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Name: Tuning Systems
ID: m11639
Language: English (en)
Summary: An overview of music tuning systems
Subject: Arts
Keywords: equal temperament, intonation, just intonation, mean-tone, Pythagorean, temperament, tuning, well temperament
License: Creative Commons Attribution License CC-BY 3.0
Authors: Catherine Schmidt-Jones (caschmidtjones@gmail.com)
Copyright Holders: Catherine Schmidt-Jones (caschmidtjones@gmail.com)
Maintainers: Catherine Schmidt-Jones (caschmidtjones@gmail.com)
Latest version: 1.23 (history)
First publication date: Apr 22, 2003 11:44 am -0500
Last revision to module: Oct 18, 2011 7:08 pm -0500

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Version History

Version: 1.27 Mar 27, 2013 1:45 pm -0500 by Catherine Schmidt-Jones
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removed broken link
Version: 1.26 Mar 20, 2013 10:44 am -0500 by Catherine Schmidt-Jones
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updated links
Version: 1.25 Feb 15, 2013 8:36 pm -0600 by Catherine Schmidt-Jones
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took down call for research study participants
Version: 1.24 Jan 18, 2013 6:19 am -0600 by Catherine Schmidt-Jones
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added call for research study participants
Version: 1.23 Oct 18, 2011 7:08 pm -0500 by Catherine Schmidt-Jones Currently viewing this version.
Changes: 
link to blog, and reorganized introduction
Version: 1.22 Aug 22, 2011 10:29 am -0500 by Catherine Schmidt-Jones
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Updated and added to links bibliography
Version: 1.21 Mar 11, 2011 10:30 pm -0600 by Catherine Schmidt-Jones
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removed from survey
Version: 1.20 Apr 13, 2010 7:08 pm -0500 by Catherine Schmidt-Jones
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linked to survey
Version: 1.19 Dec 30, 2009 9:12 pm -0600 by Catherine Schmidt-Jones
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Added Google analytics code
Version: 1.18 Apr 24, 2009 12:01 pm -0500 by Catherine Schmidt-Jones
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For clarity, changed wording in "just intonation" section.
Version: 1.17 Mar 4, 2008 2:29 pm -0600 by Catherine Schmidt-Jones
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Added links, made small text changes
Version: 1.16 Oct 4, 2007 11:21 am -0500 by Catherine Schmidt-Jones
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fixed link
Version: 1.15 Mar 7, 2007 9:28 am -0600 by Catherine Schmidt-Jones
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added outline eps and svg files
Version: 1.14 Dec 8, 2006 3:51 pm -0600 by Catherine Schmidt-Jones
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Extensive rewrite of text, added links, and added section on beats and wide tuning
Version: 1.13 Mar 3, 2006 11:21 am -0600 by Catherine Schmidt-Jones
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minor text changes for clarification
Version: 1.12 Feb 20, 2006 9:31 am -0600 by Catherine Schmidt-Jones
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Updated outside links, and fixed error in tuning comparison figure
Version: 1.11 Jan 21, 2006 3:39 pm -0600 by Catherine Schmidt-Jones
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Updated figures
Version: 1.10 Nov 22, 2005 9:15 am -0600 by Catherine Schmidt-Jones
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Rewrote paragraph on problems of pythagorean system to be more accurate.
Version: 1.9 May 24, 2005 8:08 pm -0500 by Charlet Reedstrom
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update to cnxml-0.5
Version: 1.8 Apr 6, 2005 2:43 pm -0500 by Catherine Schmidt-Jones
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added a link
Version: 1.7 Mar 30, 2005 1:16 pm -0600 by Catherine Schmidt-Jones
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Updated links and added a paragraph on pythagorean tuning in Nonwestern traditions.
Version: 1.6 May 20, 2004 9:47 am -0500 by Catherine Schmidt-Jones
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 added aside re. Pythagorean thirds being dissonant
Version: 1.5 May 17, 2004 1:05 pm -0500 by Catherine Schmidt-Jones
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Added section on well temperaments and more information in other sections.
Version: 1.4 Jan 28, 2004 10:27 am -0600 by Catherine Schmidt-Jones
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 Deleted a stray phrase
Version: 1.3 Nov 4, 2003 2:40 pm -0600 by Catherine Schmidt-Jones
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Added link
Version: 1.2 Nov 3, 2003 3:20 pm -0600 by Catherine Schmidt-Jones
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Added explanation: why frequency ratios of intervals in equal temperament are roots.
Version: 1.1 Oct 30, 2003 10:18 am -0600 by Catherine Schmidt-Jones
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New module

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