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Favorite scales

HeckelphoneNYC
in Composers' Headquarters

23 members have voted

  1. 1. What are your favorite scales?

    • Mixolydian
      3%
      2
    • Dorian
      7%
      4
    • Major
      7%
      4
    • Octatonic
      9%
      5
    • Pentatonic
      7%
      4
    • Chromatic
      7%
      4
    • Lydian Dominant (Norwegian)
      3%
      2
    • Whole tone
      7%
      4
    • Phrygian dominant
      3%
      2
    • Double harmonic
      1%
      1
    • Quarter tone
      3%
      2
    • 17 equal temperament
      1%
      1
    • Locrian
      1%
      1
    • Hungarian minor
      3%
      2
    • Lydian
      11%
      6
    • All of them!
      7%
      4
    • I don't like scales.
      5%
      3

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Okay, so we all know about just a regular diatonic scale, and chromatic scales, so what about other scales? What are your favorites?

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Heckel

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    Is norwegian the same as lydian dominant/mixolydian #4?

    I like the ones with lots of halfsteps

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    Basically. It's sharp 4 flat 7.

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    well duh that's what you said in the poll. but is it an ionian sharp 4 flat 7? or aeolian sharp 4 flat 7?

    if it's the former please call it either of the two appropriate terms in my previous post

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    I missed the 'normal' phrygian' scale

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    Chromatic, since it contains all the other scales which I can get by removing tones, haha!

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    Chromatic, since it contains all the other scales which I can get by removing tones, haha!

    how about 17-ET?

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    Mixolydian B6...

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    In and of itself, probably the Jewish/Arabian scale. Dunno what its technical name is. Major scale with b6 and b9. I think it just sounds so cool. And it's flexible, the 7th can be flatted if necessary.

    For practicality in writing, I'd say WT or octatonic.

    For improvising, pentatonic. :P It's an easy way to sound really good.

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    how about 17-ET?

    I expected this, but in 17-TET, when you take all the 17 tones, you get a chromatic scale (obviously, not a 12-tone one). So you can apply my reply here, too. ;)

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    I expected this, but in 17-TET, when you take all the 17 tones, you get a chromatic scale (obviously, not a 12-tone one). So you can apply my reply here, too. ;)

    Ok, so you meant chroma in the sense of all 'colors' of a particular scale?

    I believed 'chromatic scale' was a technical term that applied (only) to the 12 tone scale :P

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    i only like scales where the frequency goes up by lim(1/x) as x->00 each tone

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    I only like scales where the frequency goes up by lim(1/x) as x->0 each tone

    C3nts pl0x?

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    • 1 year later...

    I'm not seeing the melodic minor scale as one of the choices. (That's my favorite.)

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    you need to put other, there are thousands more scales not listed. Personally I think panthuvarali might be my favorite. If Sa = C then

    C Dbb E F# G Ab B

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    Guys. This poll is a year-and-a-half old. Feel free to let it die and start you own thread - in which you're welcome to include as many scales as you see fit.

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    Guys. This poll is a year-and-a-half old. Feel free to let it die and start you own thread - in which you're welcome to include as many scales as you see fit.

    Why start a new thread just because this one is old? Did the scales change that much in the meantime :P ?

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    Why start a new thread just because this one is old? Did the scales change that much in the meantime :P ?

    I heard something in C major on here that sure didn't sound like any C major I've ever heard before...so...yes, I guess. lol

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    People still use scales?

    Is that supposed to be a joke or some posh remark about how innovative you are?

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    People still make jokes and posh remarks?

    Well played

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    Favorite scales...?

    I'd guess it's Wayne-Scales.

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    Oh you... :blush:

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    I sometimes say the octatonic scale is my favorite, so I voted octatonic .....but they all have their place.

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