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===Tuning development environment ===

A tuning development environment, or tuning explorer, is a suite of tools for exploring the properties of ~~tunings~~, for creating entirely new tunings, and for semi-guided development of tunings based on principles discovered by theorists. The tools provided by a tuning development environment may include tables showing the tuning's pitches in decimal cents, ratios and named intervals ~~forms~~; interval analysis; circular or other graphical mappings; tuning system transformations; comparisons between two tunings; many more.

A tuning development environment, or tuning explorer, is a suite of tools for exploring the properties of tuning systems, for creating entirely new tunings, and for semi-guided development of tunings based on principles discovered by theorists. The tools provided by a tuning development environment may include tables showing the tuning's pitches in decimal cents, ratios and named intervals formats; interval analysis; circular or other graphical mappings; tuning system transformations; comparisons between two tunings; and many more.

Scala is one of the most popular, long-standing, and powerful tuning development environments and worth exploring. However, its learning curve is steep and its text-based roots make it less enjoyable to use for some people. More recently developed tuning explorers are centered on graphical tools that clearly show relationships between scale notes. They are ~~usually~~ built into tuning plugins, so your favorite tuning development environment may just be the one that fits your preferred retuning workflow. ~~Unusually~~, Surge XT ~~is a synth that includes its own basic tuning explorer~~.

[[Scala]] is one of the most popular, long-standing, and powerful tuning development environments and worth exploring. However, its learning curve is steep and its text-based roots make it less enjoyable to use for some people. More recently developed tuning explorers are centered on graphical tools that clearly show relationships between scale notes. They are frequently built into tuning plugins, so your favorite tuning development environment may just be the one that fits your preferred retuning workflow. Other tuning explorers are standalone apps like Scala, web browser-based, or built into an instrument (e.g. Surge XT).

~~Some~~ currently popular tuning explorers that also provide retuning are listed below. You'll find a more complete and up-to-date ~~list~~ in the ~~Tuner plugins~~ section of the [[List of microtonal software plugins#Tuner plugins|List of microtonal software plugins]] page~~, but~~ not all tuner plugins include a well developed tuning explorer.

A few currently popular tuning explorers that also provide retuning are listed below. You'll find more complete and up-to-date lists in the [[List of music software#Tuning manipulation software|Tuning manipulation software]] section of the "List of music software" page, and the [[List of microtonal software plugins#Tuner plugins|Tuner plugins]] section of the "List of microtonal software plugins" page. Note that not all tuner plugins include a well developed tuning explorer.

* Scala

* [https://www.huygens-fokker.org/scala/ Scala], from Manuel Op de Coul (standalone)

* [https://entonal.studio/ Entonal Studio], by Entonal

* [https://sevish.com/scaleworkshop/ Scale Workshop], from Lumi Pakkanen and [[Sevish]] (web browser based)

* [https://oddsound.com/mtsespsuite.php MTS-ESP Suite] and [https://oddsound.com/mtsespmini.php MTS-ESP Mini], by ODDsound

* [https://entonal.studio/ Entonal Studio], by Entonal (tuner plugin)

* I[https://infinitone.com/ nfinitone DMT], by Infinitone

*[https://oddsound.com/mtsespsuite.php MTS-ESP Suite] and [https://oddsound.com/mtsespmini.php MTS-ESP Mini], by ODDsound (tuner plugin)

* [https://~~www~~.~~pitchinnovations~~.~~com/products/fluid-pitch~~/ ~~Fluid Pitch~~], by ~~Pitch Innovations~~

* I[https://infinitone.com/ nfinitone DMT], by Infinitone (tuner plugin)

* [https://surge-synthesizer.github.io/ Surge XT], by the Surge Synth Team (synth)

===Converting Anamark tuning files===

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 ===Tuning development environment ===
-A tuning development environment, or tuning explorer, is a suite of tools for exploring the properties of tunings, for creating entirely new tunings, and for semi-guided development of tunings based on principles discovered by theorists. The tools provided by a tuning development environment may include tables showing the tuning's pitches in decimal cents, ratios and named intervals forms; interval analysis; circular or other graphical mappings; tuning system transformations; comparisons between two tunings; many more.
+A tuning development environment, or tuning explorer, is a suite of tools for exploring the properties of tuning systems, for creating entirely new tunings, and for semi-guided development of tunings based on principles discovered by theorists. The tools provided by a tuning development environment may include tables showing the tuning's pitches in decimal cents, ratios and named intervals formats; interval analysis; circular or other graphical mappings; tuning system transformations; comparisons between two tunings; and many more.
-Scala is one of the most popular, long-standing, and powerful tuning development environments and worth exploring. However, its learning curve is steep and its text-based roots make it less enjoyable to use for some people. More recently developed tuning explorers are centered on graphical tools that clearly show relationships between scale notes. They are usually built into tuning plugins, so your favorite tuning development environment may just be the one that fits your preferred retuning workflow. Unusually, Surge XT is a synth that includes its own basic tuning explorer.
+[[Scala]] is one of the most popular, long-standing, and powerful tuning development environments and worth exploring. However, its learning curve is steep and its text-based roots make it less enjoyable to use for some people. More recently developed tuning explorers are centered on graphical tools that clearly show relationships between scale notes. They are frequently built into tuning plugins, so your favorite tuning development environment may just be the one that fits your preferred retuning workflow. Other tuning explorers are standalone apps like Scala, web browser-based, or built into an instrument (e.g. Surge XT).
-Some currently popular tuning explorers that also provide retuning are listed below. You'll find a more complete and up-to-date list in the Tuner plugins section of the [[List of microtonal software plugins#Tuner plugins|List of microtonal software plugins]] page, but not all tuner plugins include a well developed tuning explorer.
+A few currently popular tuning explorers that also provide retuning are listed below. You'll find more complete and up-to-date lists in the [[List of music software#Tuning manipulation software|Tuning manipulation software]] section of the "List of music software" page, and the [[List of microtonal software plugins#Tuner plugins|Tuner plugins]] section of the "List of microtonal software plugins" page. Note that not all tuner plugins include a well developed tuning explorer.
-* Scala
+* [https://www.huygens-fokker.org/scala/ Scala], from Manuel Op de Coul (standalone)
-* [https://entonal.studio/ Entonal Studio], by Entonal
+* [https://sevish.com/scaleworkshop/ Scale Workshop], from Lumi Pakkanen and [[Sevish]] (web browser based)
-* [https://oddsound.com/mtsespsuite.php MTS-ESP Suite] and [https://oddsound.com/mtsespmini.php MTS-ESP Mini], by ODDsound
+* [https://entonal.studio/ Entonal Studio], by Entonal (tuner plugin)
-* I[https://infinitone.com/ nfinitone DMT], by Infinitone
+*[https://oddsound.com/mtsespsuite.php MTS-ESP Suite] and [https://oddsound.com/mtsespmini.php MTS-ESP Mini], by ODDsound (tuner plugin)
-* [https://www.pitchinnovations.com/products/fluid-pitch/ Fluid Pitch], by Pitch Innovations
+* I[https://infinitone.com/ nfinitone DMT], by Infinitone (tuner plugin)
+* [https://surge-synthesizer.github.io/ Surge XT], by the Surge Synth Team (synth)
 ===Converting Anamark tuning files===