Meantone 2.1.0
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Paid Version
Publisher Description
Well tempered is indispensable to perform baroque music.
In these temperaments, Meantone was more important temperament than others, because of long term use.
By using this app, you can investigate a precise numerical pitch value and sound of particular temperaments they are Pythagorean, Just Intonation, and especially Meantone etc.
And you can change a key by flicking a music view, so that you will understand how each degree's pitch change in each temperament's change.
How to use as follows:
-How to operate a music view
flick a music view left or right, changing a key.
flick a music view up or down, changing a clef.
-How to sound
Tap a music view where you want. After that, if you tap same position, the sound is off.
If you want to get a semitone up, select "#" from a selector above a music view. Getting a semitone down, select "b".
Tapping "All Off" make all sound off at the same time.
-How to select temperament
Choose from a center picker.
-About pitch display
In a Hz display, a real frequency is displayed. In a cent display, it displays a cent value against a keynote of current key, or pitch A. You can select a cent standard.
-Setting of tuning, a custom temperament
Turn on info switch then moving to setting view. In Setting View, you can change a total tuning and custom temperament.
Explanations of each temperaments:
1.Equal temperament
All semitone is 100 cents. Most general temperament on modern music.
2.Pythagorean Wolf:Eb-G#
It's based on perfect fifth pitch. Accumulation gap(wolf fifth) is placed Eb-G#. Wolf fifth means a particular fifth interval that is added Pythagorean Comma to perfect fifth.
3.Pythagorean Wolf:D-A
Wolf fifth are placed D-A. In a key C, Three triad, C-E-G, F-A-C, G-B-D are almost pure.
4.Just Intonation
Twelve degree's pitch aren't fixed. Each degree's pitch depends on a key. And an enharmonic pitch is different. For example, C# and Db are different pitch.
5.1/4 Syntonic Comma
General Meantone temperament. Wolf fifth is placed Eb-G#. The interval of major third are pure.
6.1/5 Syntonic Comma
A kind of meantone. Wolf fifth is placed Eb-G#. The interval of major third is little far from a pure interval.
7.1/6 Syntonic Comma
A kind of meantone. It's common on general baroque music. Wolf fifth is placed Eb-G#.
8.1/7 Syntonic Comma
A kind of meantone. Wolf fifth is placed Eb-G#. Very near to Equal temperament.
9.Werkmeister III
A kind of well tempered.
10.Kirnberger(1766)
A kind of well tempered. D-A is shorter by syntonic comma.
11.Kirnberger(1771)
A kind of well tempered. D-A, A-E are shorter by a half of syntonic comma.
12 Kirnberger(1779)
A kind of well tempered. C-G-D-A-E are same as Meantone 5th.
13 Custom
You can make your own temperament.
By the way, the icon of this app is a portrait of Monteverdi, a great baroque composer.
Mar 7, 2020 Version 2.1.0
Fit for new iOS version.
About Meantone
Meantone is a paid app for iOS published in the Audio File Players list of apps, part of Audio & Multimedia.
The company that develops Meantone is HASEBE Masahiko. The latest version released by its developer is 2.1.0.
To install Meantone on your iOS device, just click the green Continue To App button above to start the installation process. The app is listed on our website since 2020-03-07 and was downloaded 6 times. We have already checked if the download link is safe, however for your own protection we recommend that you scan the downloaded app with your antivirus. Your antivirus may detect the Meantone as malware if the download link is broken.
How to install Meantone on your iOS device:
- Click on the Continue To App button on our website. This will redirect you to the App Store.
- Once the Meantone is shown in the iTunes listing of your iOS device, you can start its download and installation. Tap on the GET button to the right of the app to start downloading it.
- If you are not logged-in the iOS appstore app, you'll be prompted for your your Apple ID and/or password.
- After Meantone is downloaded, you'll see an INSTALL button to the right. Tap on it to start the actual installation of the iOS app.
- Once installation is finished you can tap on the OPEN button to start it. Its icon will also be added to your device home screen.
