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The use of microtones in middle-eastern music is partly extremely subtle, as is demonstrated in a [[http://shumays.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=177745|podcast]] by arabic violin player Sami Abu Shumays: by his count, there can be 12 different notes within a half step.

There have been various endeavours, also in recent history, to establish a common tuning standard. A few of these are described in a [[http://www.ozanyarman.com/files/34%27ten_79%27a.pdf|paper]] by Ozan Yarman. However, none of these endeavours have been really successful (at least not as successful as 12edo in the western music). [[24edo]] has found a certain dissemination, especially in the arabic world; but many consider it a bad compromise. Other equal temperaments that have been used are [[53edo]] and [[72edo]]. And even those (apart from getting impractical because of their high number of notes!) do not cover all details.

There have been various endeavours, also in recent history, to establish a common tuning standard. A few of these are described in a [[http://www.ozanyarman.com/files/34%27ten_79%27a.pdf|paper by Ozan Yarman]]. However, none of these endeavours have been really successful (at least not as successful as 12edo in the western music). [[24edo]] has found a certain dissemination, especially in the arabic world; but many consider it a bad compromise. Other equal temperaments that have been used are [[53edo]] and [[72edo]]. And even those (apart from getting impractical because of their high number of notes!) do not cover all details.

A system that covers many details to a satisfactorial degree is proposed in [[@http://www.ozanyarman.com/files/doctorate_thesis.pdf|Ozan Yarman's dissertation]] (also summarized in the mentioned [[@http://www.ozanyarman.com/files/34ten79a.pdf|paper]] ): a 79-tone [[MOSScales|MOS]] subset of [[159edo]]. A short description (quote of a posting on the yahoo tuning list) is also [[79MOS 159edo|here]].

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The use of microtones in middle-eastern music is partly extremely subtle, as is demonstrated in a <a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://shumays.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=177745" rel="nofollow">podcast</a> by arabic violin player Sami Abu Shumays: by his count, there can be 12 different notes within a half step.

There have been various endeavours, also in recent history, to establish a common tuning standard. A few of these are described in a <a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://www.ozanyarman.com/files/34%27ten_79%27a.pdf" rel="nofollow">paper</a> ~~by Ozan Yarman~~. However, none of these endeavours have been really successful (at least not as successful as 12edo in the western music). <a class="wiki_link" href="/24edo">24edo</a> has found a certain dissemination, especially in the arabic world; but many consider it a bad compromise. Other equal temperaments that have been used are <a class="wiki_link" href="/53edo">53edo</a> and <a class="wiki_link" href="/72edo">72edo</a>. And even those (apart from getting impractical because of their high number of notes!) do not cover all details.

There have been various endeavours, also in recent history, to establish a common tuning standard. A few of these are described in a <a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://www.ozanyarman.com/files/34%27ten_79%27a.pdf" rel="nofollow">paper by Ozan Yarman</a>. However, none of these endeavours have been really successful (at least not as successful as 12edo in the western music). <a class="wiki_link" href="/24edo">24edo</a> has found a certain dissemination, especially in the arabic world; but many consider it a bad compromise. Other equal temperaments that have been used are <a class="wiki_link" href="/53edo">53edo</a> and <a class="wiki_link" href="/72edo">72edo</a>. And even those (apart from getting impractical because of their high number of notes!) do not cover all details.

A system that covers many details to a satisfactorial degree is proposed in <a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://www.ozanyarman.com/files/doctorate_thesis.pdf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ozan Yarman's dissertation</a> (also summarized in the mentioned <a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://www.ozanyarman.com/files/34ten79a.pdf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">paper</a> ): a 79-tone <a class="wiki_link" href="/MOSScales">MOS</a> subset of <a class="wiki_link" href="/159edo">159edo</a>. A short description (quote of a posting on the yahoo tuning list) is also <a class="wiki_link" href="/79MOS%20159edo">here</a>.

