I offer the resources below so that others may find an entry point to exploring alternative tunings in their music.
Scale Workshop
Tuning files
EdoTones sample pack
22edo reference
Max 4 Live instruments
Pure Data + Camomile instruments
Bitwig tuning presets (old)
Scale Workshop allows you to create microtonal tunings and play them within your web browser. Your created tunings can be exported and downloaded to your device in various tuning formats.
It’s a web app, so it supports modern browsers on Windows, macOS, Linux, Android and iOS. You can track Scale Workshop development on GitHub.
Handpicked microtonal tuning files that I collected around 2014. Includes a written guide to introduce you to using these tunings. Download them all
Multiple tuning formats are included:
See a list of microtonal software plugins that support microtuning.
 | World Scales Pack Traditional scales from various cultures. |
|---|---|
 | No Octaves Pack Scales which have no octaves. Truly something unusual. |
 | Eikosany Pack A paradox – harmonious scales with no clear tonal center. |
 | Regular Temperaments Pack Scales which contain lots of new chords. |
EdoTones is a collection of basic synth tones tailored for n-EDO tunings. These samples are quasi-harmonic with subtle inharmonicity, aligning them more closely with specific equal temperaments (as discussed by Sethares).
Each sample is pitched at C and loop-ready, ideal for use in polyphonic samplers.
These tones are not designed to stand alone; they work best as layering elements or as foundations for further sound design.
Use the sample matching your tuning, e.g. C_5edo.wav for 5edo, C_13edo.wav for 13edo.
Lower EDOs tend to yield more distinctive results.
EdoTones Sample Pack is public domain: free to use, modify, and distribute without restriction.
As an example, C_8edo.wav was used for the bass in Reckoner.
Boom – An 808 bass drum style synth
Microsampler – A polyphonic sampler
Tune into any equal temperament or load a Max/MSP coll text file generated by Scale Workshop.
Microtonal VST instruments and effects built using Camomile and Pure Data.
Grab them at sevish-vst GitHub.
Includes all edo tunings up to 55edo and a selection of other microtonal scales that might inspire your next melody.
Instructions: unzip the files in your "~/Bitwig Studio/Library/Presets/" directory. Launch Bitwig. Load a preset into the Micro-Pitch device.
Download (zip)
For Bitwig Studio 3.1 and 3.2.
Starting from 3.3, the Micro-Pitch device features EDO mode, so these files are obsolete (but they still work fine).