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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:

##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:

### Ptolex ([[Ptolex|Xen wiki]])

### [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.

#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.

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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:
 ##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:
+### Ptolex ([[Ptolex|Xen wiki]])
+### [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.
 #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.