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	Scala can open, transform, and save standard MIDI files. It can also export MIDI tuning tables in .tun format. It provides a native, human-readable sequencing language (.seq). But it is best known for its use of human-readable text files to store musical scales.		Scala can open, transform, and save standard MIDI files. It can also export MIDI tuning tables in .tun format. It provides a native, human-readable sequencing language (.seq). But it is best known for its use of human-readable text files to store musical scales.

	The [https://www.huygens-fokker.org/scala/scl_format.html Scala scale file format] has become a standard for representing microtonal scales in a way that can be used by other software. The Scala site lists over thirty applications that support the format, including several major commercial packages like Apple Logic 7, Celemony Melodyne 3, and Cakewalk Rapture<sup>[[#cite_note-1\|[1]]]</sup> and Z3TA+<sup>[[#cite_note-2\|[2]]]</sup>. Scala's developer also makes freely available an archive of over 3,500 Scala scale files, containing many musical scales of historical, cultural, and theoretical interest.		The [https://www.huygens-fokker.org/scala/scl_format.html Scala scale file format] has become a standard for representing microtonal scales in a way that can be used by other software. The Scala site lists over thirty applications that support the format, including several major commercial packages like Apple Logic 7, Celemony Melodyne 3, and Cakewalk Rapture<sup>[[#cite_note-1\|[1]]]</sup> and Z3TA+<sup>[[#cite_note-2\|[2]]]</sup>. Scala's developer also makes freely available an [[Scala scale archive\|archive]] of over 3,500 Scala scale files, containing many musical scales of historical, cultural, and theoretical interest.

	You can find more Scala scale files here on the wiki at [[:Category:Pages with Scala files]].		You can find more Scala scale files here on the wiki at [[:Category:Pages with Scala files]].

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	The [https://www.huygens-fokker.org/scala/scl_format.html Scala scale file format] has become a standard for representing microtonal scales in a way that can be used by other software. The Scala site lists over thirty applications that support the format, including several major commercial packages like Apple Logic 7, Celemony Melodyne 3, and Cakewalk Rapture<sup>[[#cite_note-1\|[1]]]</sup> and Z3TA+<sup>[[#cite_note-2\|[2]]]</sup>. Scala's developer also makes freely available an archive of over 3,500 Scala scale files, containing many musical scales of historical, cultural, and theoretical interest.		The [https://www.huygens-fokker.org/scala/scl_format.html Scala scale file format] has become a standard for representing microtonal scales in a way that can be used by other software. The Scala site lists over thirty applications that support the format, including several major commercial packages like Apple Logic 7, Celemony Melodyne 3, and Cakewalk Rapture<sup>[[#cite_note-1\|[1]]]</sup> and Z3TA+<sup>[[#cite_note-2\|[2]]]</sup>. Scala's developer also makes freely available an archive of over 3,500 Scala scale files, containing many musical scales of historical, cultural, and theoretical interest.

			You can find more Scala scale files here on the wiki at [[:Category:Pages with Scala files]].

	== External links ==		== External links ==

ResonantFrequencies: link MIDI

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link MIDI

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	'''Scala''' is a freeware [[software]] application with versions supporting Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux. It allows users to create and archive musical [[scale]]s, analyze and transform them with built-in theoretical tools, play them with an on-screen keyboard or from an external MIDI keyboard, and export them to hardware and software synthesizers.		'''Scala''' is a freeware [[software]] application with versions supporting Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux. It allows users to create and archive musical [[scale]]s, analyze and transform them with built-in theoretical tools, play them with an on-screen keyboard or from an external MIDI keyboard, and export them to hardware and software synthesizers.

	Scala can retune MIDI streams and files using pitch bend. It also supports MIDI sysex and file-based tunings. Originally a command-line program, Scala now uses the GTK+ GUI toolkit. Scala is written in the Ada programming language, and is the work of Manuel Op de Coul of the Netherlands.		Scala can retune [[MIDI]] streams and files using pitch bend. It also supports MIDI sysex and file-based tunings. Originally a command-line program, Scala now uses the GTK+ GUI toolkit. Scala is written in the Ada programming language, and is the work of Manuel Op de Coul of the Netherlands.

