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Surge XT also provides a button "Tune" under the label "Status" along the top of its window. If a custom tuning has not yet been added during the current session, clicking the button will reveal the same list of options as Menu > Tuning. If a custom tuning has been loaded, the Tune button will be lit (bright not dark), and clicking it will turn that tuning off (back to the software's default [[12edo|12-EDO tuning]]) or back on.

'''''Vital synth'''''

[Now allows Scala keyboard mapping file (.kbm) import as well as Scala scale file (.scl) import. The instructions for Vital are a little different but might be worth briefly including. AFAIK, there is still no way to apply re-tuning to the filters without using the Mod Remap system instead of the tuning file import system.]

'''''Scala scale file'''''

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'''''Alternatives for setting the tuning's base note and tuning center'''''

* Some software, like Garritan's Aria Player sampler system [~~and the Vital synth IIRC~~], can use Scala scale files but do not support loading Scala keyboard mapping files. However, they may allow you to set the base note of the Scala scale file and its pitch. This fulfills two of the functions of the keyboard mapping file and you should use this method if it's all your instrument supports. If you are using a just intonation, for example, then setting the Scala scale file's base note to the music's tonic is essential.

* Some software, like Garritan's Aria Player sampler system [others?], can use Scala scale files but do not support loading Scala keyboard mapping files. However, they may allow you to set the base note of the Scala scale file and its pitch. This fulfills two of the functions of the keyboard mapping file and you should use this method if it's all your instrument supports. If you are using a just intonation, for example, then setting the Scala scale file's base note to the music's tonic is essential.

* Instead of using a keyboard mapping file, you can also set the base for your scale in Surge XT using its tuning editor as described in [[User:Mousemambo/Document draft#Method 1: Set a tuning directly in the synth itself|Method 1]]. This can be convenient for tunings with a 12-note scale that maps to a standard piano keyboard but may lead to problematic results otherwise. See [[User:Mousemambo/Tuning methods#Tuning files|Tuning methods]] for more about setting a tuning's base note, tuning center, and keyboard mapping issues, including the tuning system meanings of the terms ''base note'', ''reference pitch'', ''tuning center'', ''diapason'', and ''tonic''.

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*[[User:Mousemambo/Guide to tuning the Kontakt sampler system|Guide to tuning the Kontakt sampler system]]

*[[DAWs#Approaches%20to%20Microtonal%20Composition%20in%20a%20DAW|DAWs § Approaches to Microtonal Composition in a DAW]]

*YouTube tutorials

**[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WxrpZ4L404M Using Microtones in Electronic Music (microtonal tutorial)], by [[Sevish]], posted Jan 23, 2020.

**[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-QNnVndGLmw How to export microtonal tuning files using Scala], by Sevish, posted Sep 17, 2016.

**[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eoj8DJd9ojc Melodyne re-tuned with Scala files], by [[Stephen Weigel]], posted Apr 11, 2019.

**[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I2PXnoDX1ns Retune for Live Scala File Tutorial], by [https://www.youtube.com/@ursinemusic4844 Ursine Music], posted Aug 1, 2015.

**[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DHoTKeOYkd0 Ableton Microtuner - Microtonal Music with Ableton Live], by [https://www.youtube.com/@SeedtoStage Seed to Stage], posted Apr 7, 2022.

==External links==

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 Surge XT also provides a button "Tune" under the label "Status" along the top of its window. If a custom tuning has not yet been added during the current session, clicking the button will reveal the same list of options as Menu > Tuning. If a custom tuning has been loaded, the Tune button will be lit (bright not dark), and clicking it will turn that tuning off (back to the software's default [[12edo|12-EDO tuning]]) or back on.
+'''''Vital synth'''''
+[Now allows Scala keyboard mapping file (.kbm) import as well as Scala scale file (.scl) import. The instructions for Vital are a little different but might be worth briefly including. AFAIK, there is still no way to apply re-tuning to the filters without using the Mod Remap system instead of the tuning file import system.]
 '''''Scala scale file'''''
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 '''''Alternatives for setting the tuning's base note and tuning center'''''
-* Some software, like Garritan's Aria Player sampler system [and the Vital synth IIRC], can use Scala scale files but do not support loading Scala keyboard mapping files. However, they may allow you to set the base note of the Scala scale file and its pitch. This fulfills two of the functions of the keyboard mapping file and you should use this method if it's all your instrument supports. If you are using a just intonation, for example, then setting the Scala scale file's base note to the music's tonic is essential.
+* Some software, like Garritan's Aria Player sampler system [others?], can use Scala scale files but do not support loading Scala keyboard mapping files. However, they may allow you to set the base note of the Scala scale file and its pitch. This fulfills two of the functions of the keyboard mapping file and you should use this method if it's all your instrument supports. If you are using a just intonation, for example, then setting the Scala scale file's base note to the music's tonic is essential.
 * Instead of using a keyboard mapping file, you can also set the base for your scale in Surge XT using its tuning editor as described in [[User:Mousemambo/Document draft#Method 1: Set a tuning directly in the synth itself|Method 1]]. This can be convenient for tunings with a 12-note scale that maps to a standard piano keyboard but may lead to problematic results otherwise. See [[User:Mousemambo/Tuning methods#Tuning files|Tuning methods]] for more about setting a tuning's base note, tuning center, and keyboard mapping issues, including the tuning system meanings of the terms ''base note'', ''reference pitch'', ''tuning center'', ''diapason'', and ''tonic''.
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 *[[User:Mousemambo/Guide to tuning the Kontakt sampler system|Guide to tuning the Kontakt sampler system]]
 *[[DAWs#Approaches%20to%20Microtonal%20Composition%20in%20a%20DAW|DAWs § Approaches to Microtonal Composition in a DAW]]
+*YouTube tutorials
+**[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WxrpZ4L404M Using Microtones in Electronic Music (microtonal tutorial)], by [[Sevish]], posted Jan 23, 2020.
+**[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-QNnVndGLmw How to export microtonal tuning files using Scala], by Sevish, posted Sep 17, 2016.
+**[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eoj8DJd9ojc Melodyne re-tuned with Scala files], by [[Stephen Weigel]], posted Apr 11, 2019.
+**[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I2PXnoDX1ns Retune for Live Scala File Tutorial], by [https://www.youtube.com/@ursinemusic4844 Ursine Music], posted Aug 1, 2015.
+**[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DHoTKeOYkd0 Ableton Microtuner - Microtonal Music with Ableton Live], by [https://www.youtube.com/@SeedtoStage Seed to Stage], posted Apr 7, 2022.
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