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	~~'''~~What was your path to discovering alternate tunings?'''		== Progress report ==
			; What was your path to discovering alternate tunings?
			: When I was about five years old, I would "play" on the family's piano and wonder who gave the piano tuner the right to decide which notes I could play. I wanted to know about the other notes that were between the keys. I tried playing adjacent notes at the same time, but decided that it didn't sound very good and wasn't really the same thing as playing the in between notes.

	~~When~~ I ~~was~~ about ~~five years old, I would "play"~~ on the family's piano and wonder who gave the piano tuner the right to decide which notes I could play. I wanted to know about the other notes that were between the keys. I tried playing adjacent notes at the same time, ~~but decided that it didn't sound very good and wasn't really the same thing as playing the in between notes.~~		: Years later I read about purely tuned intervals and how our modern tuning system deviates from these intervals and is actually based on the twelfth root of two, an irrational number!

	~~Years later~~ I ~~read~~ about purely tuned intervals ~~and how our modern tuning system deviates from these intervals and is actually~~ based on ~~the twelfth root of two, an~~ irrational ~~number!~~		: This seemed scandalous to me. I felt like I discovered a great historical secret. I would tell others about this, but they never seemed to care that much. I felt that I needed to try out different tunings. I wanted to play with purely tuned intervals. I also wanted to try scales based on other irrational numbers and find out if this was a valid approach to making interesting music.

	~~This seemed scandalous to me~~. I ~~felt like I discovered~~ a ~~great historical secret.~~ I would ~~tell others about this, but they never seemed~~ to ~~care that much~~. I ~~felt that I needed~~ to ~~try out different tunings~~. I ~~wanted to play with purely tuned~~ intervals~~. I also wanted to try scales based on other irrational numbers~~ and ~~find out if this was a valid approach to making interesting music~~.		: My first experiments involved acoustic instruments. I had a little harp that I would tune to just intonation. I experimented with using a slide on a guitar to play microtones. I even made a primitive clarinet like instrument that played septimal intervals like [[7/6]] and [[7/4]].

	~~My first experiments involved acoustic instruments.~~ I ~~had a little harp~~ that ~~I would tune to just intonation. I experimented with using a slide on a guitar to play microtones~~. ~~I even made a primitive clarinet like instrument that played septimal intervals like [[7/6\|7/6]] and [[7/4\|7/4]]~~.		: I eventually got an electronic keyboard that could be retuned. This is when my interest really took off.

	I ~~eventually got an electronic keyboard~~ that ~~could be retuned~~. ~~This is when my interest really took off~~.		; What are your current/past/future particular interests?
			: I enjoy just intonation, but have decided that I prefer to focus on equal temperaments, especially ones that contain interesting dissonances. I am working on several projects in [[26edo\|26 tone equal temperament]] as well as some in [[13edo\|13]], [[19edo\|19]], [[28edo\|28]] and [[29edo\|29]] tone equal temperaments. I plan on also doing some experimenting in nonoctave tunings.

	~~'''~~What ~~are your current~~/ ~~past~~/ ~~future particular interests~~?~~'''~~		; What instruments or means have you had/do you have now/do you want for the making of microtonal music?
			: I frequently use a Triton Extreme keyboard. It has pretty decent microtuning abilities, but it has some limitations, especially for tunings that require a mapping of more than twelve keys to the octave. I also have a Yamaha TX81Z sound module and some older Emu sound modules that allow for microtunings. On my computer, I enjoy using a combination of Cubase SL3, Kontact 2, Scala and the Scala 2 Kontakt Microtuner. This gives me a lot of tuning flexibility.

	I enjoy just intonation, but have decided that I prefer to focus on equal temperaments, especially ones that contain interesting dissonances. I am working on several projects in [[26edo\|26 tone equal temperament]] as well as some in [[13edo\|13]], [[19edo\|19]], [[28edo\|28]] and [[29edo\|29]] tone equal temperaments. I plan on also doing some ~~experimenting~~ in ~~nonoctave tunings~~.		: I would also enjoy having some kind of microtonal guitar in the future.

