looking for good microtonal syhtn hardware... can anyone help?

Are there any microtanal hardware synths that can be tuned
without the aid of a computer? One that allows for 40 or so notes
per octave?
If anyone knows of any MIDI synths like this, that don't require
software PLEASE let me know.

sirdredzaknot@...

Try my web site - first one listed below.

John Loffink
jloffink@...

The Microtonal Synthesis Web Site
http://www.microtonal-synthesis.com/

The Wavemakers Modular and Integrated Synthesizer Web Site
http://www.wavemakers-synth.com/

> Are there any microtanal hardware synths that can be tuned
> without the aid of a computer? One that allows for 40 or so notes
> per octave?
> If anyone knows of any MIDI synths like this, that don't require
> software PLEASE let me know.
>
> sirdredzaknot@...
>

I recently recorded a quartertone improv piece with the new Roland
V-Synth. The V-Synth allows you to specify keyboard tracking for the
oscillators. So if you set it to 50%, you have a quartertone scale in
equal temperament. For your forty notes per octave, you would use 30%
scaling. Unfortunately you are limited to percentages that are a
multiple of 10%, so it's not completely arbitrary. But very useful
nevertheless, and better than most synths.

In addition, the V-Synth allows you to detune all 12 keys in an
octave. This detuning then repeats throughout the octaves.

If you will allow me to plug the quartertone concoction mentioned
above, it's titled "Monochrome 2", and found here:

http://electronicscene.com/ronpieket

It's the second piece on the page. The first piece, "Monochrome 1", is
not microtonal, but atonal.

Regards,

- Ronald.

--- In MakeMicroMusic@yahoogroups.com, "Kevin Hobby
<sirdredzaknot@y...>" <sirdredzaknot@y...> wrote:
>
> Are there any microtanal hardware synths that can be tuned
> without the aid of a computer? One that allows for 40 or so notes
> per octave?
> If anyone knows of any MIDI synths like this, that don't require
> software PLEASE let me know.
>
> sirdredzaknot@y...