Murray temperaments

Interpreter & Converter

This page parses structured JSON snippets from all Murray chapter files, renders their 12-tone layouts, and lets you convert a selection into a first-class temperament record.

When you convert a temperament it will be saved into the Scala tables with source Murray and immediately opened in the editor for inspection.

3 12-tone temperaments found across 10 source files.

21 Ancient Greek scales (8-degree) imported from database. View all in Scale Explorer →

Ancient Greek Scales

21 Greek Tuning Systems from Ptolemy

These 8-degree scales have been imported into the database from greek_scales.json. Click any scale to view its detail page with full visualization and interval data.

Filter by genus: Filter by author: Search: 21 scales

Scale Name	Genus	Author	Visualization	Actions
Archytas' Enharmonic Greek (Murray) Degrees: 7 + root (8 total)	Enharmonic	Archytas	Loading...	View Detail
Aristoxenus' Enharmonic Greek (Murray) Degrees: 7 + root (8 total)	Enharmonic	Aristoxenus	Loading...	View Detail
Eratosthenes' Enharmonic Greek (Murray) Degrees: 7 + root (8 total)	Enharmonic	Eratosthenes	Loading...	View Detail
Archytas' Chromatic Greek (Murray) Degrees: 7 + root (8 total)	Chromatic	Archytas	Loading...	View Detail
Aristoxenus' Chromatic Malakon Greek (Murray) Degrees: 7 + root (8 total)	Chromatic	Aristoxenus	Loading...	View Detail
Aristoxenus' Chromatic Hemiolion Greek (Murray) Degrees: 7 + root (8 total)	Chromatic	Aristoxenus	Loading...	View Detail
Aristoxenus' Chromatic Tonikon Greek (Murray) Degrees: 7 + root (8 total)	Chromatic	Aristoxenus	Loading...	View Detail
Eratosthenes' Chromatic Greek (Murray) Degrees: 7 + root (8 total)	Chromatic	Eratosthenes	Loading...	View Detail
Didymus' Chromatic Greek (Murray) Degrees: 7 + root (8 total)	Chromatic	Didymus	Loading...	View Detail
Ptolemy's Chromatic Malakon Greek (Murray) Degrees: 7 + root (8 total)	Chromatic	Ptolemy	Loading...	View Detail
Ptolemy's Chromatic Syntonon Greek (Murray) Degrees: 7 + root (8 total)	Chromatic	Ptolemy	Loading...	View Detail
Archytas' Diatonic Greek (Murray) Degrees: 7 + root (8 total)	Diatonic	Archytas	Loading...	View Detail
Aristoxenus' Diatonic Malakon Greek (Murray) Degrees: 7 + root (8 total)	Diatonic	Aristoxenus	Loading...	View Detail
Aristoxenus' Diatonic Syntonon Greek (Murray) Degrees: 7 + root (8 total)	Diatonic	Aristoxenus	Loading...	View Detail
Eratosthenes' Diatonic Greek (Murray) Degrees: 7 + root (8 total)	Diatonic	Eratosthenes	Loading...	View Detail
Didymus' Diatonic Greek (Murray) Degrees: 7 + root (8 total)	Diatonic	Didymus	Loading...	View Detail
Ptolemy's Diatonic Malakon Greek (Murray) Degrees: 7 + root (8 total)	Diatonic	Ptolemy	Loading...	View Detail
Ptolemy's Diatonic Toniaion Greek (Murray) Degrees: 7 + root (8 total)	Diatonic	Ptolemy	Loading...	View Detail
Ptolemy's Diatonic Ditoniaion Greek (Murray) Degrees: 7 + root (8 total)	Diatonic	Ptolemy	Loading...	View Detail
Ptolemy's Diatonic Syntonon Greek (Murray) Degrees: 7 + root (8 total)	Diatonic	Ptolemy	Loading...	View Detail
Ptolemy's Diatonic Hemiolon Greek (Murray) Degrees: 7 + root (8 total)	Diatonic	Ptolemy	Loading...	View Detail

12-Tone Temperaments

Murray Historical Temperaments

These temperaments are extracted from structured JSON blocks in the Murray chapter markdown files.

Filter by chapter: Search: 3 temperaments

Name	C	C#	D	D#	E	F	F#	G	G#	A	A#	B
12-tone equal temperament Baseline Examples Reference: C	0.00¢	100.00¢	200.00¢	300.00¢	400.00¢	500.00¢	600.00¢	700.00¢	800.00¢	900.00¢	1,000.00¢	1,100.00¢
Quarter-comma meantone (syntonic comma /4) Baseline Examples Reference: C · Fifth: 696.58¢	0.00¢	76.06¢	193.16¢	269.22¢	386.32¢	462.38¢	579.48¢	696.58¢	772.64¢	889.74¢	965.80¢	1,082.90¢
Fifth-comma meantone Baseline Examples Reference: C · Fifth: 697.65¢	0.00¢	83.55¢	195.30¢	278.85¢	390.60¢	474.15¢	585.90¢	697.65¢	781.20¢	892.95¢	976.50¢	1,088.25¢

Murray Temperament Interpreter

Interpreter & Converter

21 Greek Tuning Systems from Ptolemy

Murray Historical Temperaments

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