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=== generators === | === generators === | ||
The answer to both of those questions is: it’s the meantone generator. | The answer to both of those questions is: it’s the generator (in this case, the meantone generator). | ||
A generator is an interval which generates a temperament. Again, if you’re already familiar with MOS scales, this is the same concept. If not, all this means is that if you repeatedly move by this interval, you will visit the pitches you can include in your tuning. | A generator is an interval which generates a temperament. Again, if you’re already familiar with MOS scales, this is the same concept. If not, all this means is that if you repeatedly move by this interval, you will visit the pitches you can include in your tuning. | ||