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== Progress report ==
== Progress report ==
; What was your path to discovering alternate tunings?
; What was your path to discovering alternate tunings?
: While looking for information on Conlon Nancarrow, I stumbled across Kyle Gann's Just Intonation primer and started exploring the possibilities found there. I was also intrigued by a passage from the novel ''Cryptonomicon'' that spoke briefly about temperament.
: While looking for information on [[Conlon Nancarrow]], I stumbled across [[Kyle Gann]]'s [[Just Intonation]] primer and started exploring the possibilities found there. I was also intrigued by a passage from the novel ''Cryptonomicon'' that spoke briefly about [[temperament]].


; What are your current/past/future particular interests?
; What are your current/past/future particular interests?
: My primary interests lie in simple harmonic structures that make room for a wide range of melodic ideas. Small segments of the 15-limit diamond are especially appealing to me.
: My primary interests lie in simple harmonic structures that make room for a wide range of melodic ideas. Small segments of the [[15-limit tonality diamond|15-limit diamond]] are especially appealing to me.


; What instruments or means have you successfully used in the making of microtonal music? Recommendations?
; What instruments or means have you successfully used in the making of microtonal music? Recommendations?
: I had great success with Chuck Hubbard's no-scale JI sequencer until I changed computers and could never get it working again. Lately I have been learning to use Tonescape, and I am already in love with the half-formed state it is in and the amazing fully-formed state I can see it becoming.
: I had great success with [[Chuck Hubbard]]'s no-scale JI sequencer until I changed computers and could never get it working again. Lately I have been learning to use [[Tonescape]], and I am already in love with the half-formed state it is in and the amazing fully-formed state I can see it becoming.


; Any good microtonal anecdotes?
; Any good microtonal anecdotes?