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* ... | * Live performance, when you don't want the complicity or CPU overhead of alternative methods. | ||
* Causal playing, when you want to begin quickly. | |||
* Playing a soft synth with built-in retuning support in standalone mode (i.e. not inside a DAW). | |||
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* ... | * When you have an ensemble of instruments that need shared retuning. | ||
* When you want to change the scale or tuning in mid-performance using presets. | |||
* When you need to bypass a glitch, bug, or incompatibility sometimes seen with pitch bend retuning methods. | |||
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===Scale design software === | ===Scale design software === | ||
Scale design software, or a scale designer, is a suite of tools for exploring the properties of scales and sometimes also tuning systems, for creating entirely new scales and | Scale design software, or a scale designer, is a suite of tools for exploring the properties of scales and sometimes also tuning systems, for creating entirely new scales and tunings, and for semi-guided scale and tuning development based on principles discovered by theorists. The tools provided by a scale designer may include tables showing the scale's pitches in decimal cents, ratios and named interval formats; interval analysis; circular or other graphical mappings; scale or tuning transformations; comparisons between alternatives; and many more. | ||
[[Scala]] is one of the most popular, long-standing, and powerful scale and tuning development environments and worth exploring. However, its learning curve is steep and its text-based roots make it less enjoyable to use for some people. More recently developed scale designers are centered on graphical tools that clearly show relationships between scale notes. They are frequently built into tuning plugins, so your preferred scale design software may just be the one that fits your preferred retuning workflow. Other scale designers are standalone apps like Scala, web browser-based, or built into an instrument (e.g. Surge XT). | [[Scala]] is one of the most popular, long-standing, and powerful scale and tuning development environments and worth exploring. However, its learning curve is steep and its text-based roots make it less enjoyable to use for some people. More recently developed scale designers are centered on graphical tools that clearly show relationships between scale notes. They are frequently built into tuning plugins, so your preferred scale design software may just be the one that fits your preferred retuning workflow. Other scale designers are standalone apps like Scala, web browser-based, or built into an instrument (e.g. Surge XT). | ||