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Tuning systems - modal composition

Was there earlier in OM definitions of various types of scale-systems, modalities, pentatonic, heptatonic, various “cultural” modes, maqams, dastgahs, temperaments…), various types of microtonal systems?

Cant find anything now, probably its just my memory slipping…

Or some lib lying around?

Dear Anders,

I don’t remember having this in the OM projects. It could be a library of some sort.
Scale systems exists though but they are tonal systems (major/minor). I don’t see unfortunately modal scales around.

Perhaps we should do something about it. Been thinking in expanding the “scale” concept to a more generalized one that could be customized.

Best
K