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Mousemambo: added some 12-note xen scale examples

2023-09-10T16:02:40Z

added some 12-note xen scale examples

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	##In Surge XT's Menu (found in the bottom right corner) select the Tuning option, then choose "Load .scl tuning..."		##In Surge XT's Menu (found in the bottom right corner) select the Tuning option, then choose "Load .scl tuning..."
	## Use the resulting file selection popup to choose one of the [''ideally 12-tone for keyboard mapping simplicity''] Scala scale files that come with Surge XT, e.g. [''something beginners might have read about and would recognize,''] like just intonation's Ptolemy_intense_diatonic.scl or meantone's WerckmeisterIII_equal_beating.scl, or instead choose [''something named in condensed code like''] ED3-12.scl. [''I realize Scala XT at this moment only comes with two tuning files beginners are likely to recognize by name, and one is 12-EDO. Also, the more commonly known JI and meantone scale files are 7-note not 12-note so they won't map properly by themselves. Ptolex is a 12-tone Ptolemeic JI tuning, but not widely known. Also, many people will be unable to distinguish Ptolex by ear from 12-EDO. So what example to use?'' Some suggestions from #wiki at the Xen Discord server:		## Use the resulting file selection popup to choose one of the [''ideally 12-tone for keyboard mapping simplicity''] Scala scale files that come with Surge XT, e.g. [''something beginners might have read about and would recognize,''] like just intonation's Ptolemy_intense_diatonic.scl or meantone's WerckmeisterIII_equal_beating.scl, or instead choose [''something named in condensed code like''] ED3-12.scl. [''I realize Scala XT at this moment only comes with two tuning files beginners are likely to recognize by name, and one is 12-EDO. Also, the more commonly known JI and meantone scale files are 7-note not 12-note so they won't map properly by themselves. Ptolex is a 12-tone Ptolemeic JI tuning, but not widely known. Also, many people will be unable to distinguish Ptolex by ear from 12-EDO. So what example to use?'' Some suggestions from #wiki at the Xen Discord server:
	### [https://discord.com/channels/332357996569034752/780300193110818826/1150191961991544925 Otonal duodene]		### Ptolex ([[Ptolex\|Xen wiki]])
	### [https://discord.com/channels/332357996569034752/1077259345873608734/1146973629691744389 Bicycle] ([[Bicycle\|Xen Wiki]] \| [https://sevish.com/scaleworkshop/?l=dFc_9F8_7F6_5F4_4F3_bF8_3F2_dF8_5F3_7F4_bF6_2F1&version=2.1.0 Scale Workshop])]		### [https://discord.com/channels/332357996569034752/780300193110818826/1150191961991544925 Otonal duodene] or [https://discord.com/channels/332357996569034752/780300193110818826/1150379784619184138 centered one] or [https://discord.com/channels/332357996569034752/780300193110818826/1150401859115286608 Duodene marvel] ([https://sevish.com/scaleworkshop/?n=12_duodene_marvel&l=37.ek_5l.6s_8s.lc_an.nq_dv.ai_g9.02q_jg.ha_mo.42_oj.6g_s9.13_u4.d8_xc.&version=2.1.0 Scale Workshop]) ([[Duodene]])
			###[https://discord.com/channels/332357996569034752/1077259345873608734/1146973629691744389 Bicycle] ([[Bicycle\|Xen Wiki]] \| [https://sevish.com/scaleworkshop/?l=dFc_9F8_7F6_5F4_4F3_bF8_3F2_dF8_5F3_7F4_bF6_2F1&version=2.1.0 Scale Workshop])
			### [https://discord.com/channels/332357996569034752/780300193110818826/1150390774601633822 12-note starling] ([https://sevish.com/scaleworkshop/?n=12_starling_WE&l=3f.d9_6g.e9_8n.5i_c2.ir_du.pj_ha.b0_jh.029_mi.39_px.gi_s4.7r_v5.8r_xc.&version=2.1.0 Scale Workshop])]
	# Load a [[User:Mousemambo/Scala tuning system#Scala keyboard mapping file\|Scala keyboard mapping file]] (.kbm), to anchor the scale file data to a tuning base and set the tuning reference note and pitch. A good choice for example is the "Halberstadt 60-440-69.kbm" file, which on a standard piano-style keyboard will set the scale to the ISO tuning standard ([https://cdn.standards.iteh.ai/samples/3601/3e7b175fdcae4a2aa09f9d0db4ac099d/ISO-16-1975.pdf ISO 16:1975]) of A4 = 440 Hz. See "Scala scale and keyboard mapping files" below to learn a little more about these tuning files.		# Load a [[User:Mousemambo/Scala tuning system#Scala keyboard mapping file\|Scala keyboard mapping file]] (.kbm), to anchor the scale file data to a tuning base and set the tuning reference note and pitch. A good choice for example is the "Halberstadt 60-440-69.kbm" file, which on a standard piano-style keyboard will set the scale to the ISO tuning standard ([https://cdn.standards.iteh.ai/samples/3601/3e7b175fdcae4a2aa09f9d0db4ac099d/ISO-16-1975.pdf ISO 16:1975]) of A4 = 440 Hz. See "Scala scale and keyboard mapping files" below to learn a little more about these tuning files.
	#Optionally, if you understand Scala scale and keyboard mapping data, you may wish to open Surge XT's built-in scale designer at this time (Menu > Tuning > Open tuning editor...) to confirm the correct data was loaded from the files.		#Optionally, if you understand Scala scale and keyboard mapping data, you may wish to open Surge XT's built-in scale designer at this time (Menu > Tuning > Open tuning editor...) to confirm the correct data was loaded from the files.

