General theory
Here are some links to some of the key ideas underlying tuning:
Basics
Core concepts
Online tools
- Scale Workshop – scale-creation site by Lumi Pakkanen. Allows playing via QWERTY computer keyboard. Can also export .scl and .kbm files.
- Xenpaper – text-based microtonal sequencer, like a notepad. Write down musical ideas and share the link around.
- xen-calc – interval calculator that translates to/from ratios, cents, FJS and color notation, much more too.
Common scales
Regular temperament theory (RTT)
- Monzo
- Val
- Mapping
- Patent val
- Tempering out
- Rank and codimension
- Keenan's explanation of vals
- Comma pump
- Comma basis
- Saturation, torsion, and contorsion
- Delta-N ratio
- Essentially tempered chords
- Essential tempering commas
- Graham complexity
- Lumma stability
- Distributional evenness
- Consonant class scale
- Maximum variety
- Modal UDP Notation