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The revision contents are below, presented both in the original Wikispaces Wikitext format, and in HTML exactly as Wikispaces rendered it.<br> | The revision contents are below, presented both in the original Wikispaces Wikitext format, and in HTML exactly as Wikispaces rendered it.<br> | ||
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A possible "full keyboard scales" piano tuning for [[22edo]], mapping two keyboard octaves to one acoustic octave, is decribed in [[http://lumma.org/tuning/erlich/erlich-decatonic.pdf|Paul Erlich's paper on 22edo]], on page 11. | A possible "full keyboard scales" piano tuning for [[22edo]], mapping two keyboard octaves to one acoustic octave, is decribed in [[http://lumma.org/tuning/erlich/erlich-decatonic.pdf|Paul Erlich's paper on 22edo]], on page 11. | ||
In the case of acoustical instruments such as pianos | In the case of acoustical instruments such as pianos, tuning full keyboard scales may even require major changes in construction. It has been done, however, e.g. on the [[http://www.sauter-pianos.de/english/pianos/microtone.html|16th tone (96edo) piano]]. | ||
===3) Get an alternative keyboard![[#alternativekeyboard]]=== | ===3) Get an alternative keyboard![[#alternativekeyboard]]=== | ||
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For electronic music, there is meanwhile a number of generalized keyboards that are available or are soon to be available, for example: | For electronic music, there is meanwhile a number of generalized keyboards that are available or are soon to be available, for example: | ||
[[http://www.cortex-design.com/ | [[http://www.cortex-design.com/projects_terp1.htm|Terpstra]] | ||
[[http://www.thummer.com|Thummer]] | [[http://www.thummer.com|Thummer]] | ||
[[http://www.h-pi.com/TPX28intro.html|Tonal Plexus]] | [[http://www.h-pi.com/TPX28intro.html|Tonal Plexus]] | ||
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[[http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/tuning/message/76190]] (Terpstra, Thummer, Tonal Plexus, Haken) | [[http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/tuning/message/76190]] (Terpstra, Thummer, Tonal Plexus, Haken) | ||
[[http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/tuning/message/76549]] (Terpstra, Tonal Plexus, Axis, Opal)</pre></div> | [[http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/tuning/message/76549]] (Terpstra, Tonal Plexus, Axis, Opal) | ||
==Links== | |||
[[http://sites.google.com/site/altkeyboards/|Alternative Keyboards group (on Google groups)]]</pre></div> | |||
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<div style="width:100%; max-height:400pt; overflow:auto; background-color:#f8f9fa; border: 1px solid #eaecf0; padding:0em"><pre style="margin:0px;border:none;background:none;word-wrap:break-word;width:200%;white-space: pre-wrap ! important" class="old-revision-html"><html><head><title>Microtonal Keyboards</title></head><body>Pianos, harpsichords and organs are suited for microtonal music insofar as the strings/pipes can, within limits, be tuned to anything desired.<br /> | <div style="width:100%; max-height:400pt; overflow:auto; background-color:#f8f9fa; border: 1px solid #eaecf0; padding:0em"><pre style="margin:0px;border:none;background:none;word-wrap:break-word;width:200%;white-space: pre-wrap ! important" class="old-revision-html"><html><head><title>Microtonal Keyboards</title></head><body>Pianos, harpsichords and organs are suited for microtonal music insofar as the strings/pipes can, within limits, be tuned to anything desired.<br /> | ||
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There exist several solutions for this problem:<br /> | There exist several solutions for this problem:<br /> | ||
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<!-- ws:start:WikiTextHeadingRule:2:&lt;h3&gt; --><h3 id="toc1"><a name="x-Strategies for more than 12 tones per octave-1) 12 Note Octave Scales"></a><!-- ws:end:WikiTextHeadingRule:2 -->1) 12 Note Octave Scales<!-- ws:start:WikiTextAnchorRule: | <!-- ws:start:WikiTextHeadingRule:2:&lt;h3&gt; --><h3 id="toc1"><a name="x-Strategies for more than 12 tones per octave-1) 12 Note Octave Scales"></a><!-- ws:end:WikiTextHeadingRule:2 -->1) 12 Note Octave Scales<!-- ws:start:WikiTextAnchorRule:10:&lt;img src=&quot;/i/anchor.gif&quot; class=&quot;WikiAnchor&quot; alt=&quot;Anchor&quot; id=&quot;wikitext@@anchor@@twelvenoteoctavescales&quot; title=&quot;Anchor: twelvenoteoctavescales&quot;/&gt; --><a name="twelvenoteoctavescales"></a><!-- ws:end:WikiTextAnchorRule:10 --></h3> | ||
(Terminology from <a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://www.microtonal-synthesis.com" rel="nofollow">www.microtonal-synthesis.com</a>)<br /> | (Terminology from <a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://www.microtonal-synthesis.com" rel="nofollow">www.microtonal-synthesis.com</a>)<br /> | ||
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<a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/tuning/message/74155" rel="nofollow">12 note octave scales piano tuning instructions for 41edo</a><br /> | <a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/tuning/message/74155" rel="nofollow">12 note octave scales piano tuning instructions for 41edo</a><br /> | ||