Mousemambo: add some possible 12-note beginner tunings

2023-09-09T23:40:40Z

add some possible 12-note beginner tunings

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	#Load a [[User:Mousemambo/Scala tuning system#Scala scale file\|Scala scale file]] (.scl) into Surge XT as follows, to establish the tuning system with relative intervals:		#Load a [[User:Mousemambo/Scala tuning system#Scala scale file\|Scala scale file]] (.scl) into Surge XT as follows, to establish the tuning system with relative intervals:
	##In Surge XT's Menu (found in the bottom right corner) select the Tuning option, then choose "Load .scl tuning..."		##In Surge XT's Menu (found in the bottom right corner) select the Tuning option, then choose "Load .scl tuning..."
	## Use the resulting file selection popup to choose one of the [''ideally 12-tone for keyboard mapping simplicity''] Scala scale files that come with Surge XT, e.g. [''something beginners might have read about and would recognize,''] like just intonation's Ptolemy_intense_diatonic.scl or meantone's WerckmeisterIII_equal_beating.scl, or instead choose [''something named in condensed code like''] ED3-12.scl. [''I realize Scala XT at this moment only comes with two tuning files beginners are likely to recognize by name, and one is 12-EDO. Also, the more commonly known JI and meantone scale files are 7-note not 12-note so they won't map properly by themselves. Ptolex is a 12-tone Ptolemeic JI tuning, but not widely known. Also, many people will be unable to distinguish Ptolex by ear from 12-EDO. So what example to use?'']		## Use the resulting file selection popup to choose one of the [''ideally 12-tone for keyboard mapping simplicity''] Scala scale files that come with Surge XT, e.g. [''something beginners might have read about and would recognize,''] like just intonation's Ptolemy_intense_diatonic.scl or meantone's WerckmeisterIII_equal_beating.scl, or instead choose [''something named in condensed code like''] ED3-12.scl. [''I realize Scala XT at this moment only comes with two tuning files beginners are likely to recognize by name, and one is 12-EDO. Also, the more commonly known JI and meantone scale files are 7-note not 12-note so they won't map properly by themselves. Ptolex is a 12-tone Ptolemeic JI tuning, but not widely known. Also, many people will be unable to distinguish Ptolex by ear from 12-EDO. So what example to use?'' Some suggestions from #wiki at the Xen Discord server:
			### [https://discord.com/channels/332357996569034752/780300193110818826/1150191961991544925 Otonal duodene]
			### [https://discord.com/channels/332357996569034752/1077259345873608734/1146973629691744389 Bicycle] ([[Bicycle\|Xen Wiki]] \| [https://sevish.com/scaleworkshop/?l=dFc_9F8_7F6_5F4_4F3_bF8_3F2_dF8_5F3_7F4_bF6_2F1&version=2.1.0 Scale Workshop])]
	# Load a [[User:Mousemambo/Scala tuning system#Scala keyboard mapping file\|Scala keyboard mapping file]] (.kbm), to anchor the scale file data to a tuning base and set the tuning reference note and pitch. A good choice for example is the "Halberstadt 60-440-69.kbm" file, which on a standard piano-style keyboard will set the scale to the ISO tuning standard ([https://cdn.standards.iteh.ai/samples/3601/3e7b175fdcae4a2aa09f9d0db4ac099d/ISO-16-1975.pdf ISO 16:1975]) of A4 = 440 Hz. See "Scala scale and keyboard mapping files" below to learn a little more about these tuning files.		# Load a [[User:Mousemambo/Scala tuning system#Scala keyboard mapping file\|Scala keyboard mapping file]] (.kbm), to anchor the scale file data to a tuning base and set the tuning reference note and pitch. A good choice for example is the "Halberstadt 60-440-69.kbm" file, which on a standard piano-style keyboard will set the scale to the ISO tuning standard ([https://cdn.standards.iteh.ai/samples/3601/3e7b175fdcae4a2aa09f9d0db4ac099d/ISO-16-1975.pdf ISO 16:1975]) of A4 = 440 Hz. See "Scala scale and keyboard mapping files" below to learn a little more about these tuning files.
	#Optionally, if you understand Scala scale and keyboard mapping data, you may wish to open Surge XT's built-in scale designer at this time (Menu > Tuning > Open tuning editor...) to confirm the correct data was loaded from the files.		#Optionally, if you understand Scala scale and keyboard mapping data, you may wish to open Surge XT's built-in scale designer at this time (Menu > Tuning > Open tuning editor...) to confirm the correct data was loaded from the files.

Mousemambo: added Intro to Method 1; moved sections that were added to "Scale design software" page

2023-08-19T18:27:10Z

added Intro to Method 1; moved sections that were added to "Scale design software" page

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Mousemambo: /* Glossary for scale design software */

2023-08-19T05:21:52Z

Glossary for scale design software

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	[''Once again, this whole section should probably be moved to the recently created article "Scale design software."'']		[''Once again, this whole section should probably be moved to the recently created article "Scale design software."'']

	It's important to realize that the words "scale" and "tuning" have ~~very~~ different meanings in different contexts. In the context of scale design software (aka scale designers) and tuning editors, scales can be understood abstractly as an ordered set of notes, whose roughly demarcated structure of intervals is determined by cultural music traditions or based on one of many possible patterns. In this same context, tuning systems can be understood as mathematical specifications for the set of exact pitch frequencies upon which those scale notes ~~may~~ be positioned. Tuning systems can define a large number of possible pitch locations, and a scale may include all or only a subset of them. A broader meaning of the term "tuning system" can encompass both scale and tuning, but splitting these is useful for understanding scale design software.		It's important to realize that the words "scale" and "tuning" have different meanings in different contexts. In the context of scale design software (aka scale designers) and tuning editors, scales can be understood abstractly as an ordered set of notes, whose roughly demarcated structure of intervals is determined by cultural music traditions or based on one of many possible patterns. In this same context, tuning systems can be understood as mathematical specifications for the set of exact pitch frequencies upon which those scale notes are to be be positioned. Tuning systems can define a large number of possible pitch locations, and a scale may include all or only a subset of them. A broader meaning of the term "tuning system" can encompass both scale and tuning, but splitting these is useful for understanding scale design software.

	For example, the 12edo tuning system offers 12 possible frequencies per period for placing notes upon, all of which are used by the 12edo Chromatic scale, but only some of which are used by the 12edo Major scale. These examples also ~~point to the fact~~ that an unambiguous, concrete scale description ~~also names~~ the tuning being used. The "12edo Major" scale and "Ptolemy's intense diatonic Major" scale are both Major scales. They are both diatonic (have five large and two maximally separated small intervals per period) and follow the Major mode pattern (L L s L L L s). But they place all their notes besides the tonic on slightly different frequencies, because they follow two different tuning systems — a just intonation in the Ptolemy case and an equal temperament in the 12edo case~~. They sound roughly the same when each is played as a sequential scale, but some strong harmonic differences are audible in dyads and chords~~.		For example, the 12edo tuning system offers 12 possible frequencies per period for placing notes upon, all of which are used by the 12edo Chromatic scale, but only some of which are used by the 12edo Major scale. These examples also highlight that an unambiguous, concrete scale description must name the tuning system being used. The "12edo Major" scale and "Ptolemy's intense diatonic Major" scale are both Major scales. They are both diatonic — have five large (L) and two maximally separated small (s) intervals per period — and follow the Major mode's intervallic pattern (L L s L L L s). But they place all their notes besides the tonic on slightly different frequencies, because they follow two different tuning systems — a just intonation in the Ptolemy case and an equal temperament in the 12edo case.

