User Manual

MIDI Modules Reference
Tuning Scale
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Presets
The most commonly used scale in western music is the equal tempered scale,
where adjacent notes have an equal distance of 100 cents. Other well-known
traditional tuning scales are the well-tempered scale or the Kirnberger scale, for
example.
You can find examples of these scales in the presets that come with HALion.
Scala Files
You can import tuning scales in the popular Scala file format via the scale
preset pop-up menu.
This way, you can make use of the thousands of tuning scale presets that are
available on the Internet.
Absolute Mode
MIDI notes can contain micro-tuning information, that is, tune offsets per note.
If Absolute Mode is activated, this information is ignored and only the settings of
the tuning scale are applied.
If Absolute Mode is deactivated, the tuning scale settings are applied on top of
the incoming micro-tuning information.
Amount
Specifies how the tuning scale is applied. At a setting of 100 %, the tune offsets
are applied as specified in the tuning scale. Lower values reduce the tune offsets
relatively. At 0 %, the tuning scale is not applied.
Notes Mode/Octaves Mode
Determines whether your tuning changes are applied equally to all octaves on
the keyboard or only to specific notes.
RELATED LINKS
Handling Section and Module Presets on page 21
Editing Tuning Scales
You can create custom tuning scales by editing the notes per octave or by editing the 128
MIDI notes individually. Editing the scale per octave is particularly useful for creating
different temperaments. Editing the scale per note is useful for creating stretched tunings.
PROCEDURE
1. To the right of the scale editor, specify whether you want to edit the scale per notes or
per octaves.
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Select Octaves to apply the tune offsets equally to all octaves on the keyboard.
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Select Notes to apply the tune offsets only to specific notes.
2. In the scale editor, click the Offset field of the note that you want to adjust and set the
tune offset.