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Information on how to get musical instruments to play music in a variety of tunings.
Information on how to get musical instruments to play music in a variety of tunings.


See also [[The_Great_Xenharmonic_Fixed-Pitch_Instrument_Database|The Great Xenharmonic Fixed-Pitch Instrument Database]] .
See also [[The Great Xenharmonic Fixed-Pitch Instrument Database]] .


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* [[string_instruments|Strings]]
** fretted: [[microguitar|guitars]], [[microbass|bass]], banjo, mandolin, [[Fun_With_Microtones|ukulele]], balalaika, viol, sitar, etc.
** (unfretted) [[MicrotonalBowedStrings|violin etc.]], oud, [[qanun]], [[microbass|fretless bass]], harps, zithers, hammer dulcimers, dan bau
** [[autoharp]]
** [[moodswinger]]
** [http://chrisvaisvil.com/?p=789 Home Made Canon]
** [http://bp.b0b.com/2012/11/sierra-pedal-steel/ pedal steel]
** [http://chrisvaisvil.com/diy-temporary-cable-tie-guitar-frets-version-2/ Cable Tie Frets] - instruction and examples on using cable ties as frets on a defretted guitar
* [[microtonal_brass|Brass]]:
** [[microtonal_trumpet|Trumpet]], [[microtonal_horn|Horn]], [[microtrombone|Trombone]] (duh!), [[microtonal_tuba|Tuba]], digeridoo, alphorn
** [http://bwhisperer.com/index bwhisperer.com] JI-oriented website, "The Brass Whisperer's main aim is to play with subtle music tunings and coax brass players (and other musicians) into achieving delicious harmonies."
* [[microtonal woodwinds|Woodwinds]]
** Reedless Instruments: [[Flutes]], [[microrecorder|Recorders]], [[Whistles]]
** Reed Instruments: [[Bassoons]], [[microtonal_clarinet|Clarinets]], [[Saxophones]], [[Oboes]]
* [[mallet percussion|Percussion]]
** [[mallet percussion|mallet keyboards]]: vibraphone, xylophone, [[marimba]], glockenspiel, crotales, lithophone, etc.
** tuned drums: timpani, rototoms, pat waing
** bells: [[carillon]], [[Conic_Bellophone_in_96edo|conic bellophone]], [[tubulong]], amglocken, handbells, [[zoomoozophone]], [http://www.ekmelic-music.org/en/instr/kk.htm sound tower/sound cube]
** lamellophones: [[kalimba (mbira)]], marimbula
** friction idiophones: musical saw, wine glasses, [[nail_violin|nail violin]], [[Daxophone]]
* [[Microtonal_Keyboards|Keyboards]]: Piano, Harpsichord, Organ, Clavichord, but also Synthesizers


<ul><li>[[string_instruments|Strings]]
* Web browser-based on-screen keyboards:
** [[User:SAKryukov#Microtonal_Music_Study_using_specialized_chromatic_keyboards_and_Web_Audio_API|&ldquo;Microtonal Music Study&rdquo; family]]
** ReTuner: [https://www.facebook.com/retuner on facebook] [https://encyclotronic.com/apps/microtonal/retuner-r24 on Encyclotronic]
* [[Free Reeds]]:
** [[Harmonica]]
** Reed Organs, Accordion, Melodica, Khaen, etc.
* Others: [[udderbot]], [[tubulong]], [http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/oddmusic/message/17051 balloon flute]
* [[Software]], [[DAWs]], [[List_of_Microtonal_Software_Plugins|plugins]]


<ul><li>fretted: [[microguitar|guitars]], [[microbass|bass]], banjo, mandolin, [[Fun_With_Microtones|ukulele]], balalaika, viol, sitar, etc.</li><li>(unfretted) [[MicrotonalBowedStrings|violin etc.]], oud, [[qanun|qanun]], [[microbass|fretless bass]], harps, zithers, hammer dulcimers, dan bau</li><li>[[autoharp|autoharp]]</li><li>[[moodswinger|moodswinger]]</li><li>[http://chrisvaisvil.com/?p=789 Home Made Canon]</li><li>[http://bp.b0b.com/2012/11/sierra-pedal-steel/ pedal steel]</li><li>[http://chrisvaisvil.com/diy-temporary-cable-tie-guitar-frets-version-2/ Cable Tie Frets] - instruction and examples on using cable ties as frets on a defretted guitar</li></ul></li><li>[[microtonal_brass|Brass]]:
== Tuning-agnostic instruments ==
 