	Therefore, we could define a scale designer as a software tool for indicating the notes of a scale and their exact pitch frequencies. Given that definition, a tuning might could be understood as a more general tool for exploring the various mathematical patterns from which tuning systems are developed. However, you will encounter software that uses these terms differently, as well as many other names that point toward these same functions being fulfilled. And software in this category frequently combines at least some of the functions of a scale designer and tuning editor. Just keep in mind that apart from the abstract meanings of the terms scale and tuning, to play music you will ultimately need to indicate both the notes of your scale and the exact frequencies on which they are placed.		Therefore, we could define a scale designer as a software tool for indicating the notes of a scale and their exact pitch frequencies. Given that definition, a tuning editor might could be understood as a more general tool for exploring the various mathematical patterns from which tuning systems are developed. However, you will encounter software that uses these terms differently, as well as many other names that point toward these same functions being fulfilled. And software in this category frequently combines at least some of the functions of a scale designer and tuning editor. Just keep in mind that apart from the abstract meanings of the terms scale and tuning, to play music you will ultimately need to indicate both the notes of your scale and the exact frequencies on which they are placed.

	=== Glossary for scale design software ===		=== Glossary for scale design software ===
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	The implied note, or explicit MIDI note number, on which the tuning file's scale is anchored. In the part of a tuning file that specifies a scale, it is usually the first, usually lowest pitched, scale note defined in a tuning file. In some tuning file systems, the other notes in the scale may be defined with reference to the tuning base (e.g. by frequency ratio or distance in cents). In the part of a tuning file that specifies a keyboard mapping, the tuning base is the MIDI note to which the scale is anchored.		The implied note, or explicit MIDI note number, on which the tuning file's scale is anchored. In the part of a tuning file that specifies a scale, it is usually the first, usually lowest pitched, scale note defined in a tuning file. In some tuning file systems, the other notes in the scale may be defined with reference to the tuning base (e.g. by frequency ratio or distance in cents). In the part of a tuning file that specifies a keyboard mapping, the tuning base is the MIDI note to which the scale is anchored.

	Also called the tuning base note, tuning base MIDI note (in a MIDI context), scale base, base note (easily confused with bass note~~), reference note (which is vague~~), 1/1 (referring to its intervallic relationship with itself), or ~~(least clearly)~~ the "middle note" which is how it's named in the Scala keyboard mapping file (.kbm) specification.		Also called the tuning base note, tuning base MIDI note (in a MIDI context), scale base, base note (too easily confused with bass note), 1/1 (referring to its intervallic relationship with itself), or the "middle note" which (unfortunately) is how it's named in the Scala keyboard mapping file (.kbm) specification.

	It can be misleading to refer to the tuning base as the tonic, root, or key, although this is sometime done. The conceptual tool that is a tuning base does not directly appear in Western classical music theory. It's related to the concepts of tonic and key, but the tuning base is just a technical tool that operates in the context of needing to ~~attach~~ a scale to a musical instrument controller. Not every tuning base is also a tonic or key (e.g. in atonal music), and "root" applies most correctly to chords but not scales. Although the lowest note in a scale (~~which is~~ a pitch set usually ordered by pitch frequency), is typically called the scale's tonic in common musicology, it does not have tonical function in atonal music, so "base" is a more general term though not in common use.		A brief aside in support of clarity... It can be misleading to refer to the tuning base as the a tonic, root, or key, although this is sometime done when they point to the same note. The conceptual tool that is a tuning base does not directly appear in Western classical music theory. It's related to the concepts of tonic and key, but the tuning base is just a technical tool that operates in the context of needing to map a scale onto a musical instrument controller like a MIDI keyboard. Not every tuning base is also a tonic or key (e.g. in atonal music), and "root" applies most correctly to chords but not scales. Although the lowest note in a scale (i.e. a pitch set usually ordered by pitch frequency), is typically called the scale's tonic in common musicology terms, it does not have tonical function in atonal music, so "base" is a more general term though not in common use.

	'''Reference note'''		'''Reference note'''

	The named note, or the MIDI note number, of the reference pitch. Also called the tuning center (e.g. in piano tuning terminology), or in a MIDI context the reference MIDI note. The reference note is ~~sometimes specified~~ with a ~~combined named note, MIDI number, and~~ pitch ~~frequency expression~~, e.g. ~~A4-440Hz-MIDI~~.69, ~~meaning 440 Hz exactly~~ for the ~~A above middle C~~. ~~Notice that~~ 440 Hz exactly is the ISO-16-1975 tuning reference standard pitch for A4 on a piano keyboard.		The named note, or the MIDI note number, of the reference pitch. Also called the tuning center (e.g. in piano tuning terminology), or in a MIDI context the reference MIDI note.

			The reference note can also be used as the tuning base note. For simplicity, it is common to use C4 as both tuning base and reference note for EDO scales, with a reference pitch of 261.63 Hz. However, in the case of tonical music using a non-EDO scale (e.g. set to just intonation or meantone tuning systems) carefully setting the tuning base is critical because the uneven intervals require placing the tuning base on the tonic note of the music. Otherwise, the tuning will be off.

			But the reference note used for the reference pitch can still be any note of the scale. A4 is commonly used as a reference note because 440 Hz exactly is the ISO-16-1975 tuning reference standard pitch for A4 on a piano keyboard, so no pitch frequency approximation is required. An alternative approach for non-EDO tonical music is to set both the tuning base and reference note to the music's tonic, and set the reference pitch to what the reference note's pitch frequency would have been in a standard 12-EDO concert pitch system.

