A pitch-class set in detected scale name

Realization

See and hear it

Same value

Also written as

Every notation of the pitch-class set concept, formatted from this value by the Symbolic library.

• Pitch-class numberslossy
  1-3-4-6-8-10-11
  • Drops tonic, step order. C# dorian is read as its pitch classes.
• 12-bit binarylossy
  010110101011
  • Drops tonic, step order. C# dorian is read as its pitch classes.
• Binary as decimallossy
  1451
  • Drops tonic, step order. C# dorian is read as its pitch classes.
• Note nameslossy
  C#-D#-E-F#-G#-A#-B
  • Drops tonic, step order. C# dorian is read as its pitch classes.
• Detected chord namelossy
  EM13#11/C#
  • Drops tonic, step order. C# dorian is read as its pitch classes.
  • Drops interpretation. Detected chord name is an interpretation and does not read back exactly.
• Detected scale name · this pagelossy
  C# dorian
• Decimal, root at bit 0 (Ian Ring)lossy
  3418
  • Drops tonic, step order. C# dorian is read as its pitch classes.

Other concepts

Bridges

Converting into another concept may need context this value does not carry (a root, an octave, a key). Where it is missing the library assumes a default and says so; where a step drops information it is listed.

• Chord symbol · Chord symbol

  lossy
  Emaj13#11/C#

  Path pc-set → chord

  • Drops tonic, step order. C# dorian is read as its pitch classes.
  • Drops interpretation. 1-3-4-6-8-10-11 is named Emaj13#11/C#, a detection rather than a spelling.

• Note set · Letter names

  lossy
  Db4-Eb4-E4-Gb4-Ab4-Bb4-B4

  Path pc-set → note-set · needs root, octave

  • Assumed root C. No root was given, so the value is read from C.
  • Assumed octave 4. No octave was given, so octave 4 is used.
  • Drops tonic, step order. C# dorian is read as its pitch classes.

• Pitch-class distribution · Twelve weights

  lossy
  0,1,0,1,1,0,1,0,1,0,1,1

  Path pc-set → pc-space

  • Drops tonic, step order. C# dorian is read as its pitch classes.

• Point set · Semitone offsets

  lossy
  1-3-4-6-8-10-11

  Path pc-set → point-set

  • Drops tonic, step order. C# dorian is read as its pitch classes.

• Set class · Forte name

  lossy
  7-35

  Path pc-set → pc-set-analysis

  • Drops tonic, step order. C# dorian is read as its pitch classes.
  • Drops transposition. The set's Tn class (Forte name with A/B, prime form); the transposition is dropped.

• Grid position · Cells col,row (optional layout@origin: prefix)

  lossy
  aura@C3:1,3 3,1 4,0 3,2 2,4 4,2 5,1

  Path pc-set → note-set → grid-position · needs root, octave, layout

  • Assumed root C. No root was given, so the value is read from C.
  • Assumed octave 4. No octave was given, so octave 4 is used.
  • Assumed layout aura. No layout was given, so positions are read on the aura layout.
  • Assumed root C3. No root was given, so the value sounds above C3.
  • Drops tonic, step order. C# dorian is read as its pitch classes.
  • Drops alternative positions. Eb4 has 2 positions, E4 has 2 positions, Gb4 has 2 positions, Ab4 has 2 positions, Bb4 has 2 positions, B4 has 2 positions on aura; the one nearest (0, 0) is kept.

• Note distribution · MIDI : weight pairs

  lossy
  61:1,63:1,64:1,66:1,68:1,70:1,71:1

  Path pc-set → note-set → note-space · needs root, octave

  • Assumed root C. No root was given, so the value is read from C.
  • Assumed octave 4. No octave was given, so octave 4 is used.
  • Drops tonic, step order. C# dorian is read as its pitch classes.

• Pitch class · Pitch-class number

  lossy
  4

  Path pc-set → chord → pitch-class

  • Drops tonic, step order. C# dorian is read as its pitch classes.
  • Drops interpretation. 1-3-4-6-8-10-11 is named Emaj13#11/C#, a detection rather than a spelling.
  • Drops quality, bass. A chord symbol's root.

• Note · Letter name

  lossy
  E4

  Path pc-set → chord → pitch-class → note · needs octave

  • Assumed octave 4. No octave was given, so octave 4 is used.
  • Drops tonic, step order. C# dorian is read as its pitch classes.
  • Drops interpretation. 1-3-4-6-8-10-11 is named Emaj13#11/C#, a detection rather than a spelling.
  • Drops quality, bass. A chord symbol's root.

Live coding

Use in Symbolic Cycle

sym('pc-set/scale/C%23%20dorian')