Please Help! :)

Hi, everybody!

My name is Alejandro. I more a performing musician (violin) than a computer
guy, and there is where I maight use your advice.

I have this problem:

I just downloaded a software named "Scala" and a MIDI player that came with
it, "Megamid".

My very simple goal is: to play MIDI files in my computer under Pythagorean
tuning.

That's all I need. But...

...there are SO many screens, parameters, commands, etc. that I couldn't do
it!!

So, please, if anybody of you can give a hand with that, I will be mostly
grateful!!

A. Drago
www.amdrago.com

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--- In tuning@yahoogroups.com, "adrago@o..." <adrago@o...> wrote:

> My very simple goal is: to play MIDI files in my computer under
Pythagorean
> tuning.
>
> That's all I need. But...
>
> ...there are SO many screens, parameters, commands, etc. that I
couldn't do
> it!!

That's the problem with Scala, all right.

One way to do this is to retune your midi file with one of the 12-note
Pythagoran scales in the Scala directory, namely pyth.scl,
pyth_12.scl, zwolle.scl, chin_lu2.scl or ling-lun.scl.

Another method, which is likely to produce fewer tuning errors but
which is very, very slightly off from theoretically pure fifths would
be to use the Pythagorean notation P53 and 53 equal. Hovever,
annoyingly, P53 doesn't exist, even though it should, and P41 seems to
be the best you can do. To use this method, convert the midi file to a
Scala seq file, using "note names", and then replace "0 notation E12"
with "0 notation E41" and add a line "0 equal 41". If a P53 notation
gets added, this actually becomes a good system, where of course you'd
add "0 equal 53" instead.

All of these methods can be used via the pull-down menu under "Tools".

--- In tuning@yahoogroups.com, "Gene Ward Smith" <gwsmith@s...>
wrote:
>
> --- In tuning@yahoogroups.com, "adrago@o..." <adrago@o...> wrote:
>
> > My very simple goal is: to play MIDI files in my computer under
> Pythagorean
> > tuning.
> >
> > That's all I need. But...
> >
> > ...there are SO many screens, parameters, commands, etc. that I
> couldn't do
> > it!!
>
> That's the problem with Scala, all right.
>
> One way to do this is to retune your midi file with one of the 12-
note
> Pythagoran scales in the Scala directory, namely pyth.scl,
> pyth_12.scl, zwolle.scl, chin_lu2.scl or ling-lun.scl.
>
> Another method, which is likely to produce fewer tuning errors but
> which is very, very slightly off from theoretically pure fifths
would
> be to use the Pythagorean notation P53 and 53 equal. Hovever,
> annoyingly, P53 doesn't exist, even though it should, and P41
seems to
> be the best you can do. To use this method, convert the midi file
to a
> Scala seq file, using "note names", and then replace "0 notation
E12"
> with "0 notation E41" and add a line "0 equal 41". If a P53
notation
> gets added, this actually becomes a good system, where of course
you'd
> add "0 equal 53" instead.
>
> All of these methods can be used via the pull-down menu
under "Tools".
>

Thank you, very much, Gene.
I'll try.

Alejandro