[LAD] Re: Scala file interpretation

Robin Gareus <[email protected]> Sun, 2 Mar 2025 16:25:10 +0100

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On 2025-03-02 12:46, Fons Adriaensen wrote:
> Hello all,
> 
> Anyone familiar with Scala files ?
> 
> After reading <https://www.huygens-fokker.org/scala/scl_format.html>
> one questions remains.
> 
> For scales with 12 notes in an octave, to which note does the
> first (implicit ratio 1.0) pitch refer ?
> 
> I assume this is C, not A.

you assume correctly. At least that is what the scala reference 
implementation does [1]. Though one can specify or override this in a 
.kbm file[2].

The example there shows middle C (MIDI note 60) as root note, and uses A 
440 as reference pitch.

--
robin

[1] https://www.huygens-fokker.org/scala/help.htm#SET_MIDDLE
[2] https://www.huygens-fokker.org/scala/help.htm#mappings

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