	~~'''What instruments or means have you had/do you have now/do you want for the making of microtonal music?'''~~		; Any good microtonal anecdotes?
			: I once played a little piece in thirteen tone equal temperament for a friend. A shocked expression came upon his face. He was deaf in one ear and could actually hear it pretty well in his deaf ear. We tried several songs and tunings, but it only worked for that particular piece and tuning.
	I frequently use a Triton Extreme keyboard. It has pretty decent microtuning abilities, but it has some limitations, especially for tunings that require a mapping of more than twelve keys to the octave. I also have a Yamaha TX81Z sound module and some older Emu sound modules that allow for microtunings. On my computer, I enjoy using a combination of Cubase SL3, Kontact 2, Scala and the Scala 2 Kontakt Microtuner. This gives me a lot of tuning flexibility.

	~~I would also enjoy having some kind of microtonal guitar in the future.~~

	~~'''~~Any good microtonal anecdotes?~~'''~~

	I once played a little piece in thirteen tone equal temperament for a friend. A shocked expression came upon his face. He was deaf in one ear and could actually hear it pretty well in his deaf ear. We tried several songs and tunings, but it only worked for that particular piece and tuning.

	== External links ==		== External links ==
	* [http://danielthompson.blogspot.com/ ~~Personal~~ blog]		* [http://danielthompson.blogspot.com/ Official blog]

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	[[Category:Composers]]		[[Category:Composers]]

Fredg999 category edits: Categories, sort key

2022-03-30T04:10:18Z

Categories, sort key

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	* [http://danielthompson.blogspot.com/ Personal blog]		* [http://danielthompson.blogspot.com/ Personal blog]

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Fredg999 category edits: Moving from Category:Composer to Category:Composers using Cat-a-lot

2022-02-22T23:57:03Z

Moving from Category:Composer to Category:Composers using Cat-a-lot

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	* [http://danielthompson.blogspot.com/ Personal blog]		* [http://danielthompson.blogspot.com/ Personal blog]

	[[Category:~~Composer~~]]		[[Category:Composers]]

Fredg999: Added link to blog, misc. edits

2022-01-17T21:05:43Z

Added link to blog, misc. edits

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	I enjoy just intonation, but have decided that I prefer to focus on equal temperaments, especially ones that contain interesting dissonances. I am working on several projects in [[26edo\|26 tone equal temperament]] as well as some in [[13edo\|13]], [[19edo\|19]], [[28edo\|28]] and [[29edo\|29]] tone equal temperaments. I plan on also doing some experimenting in nonoctave tunings.		I enjoy just intonation, but have decided that I prefer to focus on equal temperaments, especially ones that contain interesting dissonances. I am working on several projects in [[26edo\|26 tone equal temperament]] as well as some in [[13edo\|13]], [[19edo\|19]], [[28edo\|28]] and [[29edo\|29]] tone equal temperaments. I plan on also doing some experimenting in nonoctave tunings.

	'''What instruments or means have you had/do you have now/do you want		'''What instruments or means have you had/do you have now/do you want for the making of microtonal music?'''

	for the making of microtonal music?'''

	I frequently use a Triton Extreme keyboard. It has pretty decent microtuning abilities, but it has some limitations, especially for tunings that require a mapping of more than twelve keys to the octave. I also have a Yamaha TX81Z sound module and some older Emu sound modules that allow for microtunings. On my computer, I enjoy using a combination of Cubase SL3, Kontact 2, Scala and the Scala 2 Kontakt Microtuner. This gives me a lot of tuning flexibility.		I frequently use a Triton Extreme keyboard. It has pretty decent microtuning abilities, but it has some limitations, especially for tunings that require a mapping of more than twelve keys to the octave. I also have a Yamaha TX81Z sound module and some older Emu sound modules that allow for microtunings. On my computer, I enjoy using a combination of Cubase SL3, Kontact 2, Scala and the Scala 2 Kontakt Microtuner. This gives me a lot of tuning flexibility.
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	I once played a little piece in thirteen tone equal temperament for a friend. A shocked expression came upon his face. He was deaf in one ear and could actually hear it pretty well in his deaf ear. We tried several songs and tunings, but it only worked for that particular piece and tuning.		I once played a little piece in thirteen tone equal temperament for a friend. A shocked expression came upon his face. He was deaf in one ear and could actually hear it pretty well in his deaf ear. We tried several songs and tunings, but it only worked for that particular piece and tuning.
	[[Category:~~composer~~]]
			== External links ==
			* [http://danielthompson.blogspot.com/ Personal blog]