	'''Reference pitch'''		'''Reference pitch'''

	The exact pitch frequency (typically in Hz) based on which all other notes in the scale or tuning system will be assigned a frequency, according to their intervallic relationship to the reference note. Also called the pitch reference or tuning center. In a ~~reference~~ specifier like C4-261Hz-MIDI.60 the "261" is typically an approximation~~, implying~~ a more accurate number with 2-4 digits after a decimal point (e.g. 261.6256).		The exact pitch frequency (typically in Hz) based on which all other notes in the scale or tuning system will be assigned a frequency, according to their intervallic relationship to the reference note. Also called the pitch reference, or tuning center, and sometimes the concert pitch (for an ensemble).

			The reference note and pitch are sometimes casually specified with a combined named note, MIDI number, and pitch frequency expression, e.g. A4-440Hz-MIDI.69, meaning 440 Hz exactly for the A above middle C, because A4=440Hz is the international standard. For cases other than A4=440Hz, in a tuning specifier like C4-261Hz-MIDI.60 for example, the "261" is typically an approximation. It implies a more accurate number should be specified in the tuning file itself, with 2-4 digits after a decimal point (e.g. 261.6256).

	'''Keyboard mapping'''		'''Keyboard mapping'''

Mousemambo: /* Scale designers and tuning editors */

2023-08-18T23:29:43Z

Scale designers and tuning editors

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	[''Once again, this whole section should probably be moved to the recently created article "Scale design software."'']		[''Once again, this whole section should probably be moved to the recently created article "Scale design software."'']

	It's important to realize that the words "scale" and "tuning" have very different meanings in different contexts. In the context of scale design software (aka scale designers) and tuning editors, scales can be understood abstractly as an ordered set of notes, whose roughly demarcated structure of intervals is determined by cultural music traditions or based on one of many possible patterns. ~~Tuning~~ systems can be understood as mathematical specifications for the set of exact pitch frequencies upon which those scale notes may be positioned. Tuning systems can define a large number of possible pitch locations, and a scale may include all or only a subset of them.		It's important to realize that the words "scale" and "tuning" have very different meanings in different contexts. In the context of scale design software (aka scale designers) and tuning editors, scales can be understood abstractly as an ordered set of notes, whose roughly demarcated structure of intervals is determined by cultural music traditions or based on one of many possible patterns. In this same context, tuning systems can be understood as mathematical specifications for the set of exact pitch frequencies upon which those scale notes may be positioned. Tuning systems can define a large number of possible pitch locations, and a scale may include all or only a subset of them. A broader meaning of the term "tuning system" can encompass both scale and tuning, but splitting these is useful for understanding scale design software.

	For example, the 12edo tuning system offers 12 possible frequencies per period for placing notes upon, all of which are used by the 12edo Chromatic scale, but only some of which are used by the 12edo Major scale. These examples also point to the fact that an unambiguous, concrete scale description also names the tuning being used. The "12edo Major" scale and "Ptolemy's intense diatonic Major" scale are both Major scales. They are both diatonic (have five large and two maximally separated small intervals per period) and follow the Major mode pattern (L L s L L L s). But they place all their notes besides the tonic on slightly different frequencies, because they follow two different tuning systems — a just intonation in the Ptolemy case and an equal temperament in the 12edo case. They sound roughly the same when each is played as a sequential scale, but some strong harmonic differences are audible in dyads and chords.		For example, the 12edo tuning system offers 12 possible frequencies per period for placing notes upon, all of which are used by the 12edo Chromatic scale, but only some of which are used by the 12edo Major scale. These examples also point to the fact that an unambiguous, concrete scale description also names the tuning being used. The "12edo Major" scale and "Ptolemy's intense diatonic Major" scale are both Major scales. They are both diatonic (have five large and two maximally separated small intervals per period) and follow the Major mode pattern (L L s L L L s). But they place all their notes besides the tonic on slightly different frequencies, because they follow two different tuning systems — a just intonation in the Ptolemy case and an equal temperament in the 12edo case. They sound roughly the same when each is played as a sequential scale, but some strong harmonic differences are audible in dyads and chords.
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	Therefore, we could define a scale designer as a software tool for indicating the notes of a scale and their exact pitch frequencies. Given that definition, a tuning might could be understood as a more general tool for exploring the various mathematical patterns from which tuning systems are developed. However, you will encounter software that uses these terms differently, as well as many other names that point toward these same functions being fulfilled. And software in this category frequently combines at least some of the functions of a scale designer and tuning editor. Just keep in mind that apart from the abstract meanings of the terms scale and tuning, to play music you will ultimately need to indicate both the notes of your scale and the exact frequencies on which they are placed.		Therefore, we could define a scale designer as a software tool for indicating the notes of a scale and their exact pitch frequencies. Given that definition, a tuning might could be understood as a more general tool for exploring the various mathematical patterns from which tuning systems are developed. However, you will encounter software that uses these terms differently, as well as many other names that point toward these same functions being fulfilled. And software in this category frequently combines at least some of the functions of a scale designer and tuning editor. Just keep in mind that apart from the abstract meanings of the terms scale and tuning, to play music you will ultimately need to indicate both the notes of your scale and the exact frequencies on which they are placed.

	~~'''''~~Glossary for scale design software~~'''''~~		=== Glossary for scale design software ===

	'''Tuning base'''		'''Tuning base'''

	The implied note, or explicit MIDI note number, on which the tuning file's scale is anchored. In the part of a tuning file that specifies a scale, it is usually the first, usually lowest pitched, scale note defined in a tuning file. In some tuning file systems, the other notes in the scale may be defined with reference to the tuning base (e.g. by frequency ratio or distance in cents). In the part of a tuning file that specifies a keyboard mapping, the tuning base is the MIDI note to which the scale is anchored.		The implied note, or explicit MIDI note number, on which the tuning file's scale is anchored. In the part of a tuning file that specifies a scale, it is usually the first, usually lowest pitched, scale note defined in a tuning file. In some tuning file systems, the other notes in the scale may be defined with reference to the tuning base (e.g. by frequency ratio or distance in cents). In the part of a tuning file that specifies a keyboard mapping, the tuning base is the MIDI note to which the scale is anchored.

	Also called the tuning base note, base note (easily confused with bass note), reference note (which is vague), 1/1 (referring to its intervallic relationship with itself), or (least clearly) the "middle note" which is how it's named in the Scala keyboard mapping file (.kbm) specification.		Also called the tuning base note, tuning base MIDI note (in a MIDI context), scale base, base note (easily confused with bass note), reference note (which is vague), 1/1 (referring to its intervallic relationship with itself), or (least clearly) the "middle note" which is how it's named in the Scala keyboard mapping file (.kbm) specification.