	Scala can also be used as a midi sequencer, by way of its ASCII-based sequencing format, ''seq''. Because of its great flexibility when it comes to tuning formats, it is a very powerful tool for those who want to compose and sequence [[microtonal music]].		Scala can also be used as a midi sequencer, by way of its ASCII-based sequencing format, ''seq''. Because of its great flexibility when it comes to tuning formats, it is a very powerful tool for those who want to compose and sequence [[microtonal music]].

FloraC: Update links

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			{{Wikipedia\| Scala (software) }}

	'''Scala''' is a freeware [[software]] application with versions supporting Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux. It allows users to create and archive musical [[scale]]s, analyze and transform them with built-in theoretical tools, play them with an on-screen keyboard or from an external MIDI keyboard, and export them to hardware and software synthesizers.		'''Scala''' is a freeware [[software]] application with versions supporting Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux. It allows users to create and archive musical [[scale]]s, analyze and transform them with built-in theoretical tools, play them with an on-screen keyboard or from an external MIDI keyboard, and export them to hardware and software synthesizers.

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	Scala can open, transform, and save standard MIDI files. It can also export MIDI tuning tables in .tun format. It provides a native, human-readable sequencing language (.seq). But it is best known for its use of human-readable text files to store musical scales.		Scala can open, transform, and save standard MIDI files. It can also export MIDI tuning tables in .tun format. It provides a native, human-readable sequencing language (.seq). But it is best known for its use of human-readable text files to store musical scales.

	The [~~http~~://www.huygens-fokker.org/scala/scl_format.html Scala scale file format] has become a standard for representing microtonal scales in a way that can be used by other software. The Scala site lists over thirty applications that support the format, including several major commercial packages like Apple Logic 7, Celemony Melodyne 3, and Cakewalk Rapture<sup>[[#cite_note-1\|[1]]]</sup> and Z3TA+<sup>[[#cite_note-2\|[2]]]</sup>. Scala's developer also makes freely available an archive of over 3,500 Scala scale files, containing many musical scales of historical, cultural, and theoretical interest.		The [https://www.huygens-fokker.org/scala/scl_format.html Scala scale file format] has become a standard for representing microtonal scales in a way that can be used by other software. The Scala site lists over thirty applications that support the format, including several major commercial packages like Apple Logic 7, Celemony Melodyne 3, and Cakewalk Rapture<sup>[[#cite_note-1\|[1]]]</sup> and Z3TA+<sup>[[#cite_note-2\|[2]]]</sup>. Scala's developer also makes freely available an archive of over 3,500 Scala scale files, containing many musical scales of historical, cultural, and theoretical interest.

	~~== See also ==~~
	*[[Microtonal music]]

	== External links ==		== External links ==
	*[~~http~~://www.huygens-fokker.org/scala/ Official website]		* [https://www.huygens-fokker.org/scala/ Official website]

	== References ==		== References ==
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	~~__FORCETOC__~~		'''Scala''' is a freeware [[software]] application with versions supporting Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux. It allows users to create and archive musical [[scale]]s, analyze and transform them with built-in theoretical tools, play them with an on-screen keyboard or from an external MIDI keyboard, and export them to hardware and software synthesizers.
	~~=Description=~~
	''Scala'' is a freeware software application with versions supporting Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux. It allows users to create and archive [[~~scale_(music)\|musical scales~~]], analyze and transform them with built-in theoretical tools, play them with an on-screen keyboard or from an external ~~[[MIDI\|~~MIDI]] keyboard, and export them to hardware and software synthesizers.

	Scala can retune MIDI streams and files using pitch bend. It also supports MIDI sysex and file-based tunings. Originally a command-line program, Scala now uses the ~~[[Gtk~~+]] GUI toolkit. Scala is written in the ~~[[Ada_programming_language\|~~Ada programming language]], and is the work of Manuel Op de Coul of the [[Netherlands~~\|Netherlands]]~~.		Scala can retune MIDI streams and files using pitch bend. It also supports MIDI sysex and file-based tunings. Originally a command-line program, Scala now uses the GTK+ GUI toolkit. Scala is written in the Ada programming language, and is the work of Manuel Op de Coul of the Netherlands.

