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A '''combination product set''' (CPS) is a scale generated by the following means: | A '''combination product set''' (CPS) is a scale generated by the following means: | ||
# A set S of n intervals is the starting point. | # A set S of n intervals (usually odd harmonics) is the starting point. | ||
# All the combinations of k intervals from the set are obtained, and each combination of intervals is stacked together. | # All the combinations of k intervals from the set are obtained, and each combination of intervals is stacked together. | ||
# The results are combined into a set, and then one element of that set is chosen as the tonic. | # The results are combined into a set, and then one element of that set is chosen as the tonic. | ||
# The resulting elements are octave-reduced and sorted in ascending order, resulting in an octave period of a periodic scale (the usual sort of scale, in other words) which we may call CPS(S, k). | # The resulting elements are octave-reduced and sorted in ascending order, resulting in an octave period of a periodic scale (the usual sort of scale, in other words) which we may call CPS(S, k). | ||
CPSes were developed by Erv Wilson. | |||
== Example (hexany) == | == Example (hexany) == | ||
[[Category:Scale construction]] | [[Category:Scale construction]] | ||
Revision as of 05:53, 23 December 2025
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A combination product set (CPS) is a scale generated by the following means:
- A set S of n intervals (usually odd harmonics) is the starting point.
- All the combinations of k intervals from the set are obtained, and each combination of intervals is stacked together.
- The results are combined into a set, and then one element of that set is chosen as the tonic.
- The resulting elements are octave-reduced and sorted in ascending order, resulting in an octave period of a periodic scale (the usual sort of scale, in other words) which we may call CPS(S, k).
CPSes were developed by Erv Wilson.
