What is meant by equal hexatonic scale?

[secret sequence]

Hi KVR, this is my first post here so please forgive me if I commit a faux pas. I've just started producing electronic music for the first time and to help me along I've been reading a few books including 'Music Theory for Computer Musicians'. On the sample cd which comes with that book I really like the feel of the example given on track 47 (I think its 47 anyway, I dont have the book to hand right now) and in the appendix for this track he says how equal hexatonic scales can be used to create this deep-sea / outer-space feeling. Unfortunately he doesn't seem to explain exactly what he means by 'equal' hexatonic scale, or if he does I missed it. Is he refering to a whole-tone scale, ie: each interval is equaly spaced, for example C, D, E, F♯, G♯, A♯, or does equal hexatonic refer to something different?

[Ogg Vorbis]

Hi KVR, this is my first post here so please forgive me if I commit a faux pas. I've just started producing electronic music for the first time and to help me along I've been reading a few books including 'Music Theory for Computer Musicians'. On the sample cd which comes with that book I really like the feel of the example given on track 47 (I think its 47 anyway, I dont have the book to hand right now) and in the appendix for this track he says how equal hexatonic scales can be used to create this deep-sea / outer-space feeling. Unfortunately he doesn't seem to explain exactly what he mean by 'equal' hexatonic scale, or if he does I missed it. Is he refering to a whole-tone scale, ie: each interval is equaly spaced, for example C, D, E, F♯, G♯, A♯, or does equal hexatonic refer to something different?

This must refer to the whole tone scale. It certainly does have a floaty, outer space quality to it. It has been over-used for that. Bugs Bunny hypnotizing Elmer Fudd and making him wear women's clothes, etc.

[secret sequence]

Thanks for the reply. I'll have to have a fiddle around with this and see if I can make any use of it. From your description though it sounds like the results might be a little cheesy

[Ogg Vorbis]

Thanks for the reply. I'll have to have a fiddle around with this and see if I can make any use of it. From your description though it sounds like the results might be a little cheesy

Can be...you have to be careful. But check out the old Stevie Wonder tune "You are the Sunshine of my Life" or whatever it's called. The intro has a beautiful almost impressionistic phrase with planing a wholetone scale. It's really quite creative.

[handofgod]

Tone rows and augmented chords go well together. Your choice of harmonizations is a little limited with this scale, but some interesting effects can be had nonetheless. 7b5 and augmented chords fit, but some other dominant 7th style voicings (minus 5th) are possible. Remember that there are only two "tone rows" so you've a 50 percent chance of getting a note inside or outside the row.