			[[Category:Composer]]

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	When I was about five years old, I would "play" on the family's piano and wonder who gave the piano tuner the right to decide which notes I could play. I wanted to know about the other notes that were between the keys. I tried playing adjacent notes at the same time, but decided that it didn't sound very good and wasn't really the same thing as playing the in between notes.		When I was about five years old, I would "play" on the family's piano and wonder who gave the piano tuner the right to decide which notes I could play. I wanted to know about the other notes that were between the keys. I tried playing adjacent notes at the same time, but decided that it didn't sound very good and wasn't really the same thing as playing the in between notes.
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	This seemed scandalous to me. I felt like I discovered a great historical secret. I would tell others about this, but they never seemed to care that much. I felt that I needed to try out different tunings. I wanted to play with purely tuned intervals. I also wanted to try scales based on other irrational numbers and find out if this was a valid approach to making interesting music.		This seemed scandalous to me. I felt like I discovered a great historical secret. I would tell others about this, but they never seemed to care that much. I felt that I needed to try out different tunings. I wanted to play with purely tuned intervals. I also wanted to try scales based on other irrational numbers and find out if this was a valid approach to making interesting music.

	My first experiments involved acoustic instruments. I had a little harp that I would tune to just intonation. I experimented with using a slide on a guitar to play microtones. I even made a primitive clarinet like instrument that played septimal intervals like [[~~7_6~~\|7/6]] and [[~~7_4~~\|7/4]].		My first experiments involved acoustic instruments. I had a little harp that I would tune to just intonation. I experimented with using a slide on a guitar to play microtones. I even made a primitive clarinet like instrument that played septimal intervals like [[7/6\|7/6]] and [[7/4\|7/4]].

	I eventually got an electronic keyboard that could be retuned. This is when my interest really took off.		I eventually got an electronic keyboard that could be retuned. This is when my interest really took off.

	What are your current/ past/ future particular interests?		'''What are your current/ past/ future particular interests?'''

	I enjoy just intonation, but have decided that I prefer to focus on equal temperaments, especially ones that contain interesting dissonances. I am working on several projects in [[26edo\|26 tone equal temperament]] as well as some in [[13edo\|13]], [[19edo\|19]], [[28edo\|28]] and [[29edo\|29]] tone equal temperaments. I plan on also doing some experimenting in nonoctave tunings.		I enjoy just intonation, but have decided that I prefer to focus on equal temperaments, especially ones that contain interesting dissonances. I am working on several projects in [[26edo\|26 tone equal temperament]] as well as some in [[13edo\|13]], [[19edo\|19]], [[28edo\|28]] and [[29edo\|29]] tone equal temperaments. I plan on also doing some experimenting in nonoctave tunings.

	**What instruments or means have you had/do you have now/do you want		'''What instruments or means have you had/do you have now/do you want
	for the making of microtonal music?**
			for the making of microtonal music?'''

	I frequently use a Triton Extreme keyboard. It has pretty decent microtuning abilities, but it has some limitations, especially for tunings that require a mapping of more than twelve keys to the octave. I also have a Yamaha TX81Z sound module and some older Emu sound modules that allow for microtunings. On my computer, I enjoy using a combination of Cubase SL3, Kontact 2, Scala and the Scala 2 Kontakt Microtuner. This gives me a lot of tuning flexibility.		I frequently use a Triton Extreme keyboard. It has pretty decent microtuning abilities, but it has some limitations, especially for tunings that require a mapping of more than twelve keys to the octave. I also have a Yamaha TX81Z sound module and some older Emu sound modules that allow for microtunings. On my computer, I enjoy using a combination of Cubase SL3, Kontact 2, Scala and the Scala 2 Kontakt Microtuner. This gives me a lot of tuning flexibility.
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	I would also enjoy having some kind of microtonal guitar in the future.		I would also enjoy having some kind of microtonal guitar in the future.

