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=== About musical tuning === | === About musical tuning === | ||
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* '''[[Microtonal music|What is microtonal music?]]''' | * '''[[Microtonal music|What is microtonal music?]]''' | ||
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** If the ratio between the step sizes is the [[golden ratio]], then the tuning is a golden tuning, such as “golden meantone”, “golden flattone” or similar. | ** If the ratio between the step sizes is the [[golden ratio]], then the tuning is a golden tuning, such as “golden meantone”, “golden flattone” or similar. | ||
** Golden tunings are one type of [[metallic MOS]], along with silver tunings, bronze tunings and others. | ** Golden tunings are one type of [[metallic MOS]], along with silver tunings, bronze tunings and others. | ||
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=== About the wiki === | === About the wiki === | ||
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* '''There's so much to read. Where do I start?''' | * '''There's so much to read. Where do I start?''' | ||
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* '''I am more interested in the way [[regular temperament theory]] looked before 2010, rather than the direction it has taken since 2020. Is there a wiki that preserves that?''' | * '''I am more interested in the way [[regular temperament theory]] looked before 2010, rather than the direction it has taken since 2020. Is there a wiki that preserves that?''' | ||
** Yes. You can find that at the [https://legacy.xen.wiki/w/Main_Page Legacy Xenharmonic Wiki]. | ** Yes. You can find that at the [https://legacy.xen.wiki/w/Main_Page Legacy Xenharmonic Wiki]. | ||
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=== About editing the wiki === | === About editing the wiki === | ||
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* '''[[Xenharmonic Wiki:I'm a new editor, what is everything I can do to help?|I'm a new editor, what is everything I can do to help?]]''' | * '''[[Xenharmonic Wiki:I'm a new editor, what is everything I can do to help?|I'm a new editor, what is everything I can do to help?]]''' | ||
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* '''How can I add an inline citation or note?''' | * '''How can I add an inline citation or note?''' | ||
** | ** Put <code><nowiki><ref>The contents of the note</ref></nowiki></code> at the place you want the little superscript number to appear. | ||
*** | *** Place <code><<nowiki />references /></code> at the place you want the list of references to appear. (If you do not specify this, it will default to the very bottom of the page.) | ||
** If you want to cite the same reference multiple times, give it a name e.g.<nowiki> | ** If you want to cite the same reference multiple times, give it a name e.g. <code><nowiki><ref name="Bob et al.">The contents of the note</ref></nowiki></code> the first time you use it. | ||
*** Then every subsequent time you can just use<nowiki> | *** Then every subsequent time you can just use <code><<nowiki />ref name="Bob et al." /></code> without all the rest. | ||
Revision as of 01:34, 25 February 2025
Whether they are frequent or one-of-a-kind, all questions are welcome here. When listing questions, list broad, general questions higher and niche, more specific questions lower. Answer each question on a separate page, linked to by the question.
Answered questions
About musical tuning
- Why microtonality? (And why does anyone care about microtonal music?)
- What does “golden” refer to in “golden meantone”, “golden flattone”, etc?
- Rank-2 temperaments (of which meantone and flattone are two among many) generate MOS scales with two step sizes, large and small.
- Depending on what generator you use for the temperament, you can make the ratio between large:small different. For example you can have 3:1 meantone, 2:1 meantone, 3:2 meantone, etc. and the same goes for any other rank-2 temperament.
- If the ratio between the step sizes is the golden ratio, then the tuning is a golden tuning, such as “golden meantone”, “golden flattone” or similar.
- Golden tunings are one type of metallic MOS, along with silver tunings, bronze tunings and others.
About the wiki
- There's so much to read. Where do I start?
- The page Xen concepts for beginners is the best place to start.
- After that, check out General Theory for a list of foundational pages about musical tuning.
- What are this wiki's strengths and weaknesses? (How does it compare to other resources?)
- I am more interested in the way regular temperament theory looked before 2010, rather than the direction it has taken since 2020. Is there a wiki that preserves that?
- Yes. You can find that at the Legacy Xenharmonic Wiki.
About editing the wiki
- How can I sign my name on a talk page? How can I make my replies indented to the right?
- Writing the following:
: I like puppies, kittens and rainbows.
: Oh and ice cream, too.
: ~~~~
- Will result in the following output, with indented text and a signed name:
- I like puppies, kittens and rainbows.
- Oh and ice cream, too.
- BudjarnLambeth (talk) 03:11, 18 December 2024 (UTC)
- Writing the following:
: I am Bob. ~~~~
:: Hi Bob, I’m Alice. ~~~~
::: Nice to meet you Alice, what got you interested in xenharmony? ~~~~
- Will result in the following output, with differing levels of indentation:
- Hi Bob, I’m Alice. AliceFromWonderland (talk) 02:02, 18 December 2024 (UTC)
- How can I add an inline citation or note?
- Put
<ref>The contents of the note</ref>at the place you want the little superscript number to appear.- Place
<references />at the place you want the list of references to appear. (If you do not specify this, it will default to the very bottom of the page.)
- Place
- If you want to cite the same reference multiple times, give it a name e.g.
<ref name="Bob et al.">The contents of the note</ref>the first time you use it.- Then every subsequent time you can just use
<ref name="Bob et al." />without all the rest.
- Then every subsequent time you can just use
- Put
- I have another technical question similar to the previous two. Where can I find the answer?
The answer is probably contained within the page Help:Editing.
Unanswered questions
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Todo: answer questions |
- How do I actually use a rank-3 temperament? (Please make a step-by-step guide of how to go from the 3 generators at the start, to a Scala file that works with Scale Workshop at the end? Every step of the way, explain like I’m five?)
in the mean time until this question is answered, see: Rank-3 temperament
in the mean time until this question is answered, see: Category:People
- Why do microtonal musicians argue so much? (And do they argue more than people in other fields of research?)
(You are encouraged to add more questions here)