Selah

Tuning pack for MIDI files - Free Scala files for retuning synths

The Selah tuning pack (free)These MIDI files ship in normal twelve-tone tuning, because that's what your DAW eats. Worth saying what that costs.The twelve notes on your keyboard are a fairly recent Western answer to a tuning problem. The communities who actually chant this text sing it in maqam, which uses notes that have no key on a piano. The maqam Syrian congregations read the Torah in has a root note that doesn't exist on a keyboard.So we made this pack and we're giving it away. Ten Scala (.scl) files that retune your synth so Selah MIDI files — or any MIDI — can play off the grid.What's inside• Pythagorean• Four maqamat• The Greek enharmonic, with the quarter-tone steps Archytas wrote down around 400 BCWorks in Surge XT, which is free. Also Pianoteq, Kontakt and the u-he synths.Load one, play the same file, and hear what the keyboard has been costing you.None of them is the "right" one, and we're not going to claim otherwise. Arab and Turkish theory disagree about these notes, and players match neither. Every file says so in its own header.The MIDI packsSelah turns the cantillation marks of the Hebrew Bible into Standard MIDI Files, one per verse. The marks are real and ancient. The pitches are a rendering — freygish, through a hand-tuned table. Structure from the text. Pitches from us.• Ecclesiastes alone: $5• The whole Hebrew Bible (23,206 verses): $29License inside the zip as LICENSE.md. Ship music, not the files.

The Selah tuning pack offers a set of ten Scala (.scl) files designed to retune your synthesizers, allowing MIDI files to play off the grid. This pack caters to musicians interested in traditional maqam systems that use pitches not available on a standard keyboard. With support for various synthesizers including Surge XT, Pianoteq, Kontakt, and u-he synths, it provides an opportunity to explore authentic sounds of existing traditions. Each file has been meticulously created to reflect the subtleties of ancient musical systems. Experience a new dimension of sound within your music production.

The Selah tuning pack offers free MIDI files that are compatible with various tuning systems. It includes ten Scala (.scl) files that retune your synthesizers, allowing Selah MIDI files or any MIDI to play off the grid. The pack comes with unique tunings inspired by maqamat and other historical tuning systems, providing a new dimension to your musical compositions. Ideal for use in software such as Surge XT, Pianoteq, and u-he synths.

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