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		Microtune bulk data dump request uploads an entire tuning from the instrument.
		Microtune parameter change allows the tuning information for a single note to be altered.
		Microtune Bulk Data Dump Request Message A bulk data dump of the format specified above is sent out from the instrument.
	www.rreid.net /tuning/sysex_microtune.txt (615 words)

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		To play intervals and chords that are completely in tune, the precise pitches of many notes must be shifted slightly from their normal frequencies.
		Microtuning is the term used to describe those tiny frequency adjustments.
		Hopefully, manufacturers will continue to offer that capability in their instruments and include support for MTS, which brings microtuning into the MIDI fold and provides musicians with even greater resources for composition and experimentation.
	www.iaekm.org /article22.htm (1928 words)

	Taming the TX81Z Tone Generator - A Patch Editor Roundup
		Effects, program change map, synth utilities and microtuning editing are handled with dedicated workscreens and saved to individual data files for maximum versatility.
		There is no support for editing microtuning tables or synth master settings (cg., MIDI transmit channel or pitch bend range).
		Effects editing, microtuning and the program change map all work well and integrate smoothly with the rest of the program.
	www.atarimagazines.com /startv4n4/patcheditor.html (2307 words)

	[NM] [G2 and Microtuning] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		The Musikmesse 2004 report in which a Clavia developer said that microtuning will be added was a major factor in my decision to purchase a G2.
		I wonder what would be easier to implement: - A MIDI-to-frequency tuning module or - Microtuning within the context of the DX modules.
		Native Instruments' FM7 as an emulation of the DX-series is said to have one of the best microtuning implementations of any softsynth.
	mailman.code404.com /pipermail/nord-modular/2004-April/014300.html (273 words)

	Recommended architectures for microtonal synthesizers
		To do otherwise makes full keyboard microtuning tables virtually useless, as scales with more than 12 notes per octave would be "stretched" away from their natural sampled sound.
		This is not support for microtuning, but rather just a byproduct of the sampling process that conveniently can be used for microtuning by those patient enough to do so.
		So the actual microtuning offsets are 0, 1.5625, 3.125, 4.6875, 6.25, 7.8125, etc. This results in an additional amount of pitch tuning error for the user due to the amibiguity of the whole number offset to internal offset resolution.
	www.microtonal-synthesis.com /architectures.html (990 words)

	Electronic Musician : Microtuning: Use your synth's alternate-tuning capability to achieve "perfect pitch". (Square ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Current Article: Microtuning: Use your synth's alternate-tuning capability to achieve "perfect pitch".
		Start / E / Electronic Musician / February 15, 2002 / Microtuning: Use your synth's alternate-tuning capability to achieve "perfect pitch".
		Read 'Electronic Musician: Microtuning: Use your synth's alternate-tuning capability to achieve "perfect pitch".
	static.highbeam.com /e/electronicmusician/february152002/microtuninguseyoursynthsalternatetuningcapabilityt/index.html (242 words)

	Microtonal MIDI Keyboard Controller (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		My main inspiration to take on this challenge was hearing Neil Haverstick play 19 tone Blues on his refretted guitars.
		The approach that is novel with him is that he applies a microtuning not chromatically, but to an already existing form.
		When one tries to map a tuning system of greater than 12 notes per octave to a traditional microtuning capable synthesizer/keyboard, the octave gets spread out.
	personalwebs.oakland.edu /~saruthma/microkey.html (435 words)

	Dilettante's Dictionary (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		A number of microtuning systems attempt to reduce beat frequencies introduced by the simultaneous playing of the notes of a chord.
		It is necessary to decide on the key before a microtuning system can be selected.
		MIDI is a specification for the types of control signals that can be sent from one electronic music device to another.
	www.dilettantesdictionary.com /index.php?start=51&let=m (1086 words)

	Myriad Forum - VST and microtuning questions...
		As the "rules" for microtuning notation are so haphazard and near-non-existant, and as the development of non-12-note-per-octave keyboards is overwhelmingly unprofitable, the widespread use of those scales will continue to be a tinker's craft at best.
		So the Myriad questions of "how to notate microtuning" is perfectly valid, if part of the goal is to have someone else perform the musics some other day.
		I think we're all basically after the same thing (making microtuning easier), but as our environments are different, we've got different ideas as to what "easier" means.
	www.myriad-online.com /cgi-bin/bbs/YaBB.pl?board=Scores;action=display;num=1104875104;start=15 (4886 words)

	LucyTuningLucyScaleDevelopmentsLucyTuned LullabiesPi tuningJohn Longitude Harrison
		Melodyne is a very useful application which enables users to microtune and edit the timing and formants of audio files.
		Using Pitchbend for microtuning has nowadays become fairly obsolete, as better technologies are now available, as shown above.
		It is possible to LucyTune your sequences to the nearest 64th of a semitone using MIDI pitchbend.
	www.lucytune.com /midi_and_keyboard/pitch_bend.html (1718 words)

