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Tuning workbench

One Sa, three families. Pick a family, pick a tuning, then tap a note.

Pick a tuning, then tap a fret. The Sa in the bar is the pitch.

Eastern tunings essay

Eastern

The bench follows the Sa in the bar. The essay's tables stay at Sa = 240 Hz.

Tuning
Notes
Drag the string to pluck
सा Sa ŚUDDHA 233.1 Hz

Same note, सा
Play a pattern, change the sound, or try a string length
String length

Western tunings essay

Western

The tonic follows the Sa in the bar. The essay's table stays at C4 = 261.63 Hz (A4 = 440).

Tuning
Drag the string to pluck. The frets move when the tuning changes.
Pure fifths. E sits at 79% of the string.
Tap a key.
C Tonic DIATONIC 233.1 Hz

Same note, C
Play a chord or a scale

Other tunings essay

Other

The tonic follows the Sa in the bar. Printed essays still quote Sa = 240 Hz or C4 = 261.63 Hz where the source did.

Tuning
Top row is 12-TET. Bottom row is this tuning. Tap a note.
Sa 233.1 Hz

Sound and patterns