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<!-- ws:start:WikiTextHeadingRule:4:&lt;h3&gt; --><h3 id="toc2"><a name="x-Strategies for more than 12 tones per octave-2) Full Keyboard Scales"></a><!-- ws:end:WikiTextHeadingRule:4 -->2) Full Keyboard Scales<!-- ws:start:WikiTextAnchorRule: | <!-- ws:start:WikiTextHeadingRule:4:&lt;h3&gt; --><h3 id="toc2"><a name="x-Strategies for more than 12 tones per octave-2) Full Keyboard Scales"></a><!-- ws:end:WikiTextHeadingRule:4 -->2) Full Keyboard Scales<!-- ws:start:WikiTextAnchorRule:11:&lt;img src=&quot;/i/anchor.gif&quot; class=&quot;WikiAnchor&quot; alt=&quot;Anchor&quot; id=&quot;wikitext@@anchor@@fullkeyboardscales&quot; title=&quot;Anchor: fullkeyboardscales&quot;/&gt; --><a name="fullkeyboardscales"></a><!-- ws:end:WikiTextAnchorRule:11 --></h3> | ||
(Terminology from <a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://www.microtonal-synthesis.com" rel="nofollow">www.microtonal-synthesis.com</a>)<br /> | (Terminology from <a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://www.microtonal-synthesis.com" rel="nofollow">www.microtonal-synthesis.com</a>)<br /> | ||
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A possible &quot;full keyboard scales&quot; piano tuning for <a class="wiki_link" href="/22edo">22edo</a>, mapping two keyboard octaves to one acoustic octave, is decribed in <a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://lumma.org/tuning/erlich/erlich-decatonic.pdf" rel="nofollow">Paul Erlich's paper on 22edo</a>, on page 11.<br /> | A possible &quot;full keyboard scales&quot; piano tuning for <a class="wiki_link" href="/22edo">22edo</a>, mapping two keyboard octaves to one acoustic octave, is decribed in <a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://lumma.org/tuning/erlich/erlich-decatonic.pdf" rel="nofollow">Paul Erlich's paper on 22edo</a>, on page 11.<br /> | ||
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In the case of acoustical instruments such as pianos | In the case of acoustical instruments such as pianos, tuning full keyboard scales may even require major changes in construction. It has been done, however, e.g. on the <a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://www.sauter-pianos.de/english/pianos/microtone.html" rel="nofollow">16th tone (96edo) piano</a>.<br /> | ||
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This is actually quite an old idea, since in historical tunings of the pre-well-tempered area, there was a demand for differing between flats and sharps.<br /> | This is actually quite an old idea, since in historical tunings of the pre-well-tempered area, there was a demand for differing between flats and sharps.<br /> | ||
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For electronic music, there is meanwhile a number of generalized keyboards that are available or are soon to be available, for example:<br /> | For electronic music, there is meanwhile a number of generalized keyboards that are available or are soon to be available, for example:<br /> | ||
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<a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://www.cortex-design.com/ | <a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://www.cortex-design.com/projects_terp1.htm" rel="nofollow">Terpstra</a><br /> | ||
<a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://www.thummer.com" rel="nofollow">Thummer</a><br /> | <a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://www.thummer.com" rel="nofollow">Thummer</a><br /> | ||
<a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://www.h-pi.com/TPX28intro.html" rel="nofollow">Tonal Plexus</a><br /> | <a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://www.h-pi.com/TPX28intro.html" rel="nofollow">Tonal Plexus</a><br /> | ||
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<a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/tuning/message/76190" rel="nofollow">http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/tuning/message/76190</a> (Terpstra, Thummer, Tonal Plexus, Haken)<br /> | <a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/tuning/message/76190" rel="nofollow">http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/tuning/message/76190</a> (Terpstra, Thummer, Tonal Plexus, Haken)<br /> | ||
<a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/tuning/message/76549" rel="nofollow">http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/tuning/message/76549</a> (Terpstra, Tonal Plexus, Axis, Opal)</body></html></pre></div> | <a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/tuning/message/76549" rel="nofollow">http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/tuning/message/76549</a> (Terpstra, Tonal Plexus, Axis, Opal)<br /> | ||
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<a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://sites.google.com/site/altkeyboards/" rel="nofollow">Alternative Keyboards group (on Google groups)</a></body></html></pre></div> | |||