Rapture Microtuning and Alternative Tunings

Rapture is compatible with Scala Tuning files. Scala is a powerful freeware software tool for experimentation with musical tunings, such as historical temperaments, microtonal scales, and non-Western scales.

To load a microtuning definition for any element:

1. Select the Pitch Modulator for that element.
2. Click on the Keytrack window. (See Image?)
3. A 'File.Open' dialog box will appear.
4. Select the microtuning definition file of your choice.

The Keytrack window will display a graphical representation of the selected tuning scale. A tooltip will display the currently loaded definition file.

To reset an element to standard tuning:

1. Select the Pitch Modulator for that element
2. Shift-click on the Keytrack window.

For more information about Scala, visit the Scala home page at http://www.xs4all.nl/~huygensf/scala/. Here you will find information about scala files and creating your own tunings

Rapture includes over 3000 Scala tuning definition files with the default installation. A file with over 2900 tuning definition files can be downloaded for free from: http://www.xs4all.nl/~huygensf/doc/scales.zip

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