Temperament — grouped by family, then by contrast
hatched — beyond the scale (wolf); the scale is not stretched, so colours stay comparable between temperaments.
Every row contains the same total amount of tempering — what differs is how it is shared out. Click any square to select it.
Cents to add to each note of an equally tempered scale to arrive at this temperament — the figures a digital tuning set takes. Choose the reference note that matches how you set the device; the choice shifts the whole set, and with it the pitch of the instrument.
Temperament data from John Brombaugh's JB Temperament Studies (2012), which itself draws on Lehman, Schütz, O’Donnell, Padgham, Asselin and others. Attributions for individual temperaments appear with their entries.
This tool is under active development and has not been extensively field-tested. If you find errors or have suggestions, I would welcome your feedback.