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Scala: Software for Musical Tuning Experimentation and Scale Analysis

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onestay42

6mo ago· 2 min readen

Summary

Scala is a comprehensive software application designed for musical tuning experimentation, supporting just intonation scales, equal and historical temperaments, microtonal and macrotonal scales, and non-Western scales. The software enables scale creation, editing, comparison, analysis, storage, electronic instrument tuning, MIDI file generation, and tuning conversion, all integrated with mathematical routines and scale creation methods for exploring musical tunings.

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Scala is a powerful software tool for experimentation with musical tunings, such as just intonation scales, equal and historical temperaments, microtonal and macrotonal scales, and non-Western scales.
It supports scale creation, editing, comparison, analysis, storage, tuning of electronic instruments, and MIDI file generation and tuning conversion.
All this is integrated into a single application with a wide variety of mathematical routines and scale creation methods.
Scala is ideal for the exploration of tunings and becoming familiar with the concepts involved.
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Scala is a powerful software tool for experimentation with musical tunings, temperaments, scales, just intonation and microtonality

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