Scot GreshamLancaster·Sep 21New Sound Walk feature addedI have just added a new feature to this website and will be more active on here in the future. I used AI to generate a new type of simpler…
The Microtone Fox·Jul 10Which equal temperament is the most “universal” tuning? A just intonation stress testComparison of EDOs: which offers the most variety of consonances in the least amount of notes?
The Microtone Fox·Apr 21Erlich’s middle way between just intonation and equal tuningsHow to get simplicity AND purity in our music, using clever math
The Microtone Fox·Apr 17The best full 11-limit tunings with <30 notes: the Orwell & Valentine temperamentsAn intro for musicians who are new to microtonality
The Microtone Fox·Apr 11Harry Partch: the oddball genius who brought microtones to the WestHow one man and 43 notes built the modern xenharmonic movement
The Microtone Fox·Apr 6These tiny 6-note scales pack more harmonic colour than most full tuning systemsA guide to the best hexany scales — a family of just intonation scales invented by Erv Wilson
Brad Roth·May 3, 2024The Well-Tempered ClavichordMost of my blog posts are about physics applied to medicine and biology, but today I want to talk about music. This topic may not seem…
InMusicinfobyJuri Kobayashi·Aug 30, 2022First of all sorry for the title.So why am I saying you are probably out of tune? I am referring to the characteristics of our tuning system. The tuning system we use in…
Sui-hin MAK 麥瑞顯·Jul 13, 2019Homothetic Just IntonationI, MAK Sui Hin, came up with this particular operation of extending Just Intonation — placing new notes in between Just Intonation notes…
James Lin·May 8, 2016Justifying Just IntonationIn modern musical performance, the word intonation has many meanings. For a string player, it might be the daily chore of twisting the pegs…A response icon1A response icon1
