source file: m1507.txt Date: Tue, 18 Aug 1998 09:37:43 +0100 (British Summer Time) Subject: Software for temperaments From: David Griffel Shortly after I asked a question here about software for playing a Midi keyboard in temperaments, I found a discussion on hpschd-l about exactly that: "The RealTime Tuner is a freeware Macintosh program for musicians who are interested in alternative tunings, or who might become interested in them if they had a convenient way of experimenting with them. The use of tunings other than standard Equal Temperament adds a fascinating extra dimension to the musical experience. The program makes it possible to play a MIDI instrument in any twelve-tone temperament. It also provides ways of shifting the temperament to center on a different tonic key, and to do this instantly as the music progresses." http://socrates.berkeley.edu/~wcooper/realtimetuner.html If only there were a PC version ... David Griffel ------------- School of Mathematics, email d.griffel@bris.ac.uk University Walk, Tel. 0117 928 7983 Bristol, BS8 1TW, Fax 0117 928 7999 England.