	It can be misleading to refer to the tuning base as the tonic, root, or key. The conceptual tool that is a tuning base does not directly appear in Western classical music theory. It's related to the concepts of tonic and key, but the tuning base is just a technical tool that operates in the context of needing to attach a scale to a musical instrument controller. Not every tuning base is also a tonic or key (e.g. in atonal music), and "root" applies to chords not scales.		It can be misleading to refer to the tuning base as the tonic, root, or key, although this is sometime done. The conceptual tool that is a tuning base does not directly appear in Western classical music theory. It's related to the concepts of tonic and key, but the tuning base is just a technical tool that operates in the context of needing to attach a scale to a musical instrument controller. Not every tuning base is also a tonic or key (e.g. in atonal music), and "root" applies most correctly to chords but not scales. Although the lowest note in a scale (which is a pitch set usually ordered by pitch frequency), is typically called the scale's tonic in common musicology, it does not have tonical function in atonal music, so "base" is a more general term though not in common use.

	'''Reference note'''		'''Reference note'''

Mousemambo: /* Scale designers and tuning editors */

2023-08-18T20:49:09Z

Scale designers and tuning editors

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	It's important to realize that the words "scale" and "tuning" have very different meanings in different contexts. In the context of scale design software (aka scale designers) and tuning editors, scales can be understood abstractly as an ordered set of notes, whose roughly demarcated structure of intervals is determined by cultural music traditions or based on one of many possible patterns. Tuning systems can be understood as mathematical specifications for the set of exact pitch frequencies upon which those scale notes may be positioned. Tuning systems can define a large number of possible pitch locations, and a scale may include all or only a subset of them.		It's important to realize that the words "scale" and "tuning" have very different meanings in different contexts. In the context of scale design software (aka scale designers) and tuning editors, scales can be understood abstractly as an ordered set of notes, whose roughly demarcated structure of intervals is determined by cultural music traditions or based on one of many possible patterns. Tuning systems can be understood as mathematical specifications for the set of exact pitch frequencies upon which those scale notes may be positioned. Tuning systems can define a large number of possible pitch locations, and a scale may include all or only a subset of them.

	For example, the 12edo tuning system offers 12 possible frequencies per period for placing notes upon, all of which are used by the 12edo Chromatic scale, but only some of which are used by the 12edo Major ~~pentatonic~~ scale. These examples also point to the fact that an unambiguous, concrete scale description also names the tuning being used. The "12edo Major" scale and "Ptolemy's intense diatonic Major" scale are both Major scales. They are both diatonic (have five large and two maximally separated small intervals per period) and follow the Major mode pattern (L L s L L L s). But they place all their notes besides the tonic on slightly different frequencies, because they follow two different tuning systems — a just intonation in the Ptolemy case and an equal temperament in the 12edo case. They sound roughly the same when each is played as a sequential scale, but some strong harmonic differences are audible in dyads and chords.		For example, the 12edo tuning system offers 12 possible frequencies per period for placing notes upon, all of which are used by the 12edo Chromatic scale, but only some of which are used by the 12edo Major scale. These examples also point to the fact that an unambiguous, concrete scale description also names the tuning being used. The "12edo Major" scale and "Ptolemy's intense diatonic Major" scale are both Major scales. They are both diatonic (have five large and two maximally separated small intervals per period) and follow the Major mode pattern (L L s L L L s). But they place all their notes besides the tonic on slightly different frequencies, because they follow two different tuning systems — a just intonation in the Ptolemy case and an equal temperament in the 12edo case. They sound roughly the same when each is played as a sequential scale, but some strong harmonic differences are audible in dyads and chords.

	Therefore, we ~~can~~ define a scale designer as a software tool for indicating the notes of a scale and their exact pitch frequencies. Given that definition, a tuning ~~editor~~ could be understood as a more general tool for exploring the various mathematical patterns from which tuning systems are developed. However, you will encounter software that uses these terms differently, as well as many other names that point toward these same functions being fulfilled. And software in this category frequently combines at least some of the functions of a scale designer and tuning editor. Just keep in mind that ~~ultimately~~ to play music you will need ~~both~~ to indicate the notes of your scale and the exact frequencies on which they are placed.		Therefore, we could define a scale designer as a software tool for indicating the notes of a scale and their exact pitch frequencies. Given that definition, a tuning might could be understood as a more general tool for exploring the various mathematical patterns from which tuning systems are developed. However, you will encounter software that uses these terms differently, as well as many other names that point toward these same functions being fulfilled. And software in this category frequently combines at least some of the functions of a scale designer and tuning editor. Just keep in mind that apart from the abstract meanings of the terms scale and tuning, to play music you will ultimately need to indicate both the notes of your scale and the exact frequencies on which they are placed.

	'''''Glossary for scale design software'''''		'''''Glossary for scale design software'''''

