Alternate tunings editor
Max Magic Microtuner is a Macintosh application (OS X and OS 9 Carbon) for creating and editing microtonal scales and keyboard mappings; as a special feature it allows Max/MSP and Pluggo users to generate their own alternate tuning external objects by converting specially formatted text files into C-compiled Max/MSP MIDI-to-frequency externals. These tuning text files contain the intonation table data and can be created and edited with Max Magic Microtuner itself or with other text editors. You can export the intonation table data in a text format that is compatible with the read method of the Max "Coll" object. You can create, import, edit and export 128-note MIDI Tuning Standard keymap files (.syx, .mid) compatible with the Native Instruments FM7 softsynth and with all software and hardware synthesizers supporting the MTS format; you can also import and export native Scala (.scl) microtuning files, export Korg OASYS PCI audio card tuning files (.tun), and export Native Instruments Pro-52/Pro-53 tuning files (.p5m).
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Version 2.5 |
MacOS X UB |
(App) |
Apr 28, 2010 |
Version 2.5
- fixed bug in inbound SysEx processing that prevented MTS bulk tuning dumps to be correctly received in
some cases
Version 2.4
- fixed compatibility issues preventing use with OS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard)
- added "minimize" icon to the Microtuner window
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Version 2.3 |
MacOS X UB |
(App) |
Jun 29, 2009 |
Version 2.3 –Release Notes
- intonation table can be edited in cents and ratios by double-clicking on frequency cells
- Command-click on "Copy" buttons in tool windows will directly update the selectedcell
- enable control of help tag display added to Preferences
Version 2.2 –Release Notes
- added support for the Native Instruments Kontakt sampler
Information for Native Instruments Kontakt users:
MaxMagic Microtuner now features a file export function that allows you to create text files containing the
microtuning script code to be copy/pasted onto the script edit area of a Kontakt program. All you need to do
is to expand the scale and save the script code file in a text format using the specific export option in the File
menu. Then youjust have to open the exported file with a text editor, copy/paste the script code in Kontakt,
and click on the "Apply" button to activate the script. From within Kontakt you'll also be able to save the script
in NI's proprietary "nkp" compiledformat, that will allow you to avoid having to copy/paste the same tuning
code again in the future.
Version 2.1 –Release Notes
- added support for the Yamaha DX7 II / TX802 SysEx microtuning format
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Version 2.0 |
MacOS X UB |
(App) |
Dec 14, 2008 |
- new graphic design with user-selectable skins
- free Max/MSP objects to load MTX tuning files included in the package
- several bug fixes
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Version 1.7.0 |
MacOS X UB |
(App) |
Aug 27, 2008 |
- supports System Exclusive MIDI Tuning Standard scale/octave messages (both inbound and outbound)
- supports some specific proprietary scale/octave formats (Ketron, Roland)
- new Multi-Channel AutoRemap mode allows for full microtuning of sound modules/synths only accepting scale/octave messages (Midi Tuning Standard, Ketron and Roland formats)
- free upgrade for existing users
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Version 1.6.0 |
MacOS X UB |
(App) |
Mar 4, 2007 |
* first Universal Binary release that runs natively on both PPC and Intel Macs
* capable of generating Universal Binary tuning externals compatible with the latest versions of Max/MSP
* updated MTX archive now includes more than 3,400 tuning files
* other minor bug fixes
* free and immediate upgrade for licensees of previous versions thanks to the Self-Updater tool
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Version 1.5.5 |
MacOS X PPC |
(App) |
Mar 15, 2006 |
- new feature: Expand Preview functionality
- new feature: direct intonation table cell editing via Command-click
- new ALL SOURCES mode in the MIDI Settings window
- new ALL DESTINATIONS mode in the MTS SysEx window
- added documentation: Scale Building Tutorial for starters
- bug fix: the Reset button now actually transposes the keymap back to zero when in Shift Table mode
- free and immediate upgrade for licensees of previous versions with the enclosed Self-Updater tool
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Version 1.4.7 |
MacOS X PPC |
(App) |
Aug 18, 2004 |
- OS X only
- new export format compatible with the Native Instruments Absynth software synthesizer;
- the enhanced Multiplier tool now includes a standard intervals "palette" for easier operation
- enhanced intonation table editing features now include dragging and dropping a frequency value within a Microtuner window (move function), and between two different Microtuner windows (copy and paste function)
- MIDI note on events are used to highlight the corresponding intonation table rows in real time;
- a "Panic" button is now available in the MIDI Settings window to send an "all notes off" message to the QuickTime synth
- various bug fixes
- free upgrade for users of previous versions, including multiple license owners
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Version 1.4.6 |
Carbon (OS 9+10) |
(App) |
May 30, 2004 |
- a bug in the scale expansion algorithm that prevented it from working correctly with some scales in the previous versions of the program has been fixed;
- new export features including the IRCAM MIDI cent format, the BitHeadz Unity format and the AnaMark/VAZ Plus formats have been implemented;
Mac OS 10.4 or higher (Tiger/Leopard/Snow Leopard), 1 GHz G4 CPU, 128MB free RAM min., QuickTime (this program uses the QuickTime synth engine).