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
  1-2-4-6-7-9-11
  • Drops tonic, step order. D major is read as its pitch classes.
• 12-bit binarylossy
  011010110101
  • Drops tonic, step order. D major is read as its pitch classes.
• Binary as decimallossy
  1717
  • Drops tonic, step order. D major is read as its pitch classes.
• Note nameslossy
  C#-D-E-F#-G-A-B
  • Drops tonic, step order. D major is read as its pitch classes.
• Detected chord namelossy
  GM13#11/C#
  • Drops tonic, step order. D major 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# locrian
• Decimal, root at bit 0 (Ian Ring)lossy
  2774
  • Drops tonic, step order. D major 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
  Gmaj13#11/C#

  Path pc-set → chord

  • Drops tonic, step order. D major is read as its pitch classes.
  • Drops interpretation. 1-2-4-6-7-9-11 is named Gmaj13#11/C#, a detection rather than a spelling.

• Note set · Letter names

  lossy
  Db4-D4-E4-Gb4-G4-A4-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. D major is read as its pitch classes.

• Pitch-class distribution · Twelve weights

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

  Path pc-set → pc-space

  • Drops tonic, step order. D major is read as its pitch classes.

• Point set · Semitone offsets

  lossy
  1-2-4-6-7-9-11

  Path pc-set → point-set

  • Drops tonic, step order. D major is read as its pitch classes.

• Set class · Forte name

  lossy
  7-35

  Path pc-set → pc-set-analysis

  • Drops tonic, step order. D major 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 2,2 4,0 3,2 4,1 3,3 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. D major is read as its pitch classes.
  • Drops alternative positions. E4 has 2 positions, Gb4 has 2 positions, G4 has 2 positions, A4 has 2 positions, B4 has 2 positions on aura; the one nearest (0, 0) is kept.

• Note distribution · MIDI : weight pairs

  lossy
  61:1,62:1,64:1,66:1,67:1,69:1,71:1

  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. D major is read as its pitch classes.

• Pitch class · Pitch-class number

  lossy
  7

  Path pc-set → chord → pitch-class

  • Drops tonic, step order. D major is read as its pitch classes.
  • Drops interpretation. 1-2-4-6-7-9-11 is named Gmaj13#11/C#, a detection rather than a spelling.
  • Drops quality, bass. A chord symbol's root.

• Note · Letter name

  lossy
  G4

  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. D major is read as its pitch classes.
  • Drops interpretation. 1-2-4-6-7-9-11 is named Gmaj13#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/D%20major')