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	* '''Tuning base'''. The implied note, or explicit MIDI note number, on which the tuning file's scale is anchored. In the part of a tuning file that specifies a scale, it is usually the first, usually lowest pitched, scale note defined in a tuning file. In some tuning file systems, the other notes in the scale may be defined with reference to the tuning base (e.g. by frequency ratio or distance in cents). In the part of a tuning file that specifies a keyboard mapping, the tuning base is the MIDI note to which the scale is anchored. ~~<br />    ~~Also called the tuning base note, base note (easily confused with bass note), reference note (which is vague), 1/1 (referring to its intervallic relationship with itself), or (least clearly) the "middle note" which is how it's named in the Scala keyboard mapping file (.kbm) specification. ~~<br />    ~~It can be misleading to refer to the tuning base as the tonic, root, or key. The conceptual tool that is a tuning base does not directly appear in Western classical music theory. It's related to the concepts of tonic and key, but the tuning base is just a technical tool that operates in the context of needing to attach a scale to a musical instrument controller. Not every tuning base is also a tonic or key (e.g. in atonal music), and "root" applies to chords not scales.		'''Tuning base'''
	* '''Reference note'''. The named note, or the MIDI note number, of the reference pitch. Also called the tuning center (e.g. in piano tuning terminology), or in a MIDI context the reference MIDI note. The reference note is sometimes specified with a combined named note, MIDI number, and pitch frequency expression, e.g. A4-440Hz-MIDI.69, meaning 440 Hz exactly for the A above middle C. Notice that 440 Hz exactly is the ISO-16-1975 tuning reference standard pitch for A4 on a piano keyboard.
	* '''Reference pitch'''. The exact pitch frequency (typically in Hz) based on which all other notes in the scale or tuning system will be assigned a frequency, according to their intervallic relationship to the reference note. Also called the pitch reference or tuning center. In a reference specifier like C4-261Hz-MIDI.60 the "261" is typically an approximation, implying a more accurate number with 2-4 digits after a decimal point (e.g. 261.6256).		The implied note, or explicit MIDI note number, on which the tuning file's scale is anchored. In the part of a tuning file that specifies a scale, it is usually the first, usually lowest pitched, scale note defined in a tuning file. In some tuning file systems, the other notes in the scale may be defined with reference to the tuning base (e.g. by frequency ratio or distance in cents). In the part of a tuning file that specifies a keyboard mapping, the tuning base is the MIDI note to which the scale is anchored.
	* '''Keyboard mapping'''. A data set that specifies how the notes of the scale are to be mapped to the MIDI notes of a musical instrument controller, beyond just the tuning base and reference note. For example, a seven note per octave scale might be mapped to skip the black keys on a standard piano keyboard layout. Or a scale with more than 12 notes per octave might be mapped in a way that uses only a subset of the scale, or makes the octaves easier to recognize within the black/white key pattern.
	* '''Linear keyboard mapping'''. A mapping between scale and keyboard controller keys, such that the notes of the scale are simply applied in a sequential order starting from the tuning base. In the absence of an explicit keyboard mapping, music software will typically assign linear keyboard mapping. Consequently, the pattern of black and white keys on a standard piano keyboard might not align with small and large intervals of the scale.		Also called the tuning base note, base note (easily confused with bass note), reference note (which is vague), 1/1 (referring to its intervallic relationship with itself), or (least clearly) the "middle note" which is how it's named in the Scala keyboard mapping file (.kbm) specification.

			It can be misleading to refer to the tuning base as the tonic, root, or key. The conceptual tool that is a tuning base does not directly appear in Western classical music theory. It's related to the concepts of tonic and key, but the tuning base is just a technical tool that operates in the context of needing to attach a scale to a musical instrument controller. Not every tuning base is also a tonic or key (e.g. in atonal music), and "root" applies to chords not scales.

			'''Reference note'''

			The named note, or the MIDI note number, of the reference pitch. Also called the tuning center (e.g. in piano tuning terminology), or in a MIDI context the reference MIDI note. The reference note is sometimes specified with a combined named note, MIDI number, and pitch frequency expression, e.g. A4-440Hz-MIDI.69, meaning 440 Hz exactly for the A above middle C. Notice that 440 Hz exactly is the ISO-16-1975 tuning reference standard pitch for A4 on a piano keyboard.

			'''Reference pitch'''

			The exact pitch frequency (typically in Hz) based on which all other notes in the scale or tuning system will be assigned a frequency, according to their intervallic relationship to the reference note. Also called the pitch reference or tuning center. In a reference specifier like C4-261Hz-MIDI.60 the "261" is typically an approximation, implying a more accurate number with 2-4 digits after a decimal point (e.g. 261.6256).

			'''Keyboard mapping'''

			A data set that specifies how the notes of the scale are to be mapped to the MIDI notes of a musical instrument controller, beyond just the tuning base and reference note. For example, a seven note per octave scale might be mapped to skip the black keys on a standard piano keyboard layout. Or a scale with more than 12 notes per octave might be mapped in a way that uses only a subset of the scale, or makes the octaves easier to recognize within the black/white key pattern.

			'''Linear keyboard mapping'''

			A mapping between scale and keyboard controller keys, such that the notes of the scale are simply applied in a sequential order starting from the tuning base. In the absence of an explicit keyboard mapping, music software will typically assign linear keyboard mapping. Consequently, the pattern of black and white keys on a standard piano keyboard might not align with small and large intervals of the scale.

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	* '''Tuning base'''. The implied note, or explicit MIDI note number, on which the tuning file's scale is anchored. In the part of a tuning file that specifies a scale, it is usually the first, usually lowest pitched, scale note defined in a tuning file. In some tuning file systems, the other notes in the scale may be defined with reference to the tuning base (e.g. by frequency ratio or distance in cents). In the part of a tuning file that specifies a keyboard mapping, the tuning base is the MIDI note to which the scale is anchored. Also called the tuning base note, base note (easily confused with bass note), reference note (which is vague), 1/1 (referring to its intervallic relationship with itself), or (least clearly) the "middle note" which is how it's named in the Scala keyboard mapping file (.kbm) specification. It can be misleading to refer to the tuning base as the tonic, root, or key. The conceptual tool that is a tuning base does not directly appear in Western classical music theory. It's related to the concepts of tonic and key, but the tuning base is just a technical tool that operates in the context of needing to attach a scale to a musical instrument controller. Not every tuning base is also a tonic or key (e.g. in atonal music), and "root" applies to chords not scales.		* '''Tuning base'''. The implied note, or explicit MIDI note number, on which the tuning file's scale is anchored. In the part of a tuning file that specifies a scale, it is usually the first, usually lowest pitched, scale note defined in a tuning file. In some tuning file systems, the other notes in the scale may be defined with reference to the tuning base (e.g. by frequency ratio or distance in cents). In the part of a tuning file that specifies a keyboard mapping, the tuning base is the MIDI note to which the scale is anchored. <br />    Also called the tuning base note, base note (easily confused with bass note), reference note (which is vague), 1/1 (referring to its intervallic relationship with itself), or (least clearly) the "middle note" which is how it's named in the Scala keyboard mapping file (.kbm) specification. <br />    It can be misleading to refer to the tuning base as the tonic, root, or key. The conceptual tool that is a tuning base does not directly appear in Western classical music theory. It's related to the concepts of tonic and key, but the tuning base is just a technical tool that operates in the context of needing to attach a scale to a musical instrument controller. Not every tuning base is also a tonic or key (e.g. in atonal music), and "root" applies to chords not scales.
	* '''Reference note'''. The named note, or the MIDI note number, of the reference pitch. Also called the tuning center (e.g. in piano tuning terminology), or in a MIDI context the reference MIDI note. The reference note is sometimes specified with a combined named note, MIDI number, and pitch frequency expression, e.g. A4-440Hz-MIDI.69, meaning 440 Hz exactly for the A above middle C. Notice that 440 Hz exactly is the ISO-16-1975 tuning reference standard pitch for A4 on a piano keyboard.		* '''Reference note'''. The named note, or the MIDI note number, of the reference pitch. Also called the tuning center (e.g. in piano tuning terminology), or in a MIDI context the reference MIDI note. The reference note is sometimes specified with a combined named note, MIDI number, and pitch frequency expression, e.g. A4-440Hz-MIDI.69, meaning 440 Hz exactly for the A above middle C. Notice that 440 Hz exactly is the ISO-16-1975 tuning reference standard pitch for A4 on a piano keyboard.
	* '''Reference pitch'''. The exact pitch frequency (typically in Hz) based on which all other notes in the scale or tuning system will be assigned a frequency, according to their intervallic relationship to the reference note. Also called the pitch reference or tuning center. In a reference specifier like C4-261Hz-MIDI.60 the "261" is typically an approximation, implying a more accurate number with 2-4 digits after a decimal point (e.g. 261.6256).		* '''Reference pitch'''. The exact pitch frequency (typically in Hz) based on which all other notes in the scale or tuning system will be assigned a frequency, according to their intervallic relationship to the reference note. Also called the pitch reference or tuning center. In a reference specifier like C4-261Hz-MIDI.60 the "261" is typically an approximation, implying a more accurate number with 2-4 digits after a decimal point (e.g. 261.6256).

