Fred, here's more. Learning never ends. After writing, I did some checking and found plenty new. For instance, MIDI now _does_ enable transmitting actual sound data, as well as real-time, per-note tuning control. Here's a link to the MIDI Manufacturers' Association, with links to tutorials about MIDI, and to the MIDI Spec: http://www.midi.org/ Here's a link to the part of the MIDI Spec that details controlling tuning with resolution of .012 cents: http://www.midi.org/about-midi/tuning-scale.shtml Here's a page with a ton of info on hundreds of tuning scales, and a program for MacOSX, Windows, and Linux/Unix to create and download tuning files to various soft- and hardware synths: http://www.huygens-fokker.org/scala/ This link includes a chart comparing hardware and software synths by brand and model, capable of receiving microtonal tuning instructions for HTs and other non-ETs: http://www.microtonal-synthesis.com/ HTH. -Mark Mark Schecter wrote: > > snip < > > As to specific instruments that contain these facilities, > Fred Sturm wrote: >> On Feb 2, 2009, at 6:56 PM, reggaepass at aol.com wrote: >> >>> Does anybody out there know if there is something like this out there >>> already? >>
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