	Any good microtonal anecdotes?		'''Any good microtonal anecdotes?'''

	I once played a little piece in thirteen tone equal temperament for a friend. A shocked expression came upon his face. He was deaf in one ear and could actually hear it pretty well in his deaf ear. We tried several songs and tunings, but it only worked for that particular piece and tuning.~~</pre></div>~~		I once played a little piece in thirteen tone equal temperament for a friend. A shocked expression came upon his face. He was deaf in one ear and could actually hear it pretty well in his deaf ear. We tried several songs and tunings, but it only worked for that particular piece and tuning.
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	~~<br />~~
	When I was about five years old, I would &quot;play&quot; on the family's piano and wonder who gave the piano tuner the right to decide which notes I could play. I wanted to know about the other notes that were between the keys. I tried playing adjacent notes at the same time, but decided that it didn't sound very good and wasn't really the same thing as playing the in between notes.<br />
	~~<br />~~
	~~Years later I read about purely tuned intervals and how our modern tuning system deviates from these intervals and is actually based on the twelfth root of two, an irrational number!<br />~~
	~~<br />~~
	This seemed scandalous to me. I felt like I discovered a great historical secret. I would tell others about this, but they never seemed to care that much. I felt that I needed to try out different tunings. I wanted to play with purely tuned intervals. I also wanted to try scales based on other irrational numbers and find out if this was a valid approach to making interesting music.<br />
	~~<br />~~
	My first experiments involved acoustic instruments. I had a little harp that I would tune to just intonation. I experimented with using a slide on a guitar to play microtones. I even made a primitive clarinet like instrument that played septimal intervals like <a class="wiki_link" href="/7_6">7/6</a> and <a class="wiki_link" href="/7_4">7/4</a>.<br />
	~~<br />~~
	~~I eventually got an electronic keyboard that could be retuned. This is when my interest really took off.<br />~~
	~~<br />~~
	~~<strong>What are your current/ past/ future particular interests?</strong><br />~~
	~~<br />~~
	I enjoy just intonation, but have decided that I prefer to focus on equal temperaments, especially ones that contain interesting dissonances. I am working on several projects in <a class="wiki_link" href="/26edo">26 tone equal temperament</a> as well as some in <a class="wiki_link" href="/13edo">13</a>, <a class="wiki_link" href="/19edo">19</a>, <a class="wiki_link" href="/28edo">28</a> and <a class="wiki_link" href="/29edo">29</a> tone equal temperaments. I plan on also doing some experimenting in nonoctave tunings.<br />
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	~~<br />~~
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	This seemed scandalous to me. I felt like I discovered a great historical secret. I would tell others about this, but they never seemed to care that much. I felt that I needed to try out different tunings. I wanted to play with purely tuned intervals. I also wanted to try scales based on other irrational numbers and find out if this was a valid approach to making interesting music.		This seemed scandalous to me. I felt like I discovered a great historical secret. I would tell others about this, but they never seemed to care that much. I felt that I needed to try out different tunings. I wanted to play with purely tuned intervals. I also wanted to try scales based on other irrational numbers and find out if this was a valid approach to making interesting music.

	My first experiments involved acoustic instruments. I had a little harp that I would tune to just intonation. I experimented with using a slide on a guitar to play microtones. I even made a primitive clarinet like instrument that played septimal intervals like 7/6 and 7/4.		My first experiments involved acoustic instruments. I had a little harp that I would tune to just intonation. I experimented with using a slide on a guitar to play microtones. I even made a primitive clarinet like instrument that played septimal intervals like [[7_6\|7/6]] and [[7_4\|7/4]].

	I eventually got an electronic keyboard that could be retuned. This is when my interest really took off.		I eventually got an electronic keyboard that could be retuned. This is when my interest really took off.
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	What are your current/ past/ future particular interests?		What are your current/ past/ future particular interests?

