep | Perfect 4-mosstep | P4ms | 2L + 2s | 266.7 ¢ |
5-mosstep | Minor 5-mosstep | m5ms | 2L + 3s | 266.7 ¢ to 333.3 ¢ |
Major 5-mosstep | M5ms | 3L + 2s | 333.3 ¢ to 400.0 ¢ | |
6-mosstep | Perfect 6-mosstep | P6ms | 3L + 3s | 400.0 ¢ |
7-mosstep | Minor 7-mosstep | m7ms | 3L + 4s | 400.0 ¢ to 466.7 ¢ |
Major 7-mosstep | M7ms | 4L + 3s | 466.7 ¢ to 533.3 ¢ | |
8-mosstep | Perfect 8-mosstep | P8ms | 4L + 4s | 533.3 ¢ |
9-mosstep | Minor 9-mosstep | m9ms | 4L + 5s | 533.3 ¢ to 600.0 ¢ |
Major 9-mosstep | M9ms | 5L + 4s | 600.0 ¢ to 666.7 ¢ | |
10-mosstep | Perfect 10-mosstep | P10ms | 5L + 5s | 666.7 ¢ |
11-mosstep | Minor 11-mosstep | m11ms | 5L + 6s | 666.7 ¢ to 733.3 ¢ |
Major 11-mosstep | M11ms | 6L + 5s | 733.3 ¢ to 800.0 ¢ | |
12-mosstep | Perfect 12-mosstep | P12ms | 6L + 6s | 800.0 ¢ |
13-mosstep | Minor 13-mosstep | m13ms | 6L + 7s | 800.0 ¢ to 866.7 ¢ |
Major 13-mosstep | M13ms | 7L + 6s | 866.7 ¢ to 933.3 ¢ | |
14-mosstep | Perfect 14-mosstep | P14ms | 7L + 7s | 933.3 ¢ |
15-mosstep | Minor 15-mosstep | m15ms | 7L + 8s | 933.3 ¢ to 1000.0 ¢ |
Major 15-mosstep | M15ms | 8L + 7s | 1000.0 ¢ to 1066.7 ¢ | |
16-mosstep | Perfect 16-mosstep | P16ms | 8L + 8s | 1066.7 ¢ |
17-mosstep | Minor 17-mosstep | m17ms | 8L + 9s | 1066.7 ¢ to 1133.3 ¢ |
Major 17-mosstep | M17ms | 9L + 8s | 1133.3 ¢ to 1200.0 ¢ | |
18-mosstep | Perfect 18-mosstep | P18ms | 9L + 9s | 1200.0 ¢ |
Generator chain
Bright gens | Scale degree | Abbrev. | Scale degree | Abbrev. | Scale degree | Abbrev. | Scale degree | Abbrev. | Scale degree | Abbrev. | Scale degree | Abbrev. | Scale degree | Abbrev. | Scale degree | Abbrev. | Scale degree | Abbrev. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2 | Augmented 0-mosdegree | A0md | Augmented 2-mosdegree | A2md | Augmented 4-mosdegree | A4md | Augmented 6-mosdegree | A6md | Augmented 8-mosdegree | A8md | Augmented 10-mosdegree | A10md | Augmented 12-mosdegree | A12md | Augmented 14-mosdegree | A14md | Augmented 16-mosdegree | A16md |
1 | Major 1-mosdegree | M1md | Major 3-mosdegree | M3md | Major 5-mosdegree | M5md | Major 7-mosdegree | M7md | Major 9-mosdegree | M9md | Major 11-mosdegree | M11md | Major 13-mosdegree | M13md | Major 15-mosdegree | M15md | Major 17-mosdegree | M17md |
0 | Perfect 0-mosdegree Perfect 2-mosdegree |
P0md P2md |
Perfect 2-mosdegree Perfect 4-mosdegree |
P2md P4md |
Perfect 4-mosdegree Perfect 6-mosdegree |
P4md P6md |
Perfect 6-mosdegree Perfect 8-mosdegree |
P6md P8md |
Perfect 8-mosdegree Perfect 10-mosdegree |
P8md P10md |
Perfect 10-mosdegree Perfect 12-mosdegree |
P10md P12md |
Perfect 12-mosdegree Perfect 14-mosdegree |
P12md P14md |
Perfect 14-mosdegree Perfect 16-mosdegree |
P14md P16md |
Perfect 16-mosdegree Perfect 18-mosdegree |
P16md P18md |
−1 | Minor 1-mosdegree | m1md | Minor 3-mosdegree | m3md | Minor 5-mosdegree | m5md | Minor 7-mosdegree | m7md | Minor 9-mosdegree | m9md | Minor 11-mosdegree | m11md | Minor 13-mosdegree | m13md | Minor 15-mosdegree | m15md | Minor 17-mosdegree | m17md |
−2 | Diminished 2-mosdegree | d2md | Diminished 4-mosdegree | d4md | Diminished 6-mosdegree | d6md | Diminished 8-mosdegree | d8md | Diminished 10-mosdegree | d10md | Diminished 12-mosdegree | d12md | Diminished 14-mosdegree | d14md | Diminished 16-mosdegree | d16md | Diminished 18-mosdegree | d18md |
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 | |||
9|0(9) | 1 | LsLsLsLsLsLsLsLsLs | Perf. | Maj. | Perf. | Maj. | Perf. | Maj. | Perf. | Maj. | Perf. | Maj. | Perf. | Maj. | Perf. | Maj. | Perf. | Maj. | Perf. | Maj. | Perf. |
0|9(9) | 2 | sLsLsLsLsLsLsLsLsL | Perf. | Min. | Perf. | Min. | Perf. | Min. | Perf. | Min. | Perf. | Min. | Perf. | Min. | Perf. | Min. | Perf. | Min. | Perf. | Min. | Perf. |
Scale tree
Generator(edo) | Cents | Step ratio | Comments(always proper) | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bright | Dark | L:s | Hardness | |||||||
1\18 | 66.667 | 66.667 | 1:1 | 1.000 | Equalized 9L 9s | |||||
6\99 | 72.727 | 60.606 | 6:5 | 1.200 | ||||||
5\81 | 74.074 | 59.259 | 5:4 | 1.250 | ||||||
9\144 | 75.000 | 58.333 | 9:7 | 1.286 | ||||||
4\63 | 76.190 | 57.143 | 4:3 | 1.333 | Supersoft 9L 9s | |||||
11\171 | 77.193 | 56.140 | 11:8 | 1.375 | ||||||
7\108 | 77.778 | 55.556 | 7:5 | 1.400 | ||||||
10\153 | 78.431 | 54.902 | 10:7 | 1.429 | ||||||
3\45 | 80.000 | 53.333 | 3:2 | 1.500 | Soft 9L 9s | |||||
11\162 | 81.481 | 51.852 | 11:7 | 1.571 | ||||||
8\117 | 82.051 | 51.282 | 8:5 | 1.600 | ||||||
13\189 | 82.540 | 50.794 | 13:8 | 1.625 | ||||||
5\72 | 83.333 | 50.000 | 5:3 | 1.667 | Semisoft 9L 9s | |||||
12\171 | 84.211 | 49.123 | 12:7 | 1.714 | ||||||
7\99 | 84.848 | 48.485 | 7:4 | 1.750 | ||||||
9\126 | 85.714 | 47.619 | 9:5 | 1.800 | ||||||
2\27 | 88.889 | 44.444 | 2:1 | 2.000 | Basic 9L 9s | |||||
9\117 | 92.308 | 41.026 | 9:4 | 2.250 | ||||||
7\90 | 93.333 | 40.000 | 7:3 | 2.333 | ||||||
12\153 | 94.118 | 39.216 | 12:5 | 2.400 | ||||||
5\63 | 95.238 | 38.095 | 5:2 | 2.500 | Semihard 9L 9s | |||||
13\162 | 96.296 | 37.037 | 13:5 | 2.600 | ||||||
8\99 | 96.970 | 36.364 | 8:3 | 2.667 | ||||||
11\135 | 97.778 | 35.556 | 11:4 | 2.750 | ||||||
3\36 | 100.000 | 33.333 | 3:1 | 3.000 | Hard 9L 9s | |||||
10\117 | 102.564 | 30.769 | 10:3 | 3.333 | ||||||
7\81 | 103.704 | 29.630 | 7:2 | 3.500 | ||||||
11\126 | 104.762 | 28.571 | 11:3 | 3.667 | ||||||
4\45 | 106.667 | 26.667 | 4:1 | 4.000 | Superhard 9L 9s | |||||
9\99 | 109.091 | 24.242 | 9:2 | 4.500 | ||||||
5\54 | 111.111 | 22.222 | 5:1 | 5.000 | ||||||
6\63 | 114.286 | 19.048 | 6:1 | 6.000 | ||||||
1\9 | 133.333 | 0.000 | 1:0 | → ∞ | Collapsed 9L 9s |
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