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	Therefore, we can define a scale designer as a software tool for indicating the notes of a scale and their exact pitch frequencies. Given that definition, a tuning editor could be understood as a more general tool for exploring the various mathematical patterns from which tuning systems are developed. However, you will encounter software that uses these terms differently, as well as many other names that point toward these same functions being fulfilled. And software in this category frequently combines at least some of the functions of a scale designer and tuning editor. Just keep in mind that ultimately to play music you will need both to indicate the notes of your scale and the exact frequencies on which they are placed.		Therefore, we can define a scale designer as a software tool for indicating the notes of a scale and their exact pitch frequencies. Given that definition, a tuning editor could be understood as a more general tool for exploring the various mathematical patterns from which tuning systems are developed. However, you will encounter software that uses these terms differently, as well as many other names that point toward these same functions being fulfilled. And software in this category frequently combines at least some of the functions of a scale designer and tuning editor. Just keep in mind that ultimately to play music you will need both to indicate the notes of your scale and the exact frequencies on which they are placed.

			'''''Glossary for scale design software'''''

			* '''Tuning base'''. The implied note, or explicit MIDI note number, on which the tuning file's scale is anchored. In the part of a tuning file that specifies a scale, it is usually the first, usually lowest pitched, scale note defined in a tuning file. In some tuning file systems, the other notes in the scale may be defined with reference to the tuning base (e.g. by frequency ratio or distance in cents). In the part of a tuning file that specifies a keyboard mapping, the tuning base is the MIDI note to which the scale is anchored. Also called the tuning base note, base note (easily confused with bass note), reference note (which is vague), 1/1 (referring to its intervallic relationship with itself), or (least clearly) the "middle note" which is how it's named in the Scala keyboard mapping file (.kbm) specification. It can be misleading to refer to the tuning base as the tonic, root, or key. The conceptual tool that is a tuning base does not directly appear in Western classical music theory. It's related to the concepts of tonic and key, but the tuning base is just a technical tool that operates in the context of needing to attach a scale to a musical instrument controller. Not every tuning base is also a tonic or key (e.g. in atonal music), and "root" applies to chords not scales.
			* '''Reference note'''. The named note, or the MIDI note number, of the reference pitch. Also called the tuning center (e.g. in piano tuning terminology), or in a MIDI context the reference MIDI note. The reference note is sometimes specified with a combined named note, MIDI number, and pitch frequency expression, e.g. A4-440Hz-MIDI.69, meaning 440 Hz exactly for the A above middle C. Notice that 440 Hz exactly is the ISO-16-1975 tuning reference standard pitch for A4 on a piano keyboard.
			* '''Reference pitch'''. The exact pitch frequency (typically in Hz) based on which all other notes in the scale or tuning system will be assigned a frequency, according to their intervallic relationship to the reference note. Also called the pitch reference or tuning center. In a reference specifier like C4-261Hz-MIDI.60 the "261" is typically an approximation, implying a more accurate number with 2-4 digits after a decimal point (e.g. 261.6256).
			* '''Keyboard mapping'''. A data set that specifies how the notes of the scale are to be mapped to the MIDI notes of a musical instrument controller, beyond just the tuning base and reference note. For example, a seven note per octave scale might be mapped to skip the black keys on a standard piano keyboard layout. Or a scale with more than 12 notes per octave might be mapped in a way that uses only a subset of the scale, or makes the octaves easier to recognize within the black/white key pattern.
			* '''Linear keyboard mapping'''. A mapping between scale and keyboard controller keys, such that the notes of the scale are simply applied in a sequential order starting from the tuning base. In the absence of an explicit keyboard mapping, music software will typically assign linear keyboard mapping. Consequently, the pattern of black and white keys on a standard piano keyboard might not align with small and large intervals of the scale.

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	*Quickly apply a prepared tuning to your musical instrument.		*Quickly apply a prepared tuning to your musical instrument.
	*Many popular and rare tunings have tuning files already prepared and available online to download.		*Many popular and rare tunings have tuning files already prepared and available online to download.
	*Scala ~~keyboard mapping files can~~ support many custom keyboard formats and unusual MIDI controller devices (e.g. [https://www.rogerlinndesign.com/linnstrument Linnstrument], [[Harpejji]], or [[Lumatone]] controllers).		*Less likelihood of typo errors compared to manually entering detailed tuning info.
			*May, like the Scala tuning file system, support many custom keyboard formats and unusual MIDI controller devices (e.g. [https://www.rogerlinndesign.com/linnstrument Linnstrument], [[Harpejji]], or [[Lumatone]] controllers).