	Scala can also be used as a midi sequencer, by way of its ~~[[ASCII\|~~ASCII]]-based sequencing format, ''seq''. Because of its great flexibility when it comes to tuning formats, it is a very powerful tool for those who want to compose and sequence [[~~Microtonal_music\|~~microtonal music]].		Scala can also be used as a midi sequencer, by way of its ASCII-based sequencing format, ''seq''. Because of its great flexibility when it comes to tuning formats, it is a very powerful tool for those who want to compose and sequence [[microtonal music]].

	Scala's motto is "Invenit et perficit", Latin for "It finds and perfects" or "It discovers and accomplishes" in [[Latin~~\|Latin]]~~. Its logo is a [[Renaissance~~\|Renaissance]]~~-style ~~[[relief_print\|~~relief print]] of a ~~[[cherub\|~~cherub]] holding a ~~[[compass_(drafting)\|~~compass]] and a globe inscribed with a diatonic musical scale and a ~~[[circle_of_fifths\|~~circle of fourths]].		Scala's motto is "Invenit et perficit", Latin for "It finds and perfects" or "It discovers and accomplishes" in Latin. Its logo is a Renaissance-style relief print of a cherub holding a compass and a globe inscribed with a diatonic musical scale and a circle of fourths.

	=Using Scala=		== Using Scala ==
	[[~~Creating_Scala_scl_files_for_rank_two_temperaments\|~~Creating Scala scl files for rank two temperaments]]		* [[Creating Scala scl files for rank two temperaments]]
			* [[Projection_pair\|Using Scala to create lattice diagrams of planar temperaments]]
			* [[Using Scala to transform just intonation]]
			* [[Using Scala to retune common practice music in meantone]]
			* [[How to get sound out of Scala in Ubuntu]]

	~~[[Projection_pair\|Using Scala to create lattice diagrams of planar temperaments]]~~		== File formats ==

	~~[[Using_Scala_to_transform_just_intonation\|Using Scala to transform just intonation]]~~

	~~[[Using_Scala_to_compose_microtonal_music\|Using Scala to compose microtonal music]]~~

	~~[[Using_Scala_to_retune_common_practice_music_in_meantone\|Using Scala to retune common practice music in meantone]]~~

	~~[[How_to_get_sound_out_of_Scala_in_Ubuntu\|How to get sound out of Scala in Ubuntu]]~~

	=File formats=
	Scala can open, transform, and save standard MIDI files. It can also export MIDI tuning tables in .tun format. It provides a native, human-readable sequencing language (.seq). But it is best known for its use of human-readable text files to store musical scales.		Scala can open, transform, and save standard MIDI files. It can also export MIDI tuning tables in .tun format. It provides a native, human-readable sequencing language (.seq). But it is best known for its use of human-readable text files to store musical scales.

	The [http://www.huygens-fokker.org/scala/scl_format.html Scala scale file format] has become a standard for representing microtonal scales in a way that can be used by other software. The Scala site lists over thirty applications that support the format, including several major commercial packages like ~~[[Apple_Logic\|~~ Apple Logic 7]], ~~[[Melodyne\|~~Celemony Melodyne 3]], and ~~[[Cakewalk_(company)\|~~Cakewalk]] Rapture</sup>[[#cite_note-1\|[1]]]</sup> and Z3TA+</sup>[[#cite_note-2\|[2]]]</sup> . Scala's developer also makes freely available an archive of over 3,500 Scala scale files, containing many musical scales of historical, cultural, and theoretical interest.		The [http://www.huygens-fokker.org/scala/scl_format.html Scala scale file format] has become a standard for representing microtonal scales in a way that can be used by other software. The Scala site lists over thirty applications that support the format, including several major commercial packages like Apple Logic 7, Celemony Melodyne 3, and Cakewalk Rapture<sup>[[#cite_note-1\|[1]]]</sup> and Z3TA+<sup>[[#cite_note-2\|[2]]]</sup>. Scala's developer also makes freely available an archive of over 3,500 Scala scale files, containing many musical scales of historical, cultural, and theoretical interest.

