{"id":214268,"date":"2021-03-30T04:18:43","date_gmt":"2021-03-30T01:18:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/aphex-twin-develops-new-microtuning-synth-plugin-with-uk-startup\/"},"modified":"2021-03-30T04:18:43","modified_gmt":"2021-03-30T01:18:43","slug":"aphex-twin-develops-new-microtuning-synth-plugin-with-uk-startup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/aphex-twin-develops-new-microtuning-synth-plugin-with-uk-startup\/","title":{"rendered":"#Aphex Twin Develops New Microtuning Synth Plugin With UK Startup"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;<strong>#Aphex Twin Develops New Microtuning Synth Plugin With UK Startup<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"grid--item body body__container article__body grid-layout__content\">Richard D. James, the producer best known as Aphex Twin, has partnered with a British company called <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"external-link\" data-event-click='{\"element\":\"ExternalLink\",\"outgoingURL\":\"https:\/\/oddsound.com\/\"}' href=\"https:\/\/oddsound.com\/\">ODDSound<\/a> to develop MTS-ESP, a software plugin that allows for the use of nonstandard tunings. MTS-ESP acts as a master tuning device for compatible synthesizers, samplers and effects in Digital Audio Workstations.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Most Western music is created using the 12 Tones of Equal Temperament (12 TET), the standard system used for tuning a piano. It\u2019s why many pop melodies sound similar, and why notes that fall outside these 12 increments on a scale sound \u201cout of tune.\u201d But other cultures have used various tunings for millenia, such as the microtones in Arabic maqam, the complex tuning systems of the Indonesian <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a>lan, or perhaps most famously, the microintervals in Indian ragas. From James\u2019 and ODDSound\u2019s perspective, the 12 TET is too restrictive, limiting a composer\u2019s range to the most familiar melodies. MTS-ESP allows users to import, edit existing tuning files, or define tuning systems using its built-in algorithms.<\/p>\n<p>When James joined the project, he demoed the custom firmware of his Rhodes Chroma synth, using it to define new tunings and transferring them to other instruments. The MTS-ESP software is currently compatible with synths from Audio Damage, Expert Sleepers, U-He, Xfer Records, TAL, Surge, and Audiorealism, and is currently expanding. With additional (and free) modules from ODDSound, it can also be used for tuning with the virtual Eurorack modular synth VCVRack and the visual programming environment Max\/MSP.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-cVkrFx hzPuOC\"><\/div>\n<p>James has designed presets before, albeit for specific hardware; in 2016 he made some for Korg\u2019s Monologue synth, creating unique scales and sequences with the monophonic synth&#8217;s microtuning function. In October 2020, he announced the AFX Station, an updated version of Novation\u2019s classic Bass Station II synthesizer.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad ad--in-content\">\n<div class=\"ad__slot ad__slot--in-content\" data-node-id=\"gjeiy\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Read \u201cIf This Aphex Twin Archive Is Fake, We Don&#8217;t Want to Know What Real Is\u201d on the Pitch.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"sc-cxFLnm iHDXBc cne-video-embed\">\n<div class=\"sc-bBXqnf bGwFiF\">\n<div class=\"sc-iwyYcG cunCrG\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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James, the producer best known as Aphex Twin, has partnered with a British company called ODDSound to develop MTS-ESP, a software plugin that allows for the use of nonstandard tunings. 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