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=Description= | |||
//Scala// is a freeware software application with versions supporting Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux. It allows users to create and archive [[scale (music)|musical scales]], analyze and transform them with built-in theoretical tools, play them with an on-screen keyboard or from an external [[MIDI]] keyboard, and export them to hardware and software synthesizers. | |||
Scala can retune MIDI streams and files using pitch bend. It also supports MIDI sysex and file-based tunings. Originally a command-line program, Scala now uses the [[Gtk+]] GUI toolkit. Scala is written in the [[Ada programming language]], and is the work of Manuel Op de Coul of the [[Netherlands]]. | |||
Scala can retune MIDI streams and files using pitch bend. | |||
Scala can also be used as a midi sequencer, by way of its [[ASCII]]-based sequencing format, ''seq''. Because of its great flexibility when it comes to tuning formats, it is a very powerful tool for those who want to compose and sequence [[microtonal music]]. | Scala can also be used as a midi sequencer, by way of its [[ASCII]]-based sequencing format, ''seq''. Because of its great flexibility when it comes to tuning formats, it is a very powerful tool for those who want to compose and sequence [[microtonal music]]. | ||
Scala's motto is "Invenit et perficit", Latin for "It finds and perfects" or "It discovers and accomplishes" in [[Latin]]. | Scala's motto is "Invenit et perficit", Latin for "It finds and perfects" or "It discovers and accomplishes" in [[Latin]]. Its logo is a [[Renaissance]]-style [[relief print]] of a [[cherub]] holding a [[compass (drafting)|compass]] and a globe inscribed with a diatonic musical scale and a [[circle of fifths|circle of fourths]]. | ||
=Using Scala= | =Using Scala= | ||
[[Creating Scala scl files for rank two temperaments]] | [[Creating Scala scl files for rank two temperaments]] | ||
[[Projection pair|Using Scala to create lattice diagrams of planar temperaments]] | [[Projection pair|Using Scala to create lattice diagrams of planar temperaments]] | ||
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[[Using Scala to compose microtonal music]] | [[Using Scala to compose microtonal music]] | ||
[[Using Scala to retune common practice music in meantone]] | [[Using Scala to retune common practice music in meantone]] | ||
[[How to get sound out of Scala in Ubuntu]] | |||
=File formats= | =File formats= | ||
Scala can open, transform, and save standard MIDI files. | Scala can open, transform, and save standard MIDI files. It can also export MIDI tuning tables in .tun format. It provides a native, human-readable sequencing language (.seq). But it is best known for its use of human-readable text files to store musical scales. | ||
The [[http://www.huygens-fokker.org/scala/scl_format.html|Scala scale file format]] has become a standard for representing microtonal scales in a way that can be used by other software. | The [[http://www.huygens-fokker.org/scala/scl_format.html|Scala scale file format]] has become a standard for representing microtonal scales in a way that can be used by other software. The Scala site lists over thirty applications that support the format, including several major commercial packages like [[Apple Logic| Apple Logic 7]], [[Melodyne|Celemony Melodyne 3]], and [[Cakewalk (company)|Cakewalk]] Rapture<ref>[[http://www.cakewalk.com/support/rapture/rapturetuning.asp|Rapture Microtuning and Alternative Tunings]]</ref> and Z3TA+<ref>http://cakewalk.com/Products/Z3TA/Z3TA+%20Waveshaping%20Synthesizer.zip</ref> . Scala's developer also makes freely available an archive of over 3,500 Scala scale files, containing many musical scales of historical, cultural, and theoretical interest. | ||
=See also= | =See also= | ||
*[[Microtuner]] | *[[Microtuner]] | ||
*[[Microtonal music]] | *[[Microtonal music]] | ||
=External links= | =External links= | ||
*[http://www.huygens-fokker.org/scala/ Scala's home page] | *[http://www.huygens-fokker.org/scala/ Scala's home page] | ||
=References= | =References= | ||
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<!-- ws:start:WikiTextHeadingRule:4:&lt;h1&gt; --><h1 id="toc0"><a name="Description"></a><!-- ws:end:WikiTextHeadingRule:4 -->Description</h1> | <em>Scala</em> is a freeware software application with versions supporting Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux. It allows users to create and archive <a class="wiki_link" href="/scale%20%28music%29">musical scales</a>, analyze and transform them with built-in theoretical tools, play them with an on-screen keyboard or from an external <a class="wiki_link" href="/MIDI">MIDI</a> keyboard, and export them to hardware and software synthesizers.<br /> | ||
<em>Scala</em> is a freeware software application with versions supporting Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux. | |||
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Scala can retune MIDI streams and files using pitch bend. | Scala can retune MIDI streams and files using pitch bend. It also supports MIDI sysex and file-based tunings. Originally a command-line program, Scala now uses the [[Gtk+]] GUI toolkit. Scala is written in the <a class="wiki_link" href="/Ada%20programming%20language">Ada programming language</a>, and is the work of Manuel Op de Coul of the <a class="wiki_link" href="/Netherlands">Netherlands</a>.<br /> | ||
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Scala can also be used as a midi sequencer, by way of its <a class="wiki_link" href="/ASCII">ASCII</a>-based sequencing format, ''seq''. Because of its great flexibility when it comes to tuning formats, it is a very powerful tool for those who want to compose and sequence <a class="wiki_link" href="/microtonal%20music">microtonal music</a>.<br /> | Scala can also be used as a midi sequencer, by way of its <a class="wiki_link" href="/ASCII">ASCII</a>-based sequencing format, ''seq''. Because of its great flexibility when it comes to tuning formats, it is a very powerful tool for those who want to compose and sequence <a class="wiki_link" href="/microtonal%20music">microtonal music</a>.<br /> | ||
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Scala's motto is &quot;Invenit et perficit&quot;, Latin for &quot;It finds and perfects&quot; or &quot;It discovers and accomplishes&quot; in <a class="wiki_link" href="/Latin">Latin</a>. | Scala's motto is &quot;Invenit et perficit&quot;, Latin for &quot;It finds and perfects&quot; or &quot;It discovers and accomplishes&quot; in <a class="wiki_link" href="/Latin">Latin</a>. Its logo is a <a class="wiki_link" href="/Renaissance">Renaissance</a>-style <a class="wiki_link" href="/relief%20print">relief print</a> of a <a class="wiki_link" href="/cherub">cherub</a> holding a <a class="wiki_link" href="/compass%20%28drafting%29">compass</a> and a globe inscribed with a diatonic musical scale and a <a class="wiki_link" href="/circle%20of%20fifths">circle of fourths</a>.<br /> | ||
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<a class="wiki_link" href="/Creating%20Scala%20scl%20files%20for%20rank%20two%20temperaments">Creating Scala scl files for rank two temperaments</a><br /> | <a class="wiki_link" href="/Creating%20Scala%20scl%20files%20for%20rank%20two%20temperaments">Creating Scala scl files for rank two temperaments</a><br /> | ||
<a class="wiki_link" href="/Projection%20pair">Using Scala to create lattice diagrams of planar temperaments</a><br /> | <a class="wiki_link" href="/Projection%20pair">Using Scala to create lattice diagrams of planar temperaments</a><br /> | ||
<a class="wiki_link" href="/Using%20Scala%20to%20transform%20just%20intonation">Using Scala to transform just intonation</a><br /> | <a class="wiki_link" href="/Using%20Scala%20to%20transform%20just%20intonation">Using Scala to transform just intonation</a><br /> | ||
<a class="wiki_link" href="/Using%20Scala%20to%20compose%20microtonal%20music">Using Scala to compose microtonal music</a><br /> | <a class="wiki_link" href="/Using%20Scala%20to%20compose%20microtonal%20music">Using Scala to compose microtonal music</a><br /> | ||
<a class="wiki_link" href="/Using%20Scala%20to%20retune%20common%20practice%20music%20in%20meantone">Using Scala to retune common practice music in meantone</a><br /> | <a class="wiki_link" href="/Using%20Scala%20to%20retune%20common%20practice%20music%20in%20meantone">Using Scala to retune common practice music in meantone</a><br /> | ||
<a class="wiki_link" href="/How%20to%20get%20sound%20out%20of%20Scala%20in%20Ubuntu">How to get sound out of Scala in Ubuntu</a><br /> | |||
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Scala can open, transform, and save standard MIDI files. | Scala can open, transform, and save standard MIDI files. It can also export MIDI tuning tables in .tun format. It provides a native, human-readable sequencing language (.seq). But it is best known for its use of human-readable text files to store musical scales.<br /> | ||
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The <a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://www.huygens-fokker.org/scala/scl_format.html" rel="nofollow">Scala scale file format</a> has become a standard for representing microtonal scales in a way that can be used by other software. | The <a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://www.huygens-fokker.org/scala/scl_format.html" rel="nofollow">Scala scale file format</a> has become a standard for representing microtonal scales in a way that can be used by other software. The Scala site lists over thirty applications that support the format, including several major commercial packages like <a class="wiki_link" href="/Apple%20Logic"> Apple Logic 7</a>, <a class="wiki_link" href="/Melodyne">Celemony Melodyne 3</a>, and <a class="wiki_link" href="/Cakewalk%20%28company%29">Cakewalk</a> Rapture<!-- ws:start:WikiTextRefRule:1:&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;&lt;a class=&quot;wiki_link_ext&quot; href=&quot;http://www.cakewalk.com/support/rapture/rapturetuning.asp&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Rapture Microtuning and Alternative Tunings&lt;/a&gt;&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; --><sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1">[1]</a></sup><!-- ws:end:WikiTextRefRule:1 --> and Z3TA+<!-- ws:start:WikiTextRefRule:3:&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;http://cakewalk.com/Products/Z3TA/Z3TA+%20Waveshaping%20Synthesizer.zip&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; --><sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2">[2]</a></sup><!-- ws:end:WikiTextRefRule:3 --> . Scala's developer also makes freely available an archive of over 3,500 Scala scale files, containing many musical scales of historical, cultural, and theoretical interest.<br /> | ||
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*<a class="wiki_link" href="/Microtuner">Microtuner</a><br /> | *<a class="wiki_link" href="/Microtuner">Microtuner</a><br /> | ||
*<a class="wiki_link" href="/Microtonal%20music">Microtonal music</a><br /> | *<a class="wiki_link" href="/Microtonal%20music">Microtonal music</a><br /> | ||
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<li id="cite_note-2"><a href="#cite_ref-2">^</a> <a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://cakewalk.com/Products/Z3TA/Z3TA+%20Waveshaping%20Synthesizer.zip" rel="nofollow">http://cakewalk.com/Products/Z3TA/Z3TA+%20Waveshaping%20Synthesizer.zip</a></li> | <li id="cite_note-2"><a href="#cite_ref-2">^</a> <a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://cakewalk.com/Products/Z3TA/Z3TA+%20Waveshaping%20Synthesizer.zip" rel="nofollow">http://cakewalk.com/Products/Z3TA/Z3TA+%20Waveshaping%20Synthesizer.zip</a></li> | ||
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