	Big Tick Audio Software
		The midi automation capabilities of Angelina are perfect for these long, evolving, breathy synth choirs.
		Finally, the microtuning feature opens up new textural worlds for the ambient artists: if you're scoring the next Alien, you must hear the outer space atmospheres this synth can generate !
		Last but not least, there is also an effect-only version available for free to registered users, that can be used to process any audio source (ever wanted to "angelinize" your guitar ?).
	bigtick.pastnotecut.org /index.php?action=PROD&pcode=130 (166 words)

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		Sometimes I like to microtune > >my synths as a way of choosing a different constraint.
		It's fascinating to me that you used the violin as an analogy with which to knock microtuning, since, unlike many other instruments, you can play a true perfect fifth on a violin.
		I was in a band with a gifted violinist who told me that he was always making his intervals pure, never equally tempered.
	www.sonosphere.com /Doug/musictech.html (855 words)

	KVR : Forum Archive - What is microtuning? \| KVRFA1
		Microtuning is usually used to mimic the tuning systems of times gone by.
		"Microtuning" refers to the use of additional pitches "between the cracks".
		I mean, unlike what I was taught, there was a reason and it wasn't just because the ears of the time were less able to appreciate them (and we're oh so much more sophisticated now, you know).
	www.kvraudio.com /forum/archive/instruments/2003-04/17577.php (2330 words)

	Vadino.ru - Бесплатно скачать Lucy Tuning 1.0a1 - LucyTuning is a musical microtuning arrangement d (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		LucyTuning is a harmonious microtuning group derived from Pi and the writings of John "Longitude" Harrison.
		This group enables users to modulate and transpose using any scales or keys that they may prefer.
		LucyTuning is a melodic microtuning arrangement derived from Pi and the writings of John "Longitude" Harrison.
	www.vadino.ru /mac-os-x/home-hobby/multimedia/lucy-tuning.html (301 words)

	Yamaha Forums UK
		We also understand this type of microtuning is possible with the DX27 and the DX11, but we're not sure whether that's done with native commands or some type of software.
		The SY77 (and I assume also the 99) have a programmable microtuning function and can be easily edited from the front panel.
		I wouldn't even attempt it, though it may be easier for you if you have some dedicated software to accomplish this.
	www.yamahaforums.co.uk /modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&p=2292#2292 (517 words)

	BAIN: ATMI 98 Presentation Example (QuickTime & Pitch Bend) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Thus, if any type of compatability is to be acheived across a wide variety of synths, microtuning must be expressed as a deviation from 12-note equal temperament (the default tuning of nearly every synth on the market) using MIDI pitch bend commands.
		I chose the QuickTime format for these animations because it is the closest thing to a "Web standard" when it comes to the the distribution of video with synchronized MIDI.
		Click here to go to a site where you can download it and learn more about microtuning synths.
	www.music.sc.edu /fs/bain/atmi98/examples/pitchbend (374 words)

	VersionTracker: (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		I downloaded open tuning thinking this was for generating pichbend values for microtuning midi.
		On opening it I discovered that it seems to be for assigning changed note values to midi channels, yet could make no other sense of it.
		You can first transpose via Open Tuning and define its internal midi destination to soft-synths offering a microtuning support.
	www.versiontracker.com /php/feedback/article.php?story=20040709134806147#comments (211 words)

	Indian/middle eastern sounds, microtonality
		Personally I consider any synth/sampler with no microtuning to be absolute rubbish, though there are wayz to work around the limitation.
		Ensoniq's ASR-X Pro is one of the best choices available, with full 128 note tuning tables, and over 30 preset temperments, not to mention various available key tracking settings.
		The E5000 has the neato "Beat Munging" tool, more power, but lower microtuning resolution (1/64th of a semitone v/s the ESI's 1/100th of a semiton), and is double the ESI's price.
	www.loopers-delight.com /LDarchive/199912/msg00261.html (394 words)

	The mathematics and History of Microtuning
		Beating is one of the most important phenomena found in the study of microtuning.
		When two pitches sound of slightly different frequencies are sounded simultaneously you will perceive them as a single pitch being modulated to grow alternately louder and softer., The cycling of this amplitude modulation is called "beating" or "beats".
		Now watch this carefully because it is the central mystery of microtuning.
	www.santafevisions.com /csf/html/papers/microtuning.htm (8242 words)

	Wayne J Kirby
		The principal foci of his work include the investigation of the musical applications of chaos, microtuning, and proportional rhythm.
		Kirby has written several computer programs for music composition and performance that are in use internationally by experimental music composers and performers.
		Kirby has created tunings based upon the harmonic series of the Earth’s magnetic resonance, the table of the elements, as well as the ratios pi and phi.
	www.unca.edu /music/wkirby.htm (580 words)

	Expert Forums from Gig, EQ, Keyboard, Surround Professional & MusicPlayer: ABYSYNTH 2 microtuning-easy or not? (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		I want to use it mainly for live detuning on several notes in various songs, as the hardware wich gives those possibilities (GEM synths) is quite heavy to transport.
		The Native Instruments site says that the Abysynth 2 microtuning system is revolutionary.
		I would like to know if this applicaiton (microtuning use) is easy to handle in a live situation.
	www.musicplayer.com /ultimatebb.php?ubb=get_topic;f=18;t=011603;p=1 (267 words)

