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There are many schools of thought regarding what tunings are most useful and how those tunings should be generated. With each of those perspectives comes a different system for generating tunings. Some of the most common systems are [[just intonation]], [[regular temperament]]s, [[circulating temperament]]s, and [[Equal|equal divisions]]. Another source of tunings is those used historically and by various cultures throughout the world. Some of those tunings include Indonesian [[Wikipedia: Pelog|Pelog]] and [[Wikipedia: Slendro|Slendro]], the [[Wikipedia: Shruti (music)|Indian Shruti]], [[Arabic, Turkish, Persian|Middle Eastern maqamat]], and [[Meantone|Historical meantone tunings]].
There are many schools of thought regarding what tunings are most useful and how those tunings should be generated. With each of those perspectives comes a different system for generating tunings. Some of the most common systems are [[just intonation]], [[regular temperament]]s, [[circulating temperament]]s, and [[Equal|equal divisions]]. Another source of tunings is those used historically and by various cultures throughout the world. Some of those tunings include Indonesian [[Wikipedia: Pelog|Pelog]] and [[Wikipedia: Slendro|Slendro]], the [[Wikipedia: Shruti (music)|Indian Shruti]], [[Arabic, Turkish, Persian|Middle Eastern maqamat]], and [[Meantone|Historical meantone tunings]].
== See also ==
* [[Approaches to musical tuning]]
* [[Taxonomies of xen approaches]]


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