4L 5s

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4L 5s refers to the structure of MOS Scales whose generator falls between 2\9 (two degrees of 9edo = approx. 266.667¢) and 1\4 (one degree of 4edo = 300¢). In the case of 9edo, L and s are the same size; in the case of 4edo, s is so small it disappears. The spectrum, then, goes something like:

Generator Scale Generator in cents Comments
2\9 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 266.667
9\40 4 5 4 5 4 5 4 5 4 270
7\31 3 4 3 4 3 4 3 4 3 270.968
12\53 5 7 5 7 5 7 5 7 5 271.698 Orwell is around here
5\22 2 3 2 3 2 3 2 3 2 272.727 Optimum rank range (L/s=3/2) orwell
2 pi 2 pi 2 pi 2 pi 2 273.412
13\57 5 8 5 8 5 8 5 8 5 273.684 Golden orwell (bad tuning)
8\35 3 5 3 5 3 5 3 5 3 274.286
1 √3 1 √3 1 √3 1 √3 1 274.85
11\48 4 7 4 7 4 7 4 7 4 275
3\13 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 276.923 Boundary of propriety:

generators smaller than this are proper

10\43 3 7 3 7 3 7 3 7 3 279.07
7\30 2 5 2 5 2 5 2 5 2 280.000
11\47 3 8 3 8 3 8 3 8 3 280.851
1 e 1 e 1 e 1 e 1 281.100 L/s = e
4\17 1 3 1 3 1 3 1 3 1 282.353 L/s = 3
1 pi 1 pi 1 pi 1 pi 1 282.922 L/s = pi
9\38 2 7 2 7 2 7 2 7 2 284.2105
5\21 1 4 1 4 1 4 1 4 1 285.714 L/s = 4
6\25 1 5 1 5 1 5 1 5 1 288
1\4 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 300.000

Note that between 7\31 and 5\22, g approximates frequency ratio 7:6, 2g approximates 11:8, and 3g approximates 8:5. This defines the range of Orwell Temperament, which is the only notable harmonic entropy minimum with this MOS pattern. 4L 5s scales outside of that range are not suitable for Orwell.