Re: [linux-audio-user] [ANN] Scala support in ams-1.5.8

On Mon, 31 Mar 2003 torbenh(a)gmx.de wrote: The Scala file format is a simple text format where the frequencies of the notes of the scales are given either as a fraction of the ground tone or as cents (i.e. 1/1200 of an octave). I did not use the Scala program yet, but only support this file format. There are countless scales already available in this format. With the Scala modules in ams you can use any scale you want. Usually we use the so called well-tempered scale in european music. This scale divides one octave into 12 intervals of equal size. It has taken several centuries of development until the well-tempered scale has been accepted as good tradeoff between modulation capabilities and detuned intervals. A milestone for this scale was J.S. Bach's Well Tempered Piano, a collection of preludes and fugues in all keys. Before Bach there existed a lot of other scales where some chords in some keys sounded worse than in other keys. Also there exist many other interesting scales in other cultures. Here not only the frequency arrangement within one octave does vary but also the number of notes within one octave. Take e.g. some indian scale or the scale in example_ams_demo_scala.ams to see this. Matthias -- Dr. Matthias Nagorni SuSE Linux AG Deutschherrnstr. 15-19 phone: +49 911 74053375 D - 90429 Nuernberg fax : +49 911 74053483