	'''Disadvantages'''		'''Disadvantages'''
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	[''This whole section needs extensive review with regard to what should be moved out to the [[User:Mousemambo/Document draft#Appendix\|Appendix on this page]], or the [[User:Mousemambo/Tuning methods#Tuning files\|Tuning methods]] article, what belongs in the [[User:Mousemambo/Scala tuning system\|Scala tuning system]] article, or perhaps is best rendered in duplicate for reading simplicity. Also, I need to settle on a consistent terminology and apply it to all three articles.I am removing as much as possible from the Instructions section, but to where? For example, the complexity of the relationship between the Scala scale file's base note, the tuning's tuning center, and the music's tonic (if it has one) makes this a very difficult topic for beginners but it's critical for JI so something needs to be said in this article. But this doesn't seem to be the right place to explain it in great detail — the [[User:Mousemambo/Scala tuning system\|Scala tuning system]] article is probably a good choice''.]		[''This whole section needs extensive review with regard to what should be moved out to the [[User:Mousemambo/Document draft#Appendix\|Appendix on this page]], or the [[User:Mousemambo/Tuning methods#Tuning files\|Tuning methods]] article, what belongs in the [[User:Mousemambo/Scala tuning system\|Scala tuning file system]] article, or perhaps is best rendered in duplicate for reading simplicity. Also, I need to settle on a consistent terminology and apply it to all three articles.I am removing as much as possible from the Instructions section, but to where? For example, the complexity of the relationship between the Scala scale file's base note, the tuning's tuning center, and the music's tonic (if it has one) makes this a very difficult topic for beginners but it's critical for JI so something needs to be said in this article. But this doesn't seem to be the right place to explain it in great detail — the [[User:Mousemambo/Scala tuning system\|Scala tuning file system]] article is probably a good choice''.]

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	'''''Scala scale and keyboard mapping files'''''		'''''Scala scale and keyboard mapping files'''''

	*[''This section needs extensive reconsideration and revision given the creation of a separate [[User:Mousemambo/Scala tuning system\|Scala tuning system]] article. Keep only what needs to be here. -> This work is in progress''.]		*[''This section needs extensive reconsideration and revision given the creation of a separate [[User:Mousemambo/Scala tuning system\|Scala tuning file system]] article. Keep only what needs to be here. -> This work is in progress''.]
	*[''Say something brief about tuning files and what they do. Mostly refer to the info located in the "[[User:Mousemambo/Scala tuning system\|Scala tuning system]]" article''.]		*[''Say something brief about tuning files and what they do. Mostly refer to the info located in the "[[User:Mousemambo/Scala tuning system\|Scala tuning file system]]" article''.]

	*Note that without a Scala keyboard mapping file (.kbm) also loaded, the resulting tuning may not be what you expect. Surge XT like most synths will assume a default tuning center frequency and keyboard mapping that sets the first (implied) note of the tuning file -- the tuning base -- as MIDI Note C.60 and the tuning center (diapason, reference pitch) as international ISO standard pitch (MIDI A.69=440.000Hz). [''Or will it? Seems undocumented. In fact, it '''does not'''. Default in Surge XT 1.2.3 is a tuning base note of C.60 and the reference pitch is C.60=261.626Hz, which is very close to but not exactly international standard because it uses three-digit precision. I've read that this (at 2-4 digit precision) is the most common default for retunable synths when you don't load a keyboard mapping file''.] However, if for example we are using a just intonation scale and music with a tonic of F (F4, MIDI note 65, 349.23 Hz), it becomes critical that that tuning base note is set to the tonic F. Ideally we use a keyboard mapping file to do that, but if keyboard mapping files are not supported see the section "Alternative for setting the tuning base note and tuning reference."		*Note that without a Scala keyboard mapping file (.kbm) also loaded, the resulting tuning may not be what you expect. Surge XT like most synths will assume a default tuning center frequency and keyboard mapping that sets the first (implied) note of the tuning file -- the tuning base -- as MIDI Note C.60 and the tuning center (diapason, reference pitch) as international ISO standard pitch (MIDI A.69=440.000Hz). [''Or will it? Seems undocumented. In fact, it '''does not'''. Default in Surge XT 1.2.3 is a tuning base note of C.60 and the reference pitch is C.60=261.626Hz, which is very close to but not exactly international standard because it uses three-digit precision. I've read that this (at 2-4 digit precision) is the most common default for retunable synths when you don't load a keyboard mapping file''.] However, if for example we are using a just intonation scale and music with a tonic of F (F4, MIDI note 65, 349.23 Hz), it becomes critical that that tuning base note is set to the tonic F. Ideally we use a keyboard mapping file to do that, but if keyboard mapping files are not supported see the section "Alternative for setting the tuning base note and tuning reference."
	*For more detailed information about Scala scale and keyboard mapping files, see the article "[[User:Mousemambo/Scala tuning system\|Scala tuning system]]."		*For more detailed information about Scala scale and keyboard mapping files, see the article "[[User:Mousemambo/Scala tuning system\|Scala tuning file system]]."

	'''''Alternatives for setting the tuning's base note and tuning center'''''		'''''Alternatives for setting the tuning's base note and tuning center'''''
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	'''''Anamark tuning files'''''		'''''Anamark tuning files'''''

	* Surge XT doesn't directly support Anamark tuning files (.tun), which are a one-file alternative to using the two-file Scala tuning system. Conversely, other synths may support the Anamark format but not Scala format, for example Omnisphere 2 from Spectrasonics, and Serum from Xfer Records. It's not difficult to convert between Anamark and Scala tuning files, to provide whichever your instrument requires. [[User:Mousemambo/Document draft#Using Anamark tuning files\|Anamark tuning files]] and conversion are briefly described in the Appendix.		* Surge XT doesn't directly support Anamark tuning files (.tun), which are a one-file alternative to using the two-file Scala tuning file system. Conversely, other synths may support the Anamark format but not Scala format, for example Omnisphere 2 from Spectrasonics, and Serum from Xfer Records. It's not difficult to convert between Anamark and Scala tuning files, to provide whichever your instrument requires. [[User:Mousemambo/Document draft#Using Anamark tuning files\|Anamark tuning files]] and conversion are briefly described in the Appendix.

	===Method 3: Set a tuning using a tuning plugin===		===Method 3: Set a tuning using a tuning plugin===
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	*[[User:Mousemambo/Guide to using tuning plugins\|Guide to using tuning plugins]]		*[[User:Mousemambo/Guide to using tuning plugins\|Guide to using tuning plugins]]
	*[[User:Mousemambo/Tuning methods\|Tuning methods]]		*[[User:Mousemambo/Tuning methods\|Tuning methods]]
	*[[User:Mousemambo/Scala tuning system\|Scala tuning system]]		*[[User:Mousemambo/Scala tuning system\|Scala tuning file system]]

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