Re: [timidity-talk] Extending Timidity's note range beyond 128 notes?

[David B. <dav...@gm...>]

> Yes.  AFAIK, something like this should be possible.  A composition
in 1366-ET would have to have a single-note SYSX message for each note.

This sounds doable if a bit unwieldy but it is better than my previous
situation.

> You'll have to research the Scala documentation to find out how
this is done.

My software has to be able to do everything itself and has to work
with every crazy tuning imaginable so I won't be able to use Scala.
But I am in contact with the person who created the MIDI library I'm
using so maybe he'll be able to help me out from here -- I just need
to send those sysex commands.

Thanks!

On Mon, May 11, 2015 at 6:22 PM, A. Zimmer <and...@co...> wrote:
> On Mon, 11 May 2015 17:43:10 -0700
> David Bellows <dav...@gm...> wrote:
>
>> The MIDI Tuning
>> Standard allows one to change the frequency of an individual note,
>> correct? And then assuming my MIDI library can send these sysex
>> messages then I should be able to do this, with care. Each note event
>> would carry with it a frequency tuning for that note. Is that what
>> you're reading?
>>
>
> Yes.  AFAIK, something like this should be possible.  A composition
> in 1366-ET would have to have a single-note SYSX message for each note.
>
> Also, AFAIK, the Scala software can produce a MIDI file containing
> such SYSEX single-note messages and this file should then be playable
> through TiMidity++.
>
> You'll have to research the Scala documentation to find out how
> this is done.  As I mentioned, I am not active in this area but
> there are microtonalists who do go beyond the limitations of the
> standard MIDI format.
>
> AZ
>