Nov 30, 2018
What instruments are good for
playing microtonal music and why? Can synthesizers be a useful tool
for exploring xenharmonics? And what microtonal scales would be
good for beginners to start experimenting? Other topics include: collecting musical
instruments, kalimbas and mavila temperament, how well instruments
can keep their tuning, hammered dulcimer tuning, building your own
instruments (Kraig Grady, Harry Partch etc.), the importance of
microtonal guitars, fretless vs microtonal frets, fixed-pitch vs
free-pitch, rearranging keyboard layouts, microtonal approaches to
orchestral instruments, multiphonics, free synths that support
microtuning, using multiple synths vs using only one powerhouse
synth, tuning files, tuning software (Scala, Scale Workshop,
Tonescape, alt-tuner and others), re-tuning just intonation on the
fly using alt-tuner, showing love to developers who support
microtonal scales (Pianoteq, Dorico, etc.), and microtonal
notation. SEVISH and Stephen also each pick their favorite “top 5”
tunings for beginners, discussing notation, performance, chains of
fifths, and the harmonic series.
Music
Intro: Tony Dubshot - Mu (Downtown Atlantis, 5edo)
Outro: Randy Winchester - Five Hemispheres (Two, 15edo)
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