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Scala and Oasys

🔗oljare <oljare@hotmail.com>

7/21/2002 3:00:23 PM

I've now tried using Scala to make scale files for my Oasys card.
After a while i got a file that looked like this:

C -1 A#0 11
C#-1
B 0 -26
D -1 B 0 37
D#-1
C 1 0
E -1 C#1 -37
F -1 C#1 26
F#-1
D 1 -11
G -1 D#1 -47
G#-1
D#1
16
A -1 E 1 -21
A#-1
E 1 42
B -1 F 1 5
C 0 F#1 -32
C#0
F#1
32
D 0 G 1 -5
D#0
G#1
-42
E 0 G#1 21
F 0 A 1 -16
F#0
A 1 47
G 0 A#1 11
G#0
B 1 -26
A 0 B 1 37
A#0
C 2 0
B 0 C#2 -37
C 1 C#2 26
C#1
D 2 -11
D 1 D#2 -47
D#1
D#2
16
E 1 E 2 -21
F 1 E 2 42
F#1
F 2 5
G 1 F#2 -32
G#1
F#2
32
A 1 G 2 -5
A#1
G#2
-42
B 1 G#2 21
C 2 A 2 -16
C#2
A 2 47
D 2 A#2 11
D#2
B 2 -26
E 2 B 2 37
F 2 C 3 0
F#2
C#3
-37
G 2 C#3 26
G#2
D 3 -11
A 2 D#3 -47
A#2
D#3
16
B 2 E 3 -21
C 3 E 3 42
C#3
F 3 5
D 3 F#3 -32
D#3
F#3
32
E 3 G 3 -5
F 3 G#3 -42
F#3
G#3
21
G 3 A 3 -16
G#3
A 3 47
A 3 A#3 11
A#3
B 3 -26
B 3 B 3 37
C 4 C 4 0
C#4
C#4
-37
D 4 C#4 26
D#4
D 4 -11
E 4 D#4 -47
F 4 D#4 16
F#4
E 4 -21
G 4 E 4 42
G#4
F 4 5
A 4 F#4 -32
A#4
F#4
32
B 4 G 4 -5
C 5 G#4 -42
C#5
G#4
21
D 5 A 4 -16
D#5
A 4 47
E 5 A#4 11
F 5 B 4 -26
F#5
B 4 37
G 5 C 5 0
G#5
C#5
-37
A 5 C#5 26
A#5
D 5 -11
B 5 D#5 -47
C 6 D#5 16
C#6
E 5 -21
D 6 E 5 42
D#6
F 5 5
E 6 F#5 -32
F 6 F#5 32
F#6
G 5 -5
G 6 G#5 -42
G#6
G#5
21
A 6 A 5 -16
A#6
A 5 47
B 6 A#5 11
C 7 B 5 -26
C#7
B 5 37
D 7 C 6 0
D#7
C#6
-37
E 7 C#6 26
F 7 D 6 -11
F#7
D#6
-47
G 7 D#6 16
G#7
E 6 -21
A 7 E 6 42
A#7
F 6 5
B 7 F#6 -32
C 8 F#6 32
C#8
G 6 -5
D 8 G#6 -42
D#8
G#6
21
E 8 A 6 -16
F 8 A 6 47
F#8
A#6
11
G 8 B 6 -26
G#8
B 6 37
A 8 C 7 0
A#8
C#7
-37
B 8 C#7 26
C 9 D 7 -11
C#9
D#7
-47
D 9 D#7 16
D#9
E 7 -21
E 9 E 7 42
F 9 F 7 5
F#9
F#7
-32
G 9 F#7 32

The file does not work with the Oasys. The editor reports upon starting:

The scale"19tet"cannot be used because the source note on line 1 is
formatted incorrectly. Examples of proper formatting include c-1, E#0,
A4 and G9.

I figured the problem is that Scala puts spaces where there should not
be any such. So i went and removed them myself by hand, and the editor
then started without any error messages. However, when selecting
"19tet" from the list of available scales (which doesnt feature any
more other than Equal Tempered, a poor move by the software designers
not to include any functional scale files at all.) nothing happens at
all. It's still in 12tet! Any hints on why this is?