Hexany 13

I just wanted to thank everyone who is helping me unvex the hexany.

I DID get Scala to do what Manuel suggested in the creation of the 4
factor combination product set... and I have a glimmer of what is going
on. I'm not certain I could work it out all by myself yet, though...
the water is a little deep at this end...

However, Paul Erlich promises his "Gentle Guide to Combination Product
Sets" and I eagerly await this article... sounds like the "CPS dummies
guide" at last...

In the meantime, I have enjoyed the fascinating accounts of the hexany
by Keith Grady, Manuel and Paul Erlich. The triangular lattices are
particularly effective.

I can see now why the triangular lattices are considered superior by
some... certainly the visual portrayal of the intervals is more
complete.

As to the hexany 13 itself... well, it does sound great. Of course,
it's related to various orientalisms. My favorite part of it is the
fact that the TRITONE is the OCTAVE! That's just great in my book...
turning the "resolving" interval into the ultimate consonant diad!
Whoopee!

But then the lattices, and the mandala... hmmm. The scale sounds like,
somehow, it would be the perfect sound accompaniment to its own visual
lattice representation. How can we account for that one?? It must be
the Heisenberg principle....
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Joseph Pehrson

> As to the hexany 13 itself...

13?

> well, it does sound great. Of course,
> it's related to various orientalisms. My favorite part of it is the
> fact that the TRITONE is the OCTAVE! That's just great in my
book...
> turning the "resolving" interval into the ultimate consonant diad!
> Whoopee!

Well, that would be true for any 6-note scale when played on a
standard keyboard.