User:Sevish/Welcome to the Xenharmonic Wiki

Welcome to the Xenharmonic Wiki

The Xenharmonic Wiki is an open resource for information about musical tuning. This information includes tuning systems and their relationships, theory, math and practice. For a lengthier introduction, see Introduction.

If you are new to musical tuning

• Why use alternative tunings?
• Listen to alternatively tuned music, in case you're wondering what it all sounds like.
• The Approaches to Musical Tuning page offers links to various theoretical approaches to exploring alternative intonation systems
• Links to xenharmonic websites

Popular topics

• Just intonation
• EDOs and other equal-step tunings
• Moment of Symmetry (MOS) scales
• Regular temperaments
• Historical temperaments
• People who have contributed to xenharmonic exploration
• Library of electronically-available published works about microtonal/xenharmonic music
• List of microtonal software plugins

Contributing to the Xenharmonic Wiki

This wiki is created by volunteers. It is a perpetual work in progress, depending on members of the community to help us develop it. We welcome relevant new content and constructive updates to existing pages, so please feel free to sign up and contribute!

You can read some tips in Wiki Help. Get the hang of editing in the SandBox. Wikifuture is a wish list of sorts. Xenharmonic Wiki:Things to do helps you find out what community projects are currently under way.