[naringas]

microtonal harmonic grids free from the rigors of 12-tet (i.e. midi, i.e. the keyboard)

but don't get me wrong, 12-tet is an incredible accomplishment on its own. but it's what it is because of (now obsolete) physical constraints of instrument building.

I've been trying to think about how to go beyond 12 tet for years. I recently read this quote on a (unrelated nothing to do with music) book[1] "So it's a bit like a piano that has a meta-key that lets you add new keys." which summarizes my goal better than I've ever been able to.

[1] https://www.wiley.com/en-us/Don%27t+Teach+Coding%3A+Until+Yo...

[analog31]

The funny thing is that outside of keyboards and electronic music, nobody cares about temperament. Most wind and string instruments are for all intents and purposes, untempered. The 12 tone scale is still important -- it produces a roughly consonant scale without excessive complexity. A 19 tone saxophone would be unplayable.

[motohagiography]

If I ever made a eurorack module, it would be a controller for this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acoustic_levitation