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== Choosing a tuning ==
== Choosing a tuning ==
First pick a tuning system. Small edos tend to be good choices; some interesting common ones to try are:
First pick a tuning system. Small edos tend to be good choices; some interesting common ones to try are:
* [[5edo]]
* [[7edo]]
* [[9edo]]
* [[10edo]]
* [[14edo]]
* [[15edo]]
* [[16edo]]
* [[17edo]]
* [[17edo]]
* [[19edo]]
* [[19edo]]
* [[22edo]]
* [[22edo]]
* [[24edo]]
* [[24edo]]
* [[26edo]]
* [[27edo]]
* [[27edo]]
* [[31edo]]
* [[31edo]]
* [[34edo]]
* [[41edo]]


Then pick one of the many microtonally-capable [[DAWs]] for working with, get familiar with it (if you aren't already) and look up how to retune to your tuning system of choice, or if you want to take a more direct approach, you can try various scales in [[Scale Workshop]] online with essentially no set-up required, by using your keyboard as a rough MIDI input. The layout and sound and many other things can be configured in Scale Workshop; check the other tabs!
Then pick one of the many microtonally-capable [[DAWs]] for working with, get familiar with it (if you aren't already) and look up how to retune to your tuning system of choice, or if you want to take a more direct approach, you can try various scales in [[Scale Workshop]] online with essentially no set-up required, by using your keyboard as a rough MIDI input. The layout and sound and many other things can be configured in Scale Workshop; check the other tabs!