	Microtuning of Membership Functions: Accuracy vs Interpretability (ResearchIndex) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Microtuning of Membership Functions: Accuracy vs Interpretability (ResearchIndex)
		Abstract: A major disadvantage of existing methods for tuning descriptive fuzzy models is that the usual constrains over the changes on the fuzzy membership functions do not guarantee that no radical changes in the definitions and, hence, unacceptable disruptions in the interpretability of the original model, would happen.
		This paper proposes a new tuning method, called microtuning, which avoids drastic changes by enforcing that the possible loss in interpretability is kept to a minimal by ensuring the...
	citeseer.lcs.mit.edu /566708.html (347 words)

	Midi Sequencer
		Rather than having it's own interface like other generators, the Audio Track Generator integrates with the playlist, making it a simple task to add audio clips to your arrangement.
		In Orion Platinum, you can choose between several types of microtuning scales, which will be applied to Orion's internal generators.
		In addition to five built-in scales, any 12-tone tuning file created by SCALA is a freeware application for experimentation, analysis and manipulation with tuning scales - a library of more than 2800 scales is available, of which the 12-tone scales can be used in
	www.synapse-audio.com /orion-seq.php (310 words)

	Gamelanstimmung von Synthesizern (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Das reine Microtuning ist in den Instrumenten der DX- und SY-Serie von Yamaha implementiert.
		Das Microtuning ist leider nicht mit der Cent-Teilung identisch, sondern ein wenig gröber.
		Da für "Mira" das Microtuning von Yamaha verwendet wird, können die schwarzen Tasten auch mit einer Stimmung versehen werden, die eigentlich näher an einer weißen liegt.
	www.uni-oldenburg.de /musik/gamelan/gamelan5.html (856 words)

	Bach frequencies (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		You are right also on the rest, because there is no one way.
		(But some ways might be wrong ways.) Therefore it's nice to have a digital piano with microtuning to try things out and listen to the same piece in several tunings.
		I only wish they would make a digital piano with a real good grand piano keyboard.
	www.ptg.org /pipermail/pianotech/1995-July/002349.html (201 words)

	MacUpdate: MidiPipe Reviews
		Trial and error left me only confused, as many tools seemed to do nothing and some were evidently buggy.
		Subsequent trial and error makes it clear most if not all the problems I was having were due to pilot error -- which I would attribute to a combination of a user interface problem (the confusion between modifying a tool in the pipe and modifying a tool in the tools list) and lack of documentation.
		I now think I understand both why the microtuning tool works the way it does and why it seemed to behave differently before.
	www.macupdate.com /reviews.php?id=10541&pid=95907 (337 words)

	Piano tuning studies (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		That's why I am working into this matter now, and I want to learn the theory.For the same reason I bought a digital piano which offers 6 different temperaments.
		The newer types have a feature called "microtuning", which allows fine tuning of each individual key.
		I also bought the KORG "Master Tuner" model MT-1200, which also allows for microtuning.
	www.ptg.org /pipermail/pianotech/1995-July/002126.html (362 words)

	Microtonal Synthesizer help page
		There are many questions about how to best implement microtuning on synthesizers and similar instruments.
		Yamaha has defined one global microtunable octave in the XG specification.
		This page shows how to download microtunings to your GS or XG synth and includes many example scales.
	www.microtonal-synthesis.com /synthhelp.html (587 words)

	NI Forums - Modifying table files (microtuning) outside Kontakt?
		I have tried to build presets for alternative tunings (by inserting tables between the keyboard input and the pitch modulation).
		In Kontakt if you load up a microtuning preset into the pitch modulation thingy on the source module then you can emulate these different temperaments.
		So if you want to play an authentic Baroque harpsichord part then you might want to do a special Tuning Table for that temerament.
	www.native-instruments.com /forum/showthread.php?s=94f4c8878ea3a847bd17f0517e9f334c&threadid=5852&goto=nextnewest (358 words)

	News
		The Program Editor in the Sampler has been updated - the keyboard display is now larger and more comfortable, and can now be clicked to place the root key.
		Microtuning features are gaining more recognition in the electronic music community, and in response to this, we've added support for SCALA files, which means you can now fully customize the microtuning tables.
		You can now drag the tracks in the Playlist, to rearrange them - and the Mixer channels will rearrange accordingly.
	www.synapse-audio.com /news.php?id=34&page=2 (234 words)

	Max Magic Microtuner v1.5.2 for Macintosh OS X (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Max Magic Microtuner is a Macintosh application for creating and editing microtonal scales and keyboard mappings; as a special feature it allows Max/MSP and Pluggo users to generate their own alternate tuning external objects by converting specially formatted text files into C-compiled Max/MSP MIDI-to-frequency externals.
		These tuning text files contain the intonation table data and can be created and edited with Max Magic Microtuner itself or with other text editors.
		You can export the intonation table data in a text format that is compatible with the read method of the Max "Coll" object.
	64.62.137.235 /smm/programs/MaxMagicMicrotuner (356 words)

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