<ul><li>[[microtonal_trumpet|Trumpet]], [[microtonal_horn|Horn]], [[microtrombone|Trombone]] (duh!), [[microtonal_tuba|Tuba]], digeridoo, alphorn</li><li>[http://bwhisperer.com/index bwhisperer.com] JI-oriented website, "The Brass Whisperer's main aim is to play with subtle music tunings and coax brass players (and other musicians) into achieving delicious harmonies."</li></ul></li><li>[[microtonal_woodwinds|Woodwinds]]
 
<ul><li>Reedless Instruments: [[Flutes|Flutes]], [[microrecorder|Recorders]], [[Whistles|Whistles]]</li><li>Reed Instruments: [[Bassoons|Bassoons]], [[microtonal_clarinet|Clarinets]], [[Saxophones|Saxophones]], [[Oboes|Oboes]]</li></ul></li><li>[[mallet_percussion|Percussion]]
 
<ul><li>[[mallet_percussion|mallet keyboards]]: vibraphone, xylophone, [[marimba|marimba]], glockenspiel, crotales, lithophone, etc.</li><li>tuned drums: timpani, rototoms, pat waing</li><li>bells: [[carillon|carillon]], [[Conic_Bellophone_in_96edo|conic bellophone]], [[tubulong|tubulong]], amglocken, handbells, [[zoomoozophone|zoomoozophone]], [http://www.ekmelic-music.org/en/instr/kk.htm sound tower/sound cube]</li><li>lamellophones: [[kalimba_(mbira)|kalimba (mbira)]], marimbula</li><li>friction idiophones: musical saw, wine glasses, [[nail_violin|nail violin]], [[Daxophone|Daxophone]]</li></ul></li><li>[[Microtonal_Keyboards|Keyboards]]: <span style="">Piano</span>, <span style="">Harpsichord</span>, <span style="">Organ</span>, <span style="">Clavichord, but also Synthesizers</span></li>
 
<li>Web browser-based on-screen keyboards:<ul>
<li>
[[User:SAKryukov#Microtonal_Music_Study_using_specialized_chromatic_keyboards_and_Web_Audio_API|&ldquo;Microtonal Music Study&rdquo; family]]
<li>
<li>
</li>
<li>ReTuner:
<dd>[https://www.facebook.com/retuner on facebook]</dd><dd>[https://encyclotronic.com/apps/microtonal/retuner-r24 on Encyclotronic]</dd>
</ul>
</li>
 
<li>[[Free_Reeds|Free Reeds]]:
 
<ul><li>[[Harmonica|Harmonica]]</li><li>Reed Organs, Accordion, Melodica, Khaen, etc.</li></ul></li><li>Others: [[udderbot|udderbot]], [[tubulong|tubulong]], [http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/oddmusic/message/17051 balloon flute]</li><li>[[Software|Software]], [[DAWs|DAWs]], [[List_of_Microtonal_Software_Plugins|plugins]]</li></ul>


== Tuning-agnostic instruments ==
These instruments can play in any microtonal scale out-of-the-box, because 12edo is not a part of their manufacture:
These instruments can play in any microtonal scale out-of-the-box, because 12edo is not a part of their manufacture:


Revision as of 18:13, 27 November 2020

Information on how to get musical instruments to play music in a variety of tunings.

See also The Great Xenharmonic Fixed-Pitch Instrument Database .

Tuning-agnostic instruments

These instruments can play in any microtonal scale out-of-the-box, because 12edo is not a part of their manufacture:

  • Fretless string instruments
    • Fretless bass
    • Fretless guitar
    • Violin, viola, cello, double bass (the string quartet is a whole tuning-agnostic ensemble)
    • Oud
  • String instruments with one pitch per string
    • Hammered dulcimer
  • Wind instruments with a slide or other continuous pitch control
  • Musical saw
  • Daxophone
  • Theremin (originally named Termenvox)
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