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Indian music is one of the important microtonal music traditions (along with the [[Arabic, Turkish, Persian|arabic/turkish/persian]] tradtition).

Its measuring unit is the **shruti** (sometimes spelled šruti, sruti or shruthi), which roughly corresponds to a quartertone. There are 22 shrutis per octave, 13 per fifth and 9 per fourth. A size of 4 sruti for the major whole tone follows from that. The step sizes of the heptatonic scales ([[shadja grama]], [[madhyama grama]]) are given as sequences of 4, 3, and 2 sruti

It can be (and has been) approximated with [[22edo]] - the "traditional" tuning system, however, is unequal.

An explanation about the shruti system and a traditional derivation of the 22 shrutis: http://www.carnaticcorner.com/articles/22_srutis.htm

It should be noted that there is no "official", non-ambiguous definition of the exact sizes of all the shruti intervals.
One example for a compilation of the shrutis, with explicit values of the intervals, can be found [[A shruti list|here]].

Some derivations in the light of modern temperament theory: [[Magic22 as srutis|Magic22 and Shrutar22 as srutis]]

==Other links== 
[[http://tonalsoft.com/monzo/indian/indian.htm|Article on indian tuning in Joe Monzo's tuning encyclopedia]]
[[http://homepage.mac.com/patrickmoutal/macmoutal/rag.html|Patrick Moutal's Indian Music Page]]
[[http://www.ocf.berkeley.edu/%7Emrahaim/|Hindustani Music Resources]] - downloads and links, compiled by Matt Rahaim
http://www.musicresearch.in - an indian music research portal

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Its measuring unit is the <strong>shruti</strong> (sometimes spelled šruti, sruti or shruthi), which roughly corresponds to a quartertone. There are 22 shrutis per octave, 13 per fifth and 9 per fourth. A size of 4 sruti for the major whole tone follows from that. The step sizes of the heptatonic scales (<a class="wiki_link" href="/shadja%20grama">shadja grama</a>, <a class="wiki_link" href="/madhyama%20grama">madhyama grama</a>) are given as sequences of 4, 3, and 2 sruti<br />
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It can be (and has been) approximated with <a class="wiki_link" href="/22edo">22edo</a> - the &quot;traditional&quot; tuning system, however, is unequal.<br />
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An explanation about the shruti system and a traditional derivation of the 22 shrutis: <!-- ws:start:WikiTextUrlRule:27:http://www.carnaticcorner.com/articles/22_srutis.htm --><a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://www.carnaticcorner.com/articles/22_srutis.htm" rel="nofollow">http://www.carnaticcorner.com/articles/22_srutis.htm</a><!-- ws:end:WikiTextUrlRule:27 --><br />
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It should be noted that there is no &quot;official&quot;, non-ambiguous definition of the exact sizes of all the shruti intervals.<br />
One example for a compilation of the shrutis, with explicit values of the intervals, can be found <a class="wiki_link" href="/A%20shruti%20list">here</a>.<br />
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Some derivations in the light of modern temperament theory: <a class="wiki_link" href="/Magic22%20as%20srutis">Magic22 and Shrutar22 as srutis</a><br />
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 <a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://tonalsoft.com/monzo/indian/indian.htm" rel="nofollow">Article on indian tuning in Joe Monzo's tuning encyclopedia</a><br />
<a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://homepage.mac.com/patrickmoutal/macmoutal/rag.html" rel="nofollow">Patrick Moutal's Indian Music Page</a><br />
<a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://www.ocf.berkeley.edu/%7Emrahaim/" rel="nofollow">Hindustani Music Resources</a> - downloads and links, compiled by Matt Rahaim<br />
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