	I enjoy just intonation, but have decided that I prefer to focus on equal temperaments, especially ones that contain interesting dissonances. I am working on several projects in 26 tone equal temperament as well as some in 13, 19, 28 and 29 tone equal temperaments. I plan on also doing some experimenting in nonoctave tunings.		I enjoy just intonation, but have decided that I prefer to focus on equal temperaments, especially ones that contain interesting dissonances. I am working on several projects in [[26edo\|26 tone equal temperament]] as well as some in [[13edo\|13]], [[19edo\|19]], [[28edo\|28]] and [[29edo\|29]] tone equal temperaments. I plan on also doing some experimenting in nonoctave tunings.

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	This seemed scandalous to me. I felt like I discovered a great historical secret. I would tell others about this, but they never seemed to care that much. I felt that I needed to try out different tunings. I wanted to play with purely tuned intervals. I also wanted to try scales based on other irrational numbers and find out if this was a valid approach to making interesting music.<br />		This seemed scandalous to me. I felt like I discovered a great historical secret. I would tell others about this, but they never seemed to care that much. I felt that I needed to try out different tunings. I wanted to play with purely tuned intervals. I also wanted to try scales based on other irrational numbers and find out if this was a valid approach to making interesting music.<br />
	<br />		<br />
	My first experiments involved acoustic instruments. I had a little harp that I would tune to just intonation. I experimented with using a slide on a guitar to play microtones. I even made a primitive clarinet like instrument that played septimal intervals like 7/6 and 7/4.<br />		My first experiments involved acoustic instruments. I had a little harp that I would tune to just intonation. I experimented with using a slide on a guitar to play microtones. I even made a primitive clarinet like instrument that played septimal intervals like <a class="wiki_link" href="/7_6">7/6</a> and <a class="wiki_link" href="/7_4">7/4</a>.<br />
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	I eventually got an electronic keyboard that could be retuned. This is when my interest really took off.<br />		I eventually got an electronic keyboard that could be retuned. This is when my interest really took off.<br />
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	I enjoy just intonation, but have decided that I prefer to focus on equal temperaments, especially ones that contain interesting dissonances. I am working on several projects in 26 tone equal temperament as well as some in 13, 19, 28 and 29 tone equal temperaments. I plan on also doing some experimenting in nonoctave tunings.<br />		I enjoy just intonation, but have decided that I prefer to focus on equal temperaments, especially ones that contain interesting dissonances. I am working on several projects in <a class="wiki_link" href="/26edo">26 tone equal temperament</a> as well as some in <a class="wiki_link" href="/13edo">13</a>, <a class="wiki_link" href="/19edo">19</a>, <a class="wiki_link" href="/28edo">28</a> and <a class="wiki_link" href="/29edo">29</a> tone equal temperaments. I plan on also doing some experimenting in nonoctave tunings.<br />
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<div style="width:100%; max-height:400pt; overflow:auto; background-color:#f8f9fa; border: 1px solid #eaecf0; padding:0em"><pre style="margin:0px;border:none;background:none;word-wrap:break-word;white-space: pre-wrap ! important" class="old-revision-html">**What was your path to discovering alternate tunings?**
When I was about five years old, I would "play" on the family's piano and wonder who gave the piano tuner the right to decide which notes I could play. I wanted to know about the other notes that were between the keys. I tried playing adjacent notes at the same time, but decided that it didn't sound very good and wasn't really the same thing as playing the in between notes.

Years later I read about purely tuned intervals and how our modern tuning system deviates from these intervals and is actually based on the twelfth root of two, an irrational number!

This seemed scandalous to me. I felt like I discovered a great historical secret. I would tell others about this, but they never seemed to care that much. I felt that I needed to try out different tunings. I wanted to play with purely tuned intervals. I also wanted to try scales based on other irrational numbers and find out if this was a valid approach to making interesting music.

My first experiments involved acoustic instruments. I had a little harp that I would tune to just intonation. I experimented with using a slide on a guitar to play microtones. I even made a primitive clarinet like instrument that played septimal intervals like 7/6 and 7/4.

I eventually got an electronic keyboard that could be retuned. This is when my interest really took off.