	~~=See also=~~
	*[[Microtuner\|Microtuner]]

	*[[~~Microtonal_music\|~~Microtonal music]]		== See also ==
			*[[Microtonal music]]

	=External links=		== External links ==
	*[~~[http://www.huygens-fokker.org/scala/~~ http://www.huygens-fokker.org/scala/~~] Scala's home page~~]		*[http://www.huygens-fokker.org/scala/ Official website]

	=References=		== References ==
	~~<ol><li>~~[[#cite_ref-1\|^]] [http://www.cakewalk.com/~~support~~/~~rapture~~/~~rapturetuning.asp~~ Rapture Microtuning and Alternative Tunings]~~</li><li>~~[[#cite_ref-2\|^]] [http://cakewalk.com/Products/Z3TA/Z3TA+%20Waveshaping%20Synthesizer.zip ~~http://cakewalk.com/Products/Z3TA/~~Z3TA+~~%20Waveshaping%20Synthesizer.zip~~]~~</li></ol>~~		*[[#cite_ref-1\|^]] [http://www.cakewalk.com/Support/Knowledge-Base/2005300/Rapture-Microtuning-and-Alternative-Tunings Rapture Microtuning and Alternative Tunings]
			*[[#cite_ref-2\|^]] [http://cakewalk.com/Products/Z3TA/Z3TA+%20Waveshaping%20Synthesizer.zip Z3TA+ Waveshaping Synthesizer]{{dead link}}

	[[Category:Scala\| ]] <!-- ~~sort order in category: this page shows above A~~ -->		[[Category:Scala\| ]] <!-- main article -->

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	<ol><li>[[#cite_ref-1\|^]] [http://www.cakewalk.com/support/rapture/rapturetuning.asp Rapture Microtuning and Alternative Tunings]</li><li>[[#cite_ref-2\|^]] [http://cakewalk.com/Products/Z3TA/Z3TA+%20Waveshaping%20Synthesizer.zip http://cakewalk.com/Products/Z3TA/Z3TA+%20Waveshaping%20Synthesizer.zip]</li></ol>		<ol><li>[[#cite_ref-1\|^]] [http://www.cakewalk.com/support/rapture/rapturetuning.asp Rapture Microtuning and Alternative Tunings]</li><li>[[#cite_ref-2\|^]] [http://cakewalk.com/Products/Z3TA/Z3TA+%20Waveshaping%20Synthesizer.zip http://cakewalk.com/Products/Z3TA/Z3TA+%20Waveshaping%20Synthesizer.zip]</li></ol>

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Keenan Pepper: * to appear at top of category

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	<ol><li>[[#cite_ref-1\|^]] [http://www.cakewalk.com/support/rapture/rapturetuning.asp Rapture Microtuning and Alternative Tunings]</li><li>[[#cite_ref-2\|^]] [http://cakewalk.com/Products/Z3TA/Z3TA+%20Waveshaping%20Synthesizer.zip http://cakewalk.com/Products/Z3TA/Z3TA+%20Waveshaping%20Synthesizer.zip]</li></ol>		<ol><li>[[#cite_ref-1\|^]] [http://www.cakewalk.com/support/rapture/rapturetuning.asp Rapture Microtuning and Alternative Tunings]</li><li>[[#cite_ref-2\|^]] [http://cakewalk.com/Products/Z3TA/Z3TA+%20Waveshaping%20Synthesizer.zip http://cakewalk.com/Products/Z3TA/Z3TA+%20Waveshaping%20Synthesizer.zip]</li></ol>

	[[Category:Scala]]		[[Category:Scala\|*]]

Keenan Pepper: Category:Scala

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Category:Scala

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	=References=		=References=
	<ol><li>[[#cite_ref-1\|^]] [http://www.cakewalk.com/support/rapture/rapturetuning.asp Rapture Microtuning and Alternative Tunings]</li><li>[[#cite_ref-2\|^]] [http://cakewalk.com/Products/Z3TA/Z3TA+%20Waveshaping%20Synthesizer.zip http://cakewalk.com/Products/Z3TA/Z3TA+%20Waveshaping%20Synthesizer.zip]</li></ol>		<ol><li>[[#cite_ref-1\|^]] [http://www.cakewalk.com/support/rapture/rapturetuning.asp Rapture Microtuning and Alternative Tunings]</li><li>[[#cite_ref-2\|^]] [http://cakewalk.com/Products/Z3TA/Z3TA+%20Waveshaping%20Synthesizer.zip http://cakewalk.com/Products/Z3TA/Z3TA+%20Waveshaping%20Synthesizer.zip]</li></ol>

			[[Category:Scala]]

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