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 The use of microtones in middle-eastern music is partly extremely subtle, as is demonstrated in a [[http://shumays.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=177745|podcast]] by arabic violin player Sami Abu Shumays: by his count, there can be 12 different notes within a half step.
-There have been various endeavours, also in recent history, to establish a common tuning standard. A few of these are described in a [[http://www.ozanyarman.com/files/34%27ten_79%27a.pdf|paper]] by Ozan Yarman. However, none of these endeavours have been really successful (at least not as successful as 12edo in the western music). [[24edo]] has found a certain dissemination, especially in the arabic world; but many consider it a bad compromise. Other equal temperaments that have been used are [[53edo]] and [[72edo]]. And even those (apart from getting impractical because of their high number of notes!) do not cover all details.
+There have been various endeavours, also in recent history, to establish a common tuning standard. A few of these are described in a [[http://www.ozanyarman.com/files/34%27ten_79%27a.pdf|paper by Ozan Yarman]]. However, none of these endeavours have been really successful (at least not as successful as 12edo in the western music). [[24edo]] has found a certain dissemination, especially in the arabic world; but many consider it a bad compromise. Other equal temperaments that have been used are [[53edo]] and [[72edo]]. And even those (apart from getting impractical because of their high number of notes!) do not cover all details.
 A system that covers many details to a satisfactorial degree is proposed in [[@http://www.ozanyarman.com/files/doctorate_thesis.pdf|Ozan Yarman's dissertation]] (also summarized in the mentioned [[@http://www.ozanyarman.com/files/34ten79a.pdf|paper]] ): a 79-tone [[MOSScales|MOS]] subset of [[159edo]]. A short description (quote of a posting on the yahoo tuning list) is also [[79MOS 159edo|here]].
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 The use of microtones in middle-eastern music is partly extremely subtle, as is demonstrated in a &lt;a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://shumays.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=177745" rel="nofollow"&gt;podcast&lt;/a&gt; by arabic violin player Sami Abu Shumays: by his count, there can be 12 different notes within a half step.&lt;br /&gt;
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-There have been various endeavours, also in recent history, to establish a common tuning standard. A few of these are described in a &lt;a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://www.ozanyarman.com/files/34%27ten_79%27a.pdf" rel="nofollow"&gt;paper&lt;/a&gt; by Ozan Yarman. However, none of these endeavours have been really successful (at least not as successful as 12edo in the western music). &lt;a class="wiki_link" href="/24edo"&gt;24edo&lt;/a&gt; has found a certain dissemination, especially in the arabic world; but many consider it a bad compromise. Other equal temperaments that have been used are &lt;a class="wiki_link" href="/53edo"&gt;53edo&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a class="wiki_link" href="/72edo"&gt;72edo&lt;/a&gt;. And even those (apart from getting impractical because of their high number of notes!) do not cover all details.&lt;br /&gt;
+There have been various endeavours, also in recent history, to establish a common tuning standard. A few of these are described in a &lt;a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://www.ozanyarman.com/files/34%27ten_79%27a.pdf" rel="nofollow"&gt;paper by Ozan Yarman&lt;/a&gt;. However, none of these endeavours have been really successful (at least not as successful as 12edo in the western music). &lt;a class="wiki_link" href="/24edo"&gt;24edo&lt;/a&gt; has found a certain dissemination, especially in the arabic world; but many consider it a bad compromise. Other equal temperaments that have been used are &lt;a class="wiki_link" href="/53edo"&gt;53edo&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a class="wiki_link" href="/72edo"&gt;72edo&lt;/a&gt;. And even those (apart from getting impractical because of their high number of notes!) do not cover all details.&lt;br /&gt;
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 A system that covers many details to a satisfactorial degree is proposed in &lt;a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://www.ozanyarman.com/files/doctorate_thesis.pdf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"&gt;Ozan Yarman's dissertation&lt;/a&gt; (also summarized in the mentioned &lt;a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://www.ozanyarman.com/files/34ten79a.pdf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"&gt;paper&lt;/a&gt; ): a 79-tone &lt;a class="wiki_link" href="/MOSScales"&gt;MOS&lt;/a&gt; subset of &lt;a class="wiki_link" href="/159edo"&gt;159edo&lt;/a&gt;. A short description (quote of a posting on the yahoo tuning list) is also &lt;a class="wiki_link" href="/79MOS%20159edo"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;