**What are your current/ past/ future particular interests?**

I enjoy just intonation, but have decided that I prefer to focus on equal temperaments, especially ones that contain interesting dissonances. I am working on several projects in 26 tone equal temperament as well as some in 13, 19, 28 and 29 tone equal temperaments. I plan on also doing some experimenting in nonoctave tunings.

**What instruments or means have you had/do you have now/do you want
for the making of microtonal music?**

I frequently use a Triton Extreme keyboard. It has pretty decent microtuning abilities, but it has some limitations, especially for tunings that require a mapping of more than twelve keys to the octave. I also have a Yamaha TX81Z sound module and some older Emu sound modules that allow for microtunings. On my computer, I enjoy using a combination of Cubase SL3, Kontact 2, Scala and the Scala 2 Kontakt Microtuner. This gives me a lot of tuning flexibility.

I would also enjoy having some kind of microtonal guitar in the future.

**Any good microtonal anecdotes?**

I once played a little piece in thirteen tone equal temperament for a friend. A shocked expression came upon his face. He was deaf in one ear and could actually hear it pretty well in his deaf ear. We tried several songs and tunings, but it only worked for that particular piece and tuning.</pre></div>
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When I was about five years old, I would &quot;play&quot; on the family's piano and wonder who gave the piano tuner the right to decide which notes I could play. I wanted to know about the other notes that were between the keys. I tried playing adjacent notes at the same time, but decided that it didn't sound very good and wasn't really the same thing as playing the in between notes.<br />
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Years later I read about purely tuned intervals and how our modern tuning system deviates from these intervals and is actually based on the twelfth root of two, an irrational number!<br />
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This seemed scandalous to me. I felt like I discovered a great historical secret. I would tell others about this, but they never seemed to care that much. I felt that I needed to try out different tunings. I wanted to play with purely tuned intervals. I also wanted to try scales based on other irrational numbers and find out if this was a valid approach to making interesting music.<br />
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My first experiments involved acoustic instruments. I had a little harp that I would tune to just intonation. I experimented with using a slide on a guitar to play microtones. I even made a primitive clarinet like instrument that played septimal intervals like 7/6 and 7/4.<br />
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I eventually got an electronic keyboard that could be retuned. This is when my interest really took off.<br />
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<strong>What are your current/ past/ future particular interests?</strong><br />
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I enjoy just intonation, but have decided that I prefer to focus on equal temperaments, especially ones that contain interesting dissonances. I am working on several projects in 26 tone equal temperament as well as some in 13, 19, 28 and 29 tone equal temperaments. I plan on also doing some experimenting in nonoctave tunings.<br />
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<strong>What instruments or means have you had/do you have now/do you want<br />
for the making of microtonal music?</strong><br />
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I frequently use a Triton Extreme keyboard. It has pretty decent microtuning abilities, but it has some limitations, especially for tunings that require a mapping of more than twelve keys to the octave. I also have a Yamaha TX81Z sound module and some older Emu sound modules that allow for microtunings. On my computer, I enjoy using a combination of Cubase SL3, Kontact 2, Scala and the Scala 2 Kontakt Microtuner. This gives me a lot of tuning flexibility.<br />
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I would also enjoy having some kind of microtonal guitar in the future.<br />
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<strong>Any good microtonal anecdotes?</strong><br />
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I once played a little piece in thirteen tone equal temperament for a friend. A shocked expression came upon his face. He was deaf in one ear and could actually hear it pretty well in his deaf ear. We tried several songs and tunings, but it only worked for that particular piece and tuning.</body></html></pre></div>

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	When I was about five years old, I would &quot;play&quot; on the family's piano and wonder who gave the piano tuner the right to decide which notes I could play. I wanted to know about the other notes that were between the keys. I tried playing adjacent notes at the same time, but decided that it didn't sound very good and wasn't really the same thing as playing the in between notes.<br />		When I was about five years old, I would &quot;play&quot; on the family's piano and wonder who gave the piano tuner the right to decide which notes I could play. I wanted to know about the other notes that were between the keys. I tried playing adjacent notes at the same time, but decided that it didn't sound very good and wasn't really the same thing as playing the in between notes.<br />
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