In this set of listening examples, common practice works have been retuned to exotic tunings in which the relative structure of the diatonic scale is always preserved, so that it always takes the form of LLsLLLs (for "Large step" and "small step," respectively). The perfect fifth, which generates the scale, is allowed to vary from as flat as 7-EDO, where the diatonic scale is a perfectly evened-out "neutral" diatonic scale, to as sharp as 5-EDO, where the half step becomes so small that it vanishes, leaving a perfectly evened-out pentatonic scale.

The chosen spectrum of tunings is such that diatonic interval categories such as the "major third" may, at times, approximate different intervals from the harmonic series than they normally would in 12 equal temperament, just as long as the LLsLLLs scale pattern is consistently present in the tuning. These experiments aim to explore the properties of the "categorical perception" effect, and to see to what extent it exists and interrelates with the missing fundamental phenomenon and other psychoacoustic effects.

The "artwork" for this compilation describes the tunings used, and the properties of each one; click "Download Artwork" to view it.

In this particular set, the chosen composition is Bach's Fugue in C Major (BWV952).

Bach - Fugue in C Major (BWV952) - 31-EDO

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Part of the Tropic Netlabel Netaudio Berlin Compilation.
  Download it at www.tropic-netlabel.de

Via Ferrata

1/1 as the root. 
Scale: 1/1 16/15 16/13 16/11 16/9

Subharmonic Exploration 1/1

In Tune Smithy, this was listed as an Arabic scale preset.
Reminded me of some early Terry Riley sounds so I added the 15ips slap on one side.

Arabic Scale Symmetric 011213

A collection of studies in microtonal tunings using sine waves with live processing and looping.

Stacked 4ths 011213

Stacked 4ths 011213 t2

Snow Blind

The first section of this piece is V solo, and the last half features V with Johnny Reinhard and Brad Catler live from New York at the Fretless Guitar Festival.

www.TheMichaelVickTrip.com

short version for sale @ AbstractLogix.com

ProNounced Triple-V (VVV)

Kierancely (studio to live)

A tiny taste of what NOOSE has in store for The Drone Summit.
Friday, Jan. 28 @ Stella's - Downtown Asheville

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