Kite Guitar: Difference between revisions

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=== Tuning software options===

The Kite guitar can be tuned to a specific pitch using a compatible tuner. The following options fully support 41-equal with appropriate names and tuning calibration:

The Kite guitar can be tuned to a specific pitch using a compatible tuner. The following options are all free-of-charge and most are FLO (Free/Libre/Open) and fully support 41-equal with appropriate names and tuning calibration capacity:

[https://microtonal-tuner.herokuapp.com/tuning/41edo '''Microtonal-Tuner'''] by Wilckerson Ganda is a ~~free~~ browser-based app ~~that~~ works on ~~windows,~~ OS ~~X, android and iOS~~.

[https://microtonal-tuner.herokuapp.com/tuning/41edo '''Microtonal-Tuner'''] by Wilckerson Ganda is a browser-based app, so it works on any OS within a web browser.

'''[https://github.com/thetwom/Tuner/ Tuner]''' for Android (note that more than one app has that name)

[https://apps.apple.com/us/app/edo-tuner/id1540791638 '''EDO tuner'''] by John Watson is a free app is for iOS only.

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[http://tallkite.com/misc_files/EDOtuner.txt '''EDO-strobetuner'''] by Kite Giedraitis (text file, right click and "save as...") is a free strobe tuner for microtonal instruments (requires [https://www.reaper.fm/ Reaper] or [https://www.reaper.fm/reaplugs/ ReaJS]). Presets for the Kite guitar can be found here: http://tallkite.com/misc_files/js-MIDI_EDOtuner_txt.ini In Reaper, select Options/Show REAPER Resource Path and put the .ini file in the Presets folder.

[http://lingot.nongnu.org/ '''LINGOT'''] is a ~~free tuner for~~ GNU/Linux which supports any tuning system and imports scala files. To set it to 41-equal, download and import this [https://gitlab.com/41edo/kite-guitar-method/-/raw/master/Tools/41-edo.scl 41-edo.scl] file. Then, set the frequency of pitch "1" to D by replacing the "mid-C" text with the frequency number "587.33".

[http://lingot.nongnu.org/ '''LINGOT'''] is a GNU/Linux tuner which supports any tuning system and imports scala files. To set it to 41-equal, download and import this [https://gitlab.com/41edo/kite-guitar-method/-/raw/master/Tools/41-edo.scl 41-edo.scl] file. Then, set the frequency of pitch "1" to D by replacing the "mid-C" text with the frequency number "587.33".

The GNU/Linux guitar-effects software [https://guitarix.org/ '''Guitarix'''] also has 41-equal as a built-in tuning option.

==Translating Songs to 41-equal==

''Main article:'' [[Kite Guitar translations|'''Kite Guitar translations''']]

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 === Tuning software options===
-The Kite guitar can be tuned to a specific pitch using a compatible tuner. The following options fully support 41-equal with appropriate names and tuning calibration:
+The Kite guitar can be tuned to a specific pitch using a compatible tuner. The following options are all free-of-charge and most are FLO (Free/Libre/Open) and fully support 41-equal with appropriate names and tuning calibration capacity:
-[https://microtonal-tuner.herokuapp.com/tuning/41edo '''Microtonal-Tuner'''] by Wilckerson Ganda is a free browser-based app that works on windows, OS X, android and iOS.
+[https://microtonal-tuner.herokuapp.com/tuning/41edo '''Microtonal-Tuner'''] by Wilckerson Ganda is a browser-based app, so it works on any OS within a web browser.
+'''[https://github.com/thetwom/Tuner/ Tuner]''' for Android (note that more than one app has that name)
 [https://apps.apple.com/us/app/edo-tuner/id1540791638 '''EDO tuner'''] by John Watson is a free app is for iOS only.
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 [http://tallkite.com/misc_files/EDOtuner.txt '''EDO-strobetuner'''] by Kite Giedraitis (text file, right click and "save as...") is a free strobe tuner for microtonal instruments (requires [https://www.reaper.fm/ Reaper] or [https://www.reaper.fm/reaplugs/ ReaJS]). Presets for the Kite guitar can be found here: http://tallkite.com/misc_files/js-MIDI_EDOtuner_txt.ini In Reaper, select Options/Show REAPER Resource Path and put the .ini file in the Presets folder.
-[http://lingot.nongnu.org/ '''LINGOT'''] is a free tuner for GNU/Linux which supports any tuning system and imports scala files. To set it to 41-equal, download and import this [https://gitlab.com/41edo/kite-guitar-method/-/raw/master/Tools/41-edo.scl 41-edo.scl] file. Then, set the frequency of pitch "1" to D by replacing the "mid-C" text with the frequency number "587.33".
+[http://lingot.nongnu.org/ '''LINGOT'''] is a GNU/Linux tuner which supports any tuning system and imports scala files. To set it to 41-equal, download and import this [https://gitlab.com/41edo/kite-guitar-method/-/raw/master/Tools/41-edo.scl 41-edo.scl] file. Then, set the frequency of pitch "1" to D by replacing the "mid-C" text with the frequency number "587.33".
+The GNU/Linux guitar-effects software [https://guitarix.org/ '''Guitarix'''] also has 41-equal as a built-in tuning option.
 ==Translating Songs to 41-equal==
 ''Main article:'' [[Kite Guitar translations|'''Kite Guitar translations''']]