Thursday, October 30, 2014

Just Intonation App / Compilation!

Thought you might be interested in a simple program I wrote (back in '09...) for calculating Just Intonation scales based on overtones. The link is here: http://www.joemariglio.com/winter09_10/scale_calc_browser/
In case you want the non-browser version: OSX WIN LNX
It offers a geometric way of constructing scales that line up with user-select-able equal divisions of the octave. Super basic, but possibly helpful?

KEYBOARD COMMANDS:
"+" - increase number of vertical bars (tones equal temperament)
"-" - reset number of vertical bars to 2
"c" - clear scale buffer
"r" - return scale buffer, printing to file named with date and time, located in app directory (file io won't work in browser version)

Another Just-Intonation related thing you might like is a compilation from the 80's, put together by a tape cassette 'zine' called Tellus, which was distributed out of a small arts collective in New York, called Harvestworks: http://www.ubu.com/sound/tellus_14.html .
This compilation features a multicultural take on Just Intonation, and even includes our friend Harry Partch!

Happy Tuning!

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