Anisopteran scale

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The Anisopteran scale is a 20-tone scale. It is one specific mode of the Tetracot[20] MOS scale. It is named because the steps look like a dragonfly when shown graphically (Anisoptera being the scientific word for dragonflies).

In TOP tuning, it looks like this:

  • 108.63
  • 142.37
  • 176.11
  • 284.74
  • 318.48
  • 352.22
  • 460.85
  • 494.59
  • 528.33
  • 636.96
  • 670.70
  • 704.44
  • 813.07
  • 846.81
  • 880.55
  • 989.18
  • 1022.92
  • 1131.55
  • 1165.29
  • 1199.03

It contains many interesting subsets, including:

The Antipental Mixopent scale (like Mixolydian Pentatonic melodically, but harmonically 2.3.7.11 instead of 2.3.5):

  • 352.22
  • 494.59
  • 704.44
  • 989.18
  • 1199.03

The Depths of the Earth scale (based on the subset of 24edo used in Trees in the Depths of the Earth from the Kirby Super Star soundtrack):

  • 142.37
  • 284.74
  • 494.59
  • 704.44
  • 846.81
  • 989.18
  • 1199.03

The Tetrablue scale:

  • 318.48
  • 494.59
  • 636.96
  • 704.44
  • 989.18
  • 1199.03

The Tetracyan scale:

  • 318.48
  • 494.59
  • 636.96
  • 704.44
  • 989.18
  • 1131.55
  • 1199.03

The Tetranavy scale:

  • 318.48
  • 494.59
  • 636.96
  • 704.44
  • 880.55
  • 989.18
  • 1199.03

The Tetrapelog scale:

  • 108.63
  • 284.74
  • 704.44
  • 813.07
  • 1199.03