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=== Tuning software options===
=== Tuning software options===
With a traditional 12-equal tuner, one method to get quite close is to fret either A or D on each string and get that in tune. For more precise 41-equal tuning, use a tuner that directly supports 41-equal. The following options are all free-of-charge and most are open source software that fully supports 41-equal with appropriate names and tuning calibration capacity:
With a traditional 12-equal tuner, one method to get quite close is to fret either A or D on each string and get that in tune. For more precise 41-equal tuning, use a tuner that directly supports 41-equal. The following options are all open source and free of charge:


'''[https://microtonal-tuner.onrender.com Microtonal-Tuner]''' by Wilckerson Ganda is a browser-based app, so it works on any OS within a web browser. Source code on [https://github.com/wilckerson/microtonal-tuner '''github'''].
'''[https://microtonal-tuner.onrender.com Microtonal-Tuner]''' by Wilckerson Ganda is a browser-based app that works on Windows, OS X, Linux, Android and iOS. Source code on [https://github.com/wilckerson/microtonal-tuner '''github'''].


'''Tuner ([https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.moekadu.tuner Google Play]'''  or [https://f-droid.org/packages/de.moekadu.tuner/ '''Fdroid''']) by Michael Moessner is for Android only (note that multiple android apps have that name). Source code on '''[https://github.com/thetwom/Tuner/ github]'''.
'''Tuner ([https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.moekadu.tuner Google Play]'''  or [https://f-droid.org/packages/de.moekadu.tuner/ '''Fdroid''']) by Michael Moessner is for Android only (note that multiple android apps have that name). Source code on '''[https://github.com/thetwom/Tuner/ github]'''.
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[https://apps.apple.com/us/app/edo-tuner/id1540791638 '''EDO tuner'''] by John Watson is for iOS only. Source code on [https://github.com/johncottenwatson/EDOTuner '''github'''].
[https://apps.apple.com/us/app/edo-tuner/id1540791638 '''EDO tuner'''] by John Watson is for iOS only. Source code on [https://github.com/johncottenwatson/EDOTuner '''github'''].


[http://tallkite.com/misc_files/EDOtuner.txt '''EDO-strobeTuner'''] by Kite Giedraitis (text file, right click and "save as...") is a free strobe tuner. Functions as a DAW plug-in, requires [https://www.reaper.fm/ Reaper] or [https://www.reaper.fm/reaplugs/ ReaJS]. Source code is in the text file itself.
'''[http://tallkite.com/apps/EDO-strobeTuner.html EDO-strobeTuner]''' by Kite Giedraitis functions as a DAW plug-in, and requires [https://www.reaper.fm/ Reaper] (small-footprint DAW for Windows, OS X or Linux) or [https://www.reaper.fm/reaplugs/ ReaJS] (Windows-only VST wrapper). Source code is in the text file itself.


[http://lingot.nongnu.org/ '''LINGOT'''] is a GNU/Linux tuner which supports any tuning system and imports scala files. Source code at the link. 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 [https://www.huygens-fokker.org/scala/scl_format.html 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". Source code at the main link.


[https://guitarix.org/ '''Guitarix'''] is a GNU/Linux guitar-effects software which has 41-equal as a built-in tuning option. Source code at the link.
[https://guitarix.org/ '''Guitarix'''] is a GNU/Linux guitar-effects software which has 41-equal as a built-in tuning option. Source code at